How to keep a clematis when removing pergola

Seaxwyn

Garden advice needed. We’re removing a broken pergola – but want to keep a clematis that grows on it that is vigorous and always full of sparrows. If we take the pergola out from underneath it, how can we prop it up?

Lube

Yes you should be able to prop it up with some thick bamboo canes, maybe a couple and some string.

madmum33

I had a similar problem when an arch collapsed, I popped one of those cheap metal obelisks into the ground and wound the clematis around it, a good temporary solution until I find a more sturdy arch!

madjackslam

Do you have to do it now? Sparrows or other birds may be nesting in it. If you can wait until autumn/winter, the clematis will also have died back, so there will be less weight, and you can trim and tie it to the new structure. When growing, clematis stems are fairly brittle...