More Brambles

Cleared the brambles from the corner of the pergola patio.  This is always a pain because the brambles have got quite well established.  They grow into a honeysuckle, pampas and a large fern on the west wall.

There's a large rambling dog rose on the veg plot wall that I'm not sure what to do with.  It's grows and spreads quickly and the flowers aren't that great or long-lived, but the rose hips are nice to see in the autumn.  I would replace it, but it's not a real problem, so can wait.  There a shrub next to it (Pyracantha?) Which is leggy and out of shape through competition with the rose.

The pergola is looking in its second year.  We built it off a stone wall which has a fragrant honeysuckle and a clematis.  The honeysuckle is strong and robust and will need pruning and training.  The clematis has a strong stem, but is out-competed by the honeysuckle.  The outer corners have trellis supporting a passion flower and a wisteria.  Pippy used to call it Wally Wisteria in memory of her Dad.  I suppose I've got a Pippy Passion Flower now.  The garden also has a Rita Rubina, which has had a tough life - first, living in a pot with too much shade in our last house, then overgrown in a flower bed, then transplanted and overgrown again.  I'll see what I can do with it.  Given a decent chance it will be a beautiful tree, but needs some TLC.