OK so is the hope then that it will send shoots from were the remaining leaves join the stems. And new shoots from lower down .
Thank you noisette and your westerplatte looks lovely I hope mine looks as good.And thank you Mrs Hillard for more good advice I always enjoy...
How do you get them to grow straight up . Don't they just flop over ?or do you grow them up that stick in the middle.
Thanks Bob ,I pinched the tops of the two big stems yesterday hoping that will encourage it to throw up some more stems from the bottom. Your...
Thanks noisette , done ,had no string had to use pipe cleaner type things ,was a bit of a pain untangling the stems they were sort of like...
Anyone give me a clue how to tie in this clematis into the obelisk. Just planted it and haven't got a clue.
Thanks plantminded , not sure if I'm brave enough to do that as it might just do the same again. Yours looks fantastic by the way. Sort of full...
Hi all ,Just an update , so I never pinched them out and have waited a few weeks and this has happened . Two stems have reached the top of...
Thanks do you think it's OK to carry on as normal in the garden ?Been googling and blue tits feed their young up to a thousand caterpillars...
Hi all.I hung a nesting box on a concrete fence post last autumn but never really expected it to get used yet because its a bit exposed....
Your garden looks very photogenic :dbgrtmb:
Thanks BobI'LL try to nip it in the bud then . It's already popped up a couple of feet away in a few days.
Hi AllCan anyone tell me what this is creeping under the fence from next door. It spreads by roots under the ground quite quickly.[ATTACH]
Following this . Wood pigeons use our ariel as a perch and poop purple poo after eating elderberries onto our sandstone path at the side of the...
Does the fence have concrete posts ?If so and you don't want to drill into them have a look at the wire anchors Rivelinglen sell . They also do...
Thank you Mrs Hillard . I might pinch mine out tomorrow then .:smile:
Thanks everyone :)I surpose its early days yet so I'll wait a few weeks and see what it does then if its still leggy I'll pinch some stems...
Thanks Lizzie :)
Hi FairygirlYes pinching out to get bushier growth . I've pruned it weeks ago to about a foot high . It's now doing what it did last year...
Hi allDo you pinch out your group 3 clematis or just let them get on with it.Thanks
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