Here's how to plant them creatively

Green the roof

For the Green roof Climbing species that grow more than three meters high and are not very heavy are suitable. Grapevines are typical examples for the pergola roof. Clematis, piping windeu, ivy, climbing trumpet and evergreens honeysuckle give the construction color in the same way.

Notes on fastening

In order for the climbing plants to find sufficient support, the roof must be provided with cross and longitudinal struts. A grid with a mesh size between 30 and 50 centimeters proves to be optimal. Closer-meshed structures such as climbing nets increase the maintenance effort, as lignified and dead tendrils get caught here more easily. If there are no struts, you can stretch ropes with a diameter of three millimeters in a cross arrangement and fasten them with clamping rings.

Beautify the side surfaces

Climbing plants of various types find a potential location on the side structures of the pergola. The wild wine needs a climbing aid that the shoots can hold on to. Usually this species is planted as a vertical cordon or pagoda tree. The wood climbs up on a vertically attached rope. Horizontal arrangements of the cable systems or struts are also possible. Spreading and expansive growths like that

Trumpet flower should also be attached to the pergola with cords.

Plant the posts

Supports and pillars provide an ideal area for short-lived plants that have poor growth and are easy to tame. Vertical strands are recommended so that the species find support. You can stretch up to four ropes all around per support and thus create a filling effect. This method is particularly suitable for very massive, angular pillars that are to be greened all around.

Continuously blooming for columns:

• Mandevilla varieties prove to be robust and heat-resistant
• large-flowered clematis hybrids feel more comfortable on posts than on surfaces
• massive main trunk of wall roses finds support behind the column