Bewareanti-socialclimbers
Climbers that run far beyond their allotted territory can become damaging nuisances. if you have a rambling rose or a vigorous honeysuckle creeping under your eaves, act now.
Cut such plants back, not to the ground, but far enough to keep them where you want them to grow.
You can tidy them a little more later in the year. but for now, it’s important to prevent a small problem from becoming a big one.
Plants covering your house walls can be surprisingly sneaky. so check any downpipes and pull out long stems that have been growing out of sight. sometimes TV or wi- fi server cables are concealed behind downpipes, so make sure you don’t sever one of those.
rampant clematis such as C. armandii and C. montana are especially nifty about running over ground, before climbing nearby walls, fences or trees. so check borderbacks or shrubberies for wandering plants.
Vigorous climbers which are unlikely to cause harm are better left until summer’s end. That applies to rambling and climbing roses, summer jasmine, repeat- flowering honeysuckles and others.