tHow do you train a Wisteria

Do I bend and tie in the shoots downward so it will cover the bottom of the plant.Do I treat it it like Roses, layering it horizontally and waiting for the leaves to go vertical?

 

hi compost maker, if you click on search at top of page , type in wisteria there is some info on there which may be useful to you . Was wondering the same myself pruning etc. :D

 

I planted a wisteria to grow up,along and down a large pergola. Last year it had its 'feet down' so to speak and it grew really well. Maybe because I fed it regulaly. I tied in all the long stringy growths to follow the wires and so far its gone up and across. Now I intend to train the growths down the other leg so hopefully in future years I can keep training new growths down so I get green all the way up. Someone told me to prune hard in winter and again in spring but I dont have enough mature growth yet to try that. Wisterias I believe, can be hit and miss regarding flowering.

 

Hi, It isn't so much a matter of pruning hard as pruning the right bits to encourage flowers! Here is the RHS advice:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0605/wisteria.asp
Yours seems to be doing really well so far- regular pruning as the article advises should ensure lots of flowers.