Hi All,

Can anyone suggest some alternatives to wires or lightweight trellising
for the front of a house.. Needs to be tough enough to stay up and
support a vigourous passiflora but not tough enough to climb.

The supports will be attached to victorian red brick.
//
Jim

"Jim W" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can anyone suggest some alternatives to wires or lightweight
trellising
for the front of a house.. Needs to be tough enough to stay up
and
support a vigourous passiflora but not tough enough to climb.

The supports will be attached to victorian red brick.
//
Jim

Strong fishing line - transparent - strong but breaks if you climb on
it :~))
Jenny

In article 1fyc9e0.139cckbebpsjkN%00senetnospamtodayta@macun limited.net
, Jim W writes
Hi All,

Can anyone suggest some alternatives to wires or lightweight trellising
for the front of a house.. Needs to be tough enough to stay up and
support a vigourous passiflora but not tough enough to climb.

The supports will be attached to victorian red brick.

Passiflora has tendrils, does it not? So parallel uprights (eg canes)
would work and not be climbable.

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

I have on occasion designed architectural trellis work for this purpose.
This is designed to complement the building and is fixed direct to the
brickwork.


Make it out of tanalised rock lats . paint as required. should last about 20
years.

You can do similar with metal work which will last a lot longer.

plenty of art blacksmiths about.

www.arghamvillage.co.uk

"Amanda Pope" wrote in message
...
I have on occasion designed architectural trellis work for this
purpose.
This is designed to complement the building and is fixed direct to
the
brickwork.


Make it out of tanalised rock lats . paint as required. should last
about 20
years.

You can do similar with metal work which will last a lot longer.

plenty of art blacksmiths about.


Amanda,

I'm sure you have a lot of knowledge as shown in your posts. Why not
sign off in your own name as I always get the nasty feeling that by
continually signing off only with your website, you are actually
advertising.

Just a thought.

Iris McCanna

Amanda Pope wrote:

I have on occasion designed architectural trellis work for this purpose.
This is designed to complement the building and is fixed direct to the
brickwork.


Make it out of tanalised rock lats . paint as required. should last about 20
years.

What a rock lat.. I presume you mean lath or lathe?.. How do you
tanalise rock??

Specifics please?
//
J

JennyC wrote:

"Jim W" wrote in message
news:1fyc9e0.139cckbebpsjkN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net...
Hi All,

Can anyone suggest some alternatives to wires or lightweight
trellising
for the front of a house.. Needs to be tough enough to stay up
and
support a vigourous passiflora but not tough enough to climb.

The supports will be attached to victorian red brick.
//
Jim

Strong fishing line - transparent - strong but breaks if you climb on
it :~))
Jenny


Like this idea.. prolly use it with a combo of Kay's uprights.. Screwed
& spacered (off the brick) roofing lathes as the uprights and then small
screw eyes or staples into that with fishing line as the horizontals..

Hopefully the spacers will allow the P to get bind the uprights as well.

Its a P. 'Purple Rain' so should look good if it survives.
//
Jim

In article , Barry & Iris McCanna
writes

"Amanda Pope" wrote in message
...
I have on occasion designed architectural trellis work for this
purpose.
This is designed to complement the building and is fixed direct to
the
brickwork.


Make it out of tanalised rock lats . paint as required. should last
about 20
years.

You can do similar with metal work which will last a lot longer.

plenty of art blacksmiths about.


Amanda,

I'm sure you have a lot of knowledge as shown in your posts. Why not
sign off in your own name as I always get the nasty feeling that by
continually signing off only with your website, you are actually
advertising.

Just a thought.

Iris McCanna


That's permitted, isn't it?




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"Jim W" wrote
JennyC wrote:
"Jim W" wrote
Can anyone suggest some alternatives to wires or lightweight
trellisingfor the front of a house.. Jim

Strong fishing line - transparent - strong but breaks if you climb
on
it :~)) Jenny

Like this idea.. prolly use it with a combo of Kay's uprights..
Screwed
& spacered (off the brick) roofing lathes as the uprights and then
small
screw eyes or staples into that with fishing line as the
horizontals..
Jim

I screw the 'eyes' straight into the wall. Works well for me :~)
Jenny

David Hill wrote:


Thinking further on this, why not plant a fast growing climbing rose, this
will give you early flower then provide a good support for the passiflora,
and you can tie the rose in to pins set into the wall, and no one will climb
a rose to gain access.


Its an idea.. but what about pruning.. rose.. middle of winter,
Passiflora Feb - April.. Tricky when they are intertwined..
//
Jim

"..... but what about pruning.. rose.. middle of winter,
Passiflora Feb - April.. Tricky when they are intertwined....."

Wouldn't worry about much pruning for the rose, you can always do it when it
has flowered, just light cutting back, mostly to keep in shape.
I have one rambling through 20 ft high hedge and hawthorn, hasn't been
pruned from the day it was planted, 10 years ago.
Looks great.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk