To get rid of this??

[Dollygirl2008]

I loved this area when I moved in - fairy lights etc - but now, it's become a mess despite regular pruning and hacking back. The structure itself is really wonky and the plants just look wild and overbearing. I did the little patio area last year as it was mossy grass before but I'm now thinking of getting rid of the whole arbour, extending the patio by one row, and getting a corner sofa and table. Not sure how I'll manage it - with a saw and brute force I guess, but I usually get there in the end...

By AIBU is around the plants - there is an Ivy, a vine and a jasmine type thing. There would be no other option other than to sever as the vine particular has become free/branch like....

What do you all think?!

Get rid of the ivy after bird nesting season.
I've never had a vine so can't comment on what you should do with that.
The jasmine can probably be pruned heavily after flowering too.

The other reason to wait is that you probably can't get rid of that amount of prunings at the moment - just about all recycling centres are shut and it won't be good for composting I wouldn't have thought.

Then rethink what you want on it.

Just get a comfier chair.

Yeah trade the bench for Moroccan style seating with cushions.

@Bluntness100 agreed! Perfect solution

I love it, a nice little haven for the birds too. X

Yes the bench will definitely be moved for something comfier. I won't get rid of it completely - it was a wedding present to my late parents over 60 years ago, and still has my name carved into it where I was left alone with a Stanley knife ages 8..........! Aahhh the 70's!!