Best way to attach climber to pergola

[HamFrancisco]

I want to grow a jasmine up a pergola, what's the best way to do it? Chicken wire? A single wire spiralled around the post around from top to bottom? I'd prefer not to attach a section of wooden trellis.

Do you have to spiral the wire? I just attached vertical wires running up the columns I wanted jasmine trained on and then tied the jasmine in a spiral around it, tying it where it crossed the wires.

Oh I didn’t think of that! Doh!

I just planted mine with the original stick, and they find their own way.

Wait, doesn’t it just slide down?

@Lolliesareonme , does jasmine cling? I thought it was a twining climber, not a sticking one.

I planted a wisteria up our pergola last year. I just wound the climbers around the part they were up against and they've wound their way all the way up the post with no other help from me. I'm sure your jasmine will do the same :)

It depends on how big your uprights are. It will wind up to a certain degree, but not if it is on fairly thick columns (like mine was).

I wind the stems round in a spiral and tie them on with twine. By the time they reach the top of the pergola, they are secure enough not to need the twine around the uprights and it can be removed. I’ve done this with climbing roses and wisteria - pretty sure it would work with Jasmine too.