• The bottom 1m was just 3 half hearted thin wires to start. Then once it got above the door/really big I screwed a big rectangular section of chicken wire with screws and washers to grow it into a panel.

    What you see is basically now just the strength of the core stems.

    For your place I would start it off with 2-3 neat vertical steel wires a bit like this. Then once it's really getting going try the chicken wire panel.

    To get to this stage must have taken the best part of 7yrs. I reckon I could have sped it up with a bigger plant to start and feeding from the get go (rather than 4yrs in).

  • What is it?

    I’ve just planted a climbing hydrangea but need to put something on the wall for it to cling to.

  • Galvanised steel wire secured with rawl plugs, screws and washers.

    I think I probably would have coloured the screws by heating and cooling in oil.

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