In message , Kay Easton
writes
I thought the theory was early flowering clematis - prune after
flowering, late ones, prune in the spring? But I find that my early
flowering ones, which I don't prune, do fine, but the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.

I had the same problem, but I found that old-fashioned flypaper wrapped
around the bottom and on the trellis where the slugs might crawl worked!
A messy business, but worth it!

Klara


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damp and cold in Gatwick basin