gasdoctor wrote in message
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Another clematis thread (sorry?)

Ive got a sunny raised border and 3-4m by 2m of shed/trellis to cover.

Id like to grow a couple together ie prolonging flowering time, but i
have my concerns about pruning ie hard pruning one and leaving the
other (s) intact.

Some have been suggested already in other threads, but i want to
clarify it?

Thanks


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gasdoctor

Hi Gasdoctor,

Do they both have to be Clematis? I would suggest that you train a
Chaenomeles (ornamental Quince) to your trellis for early spring to end of
May blossom. Then plant Clematis texensis 'Duchess of Albany' for July to
frosts blossom. This Clematis has lovely pendant tulip-like flowers with
recurved petals. In my garden it is always admired. I cut mine back to
9"-12" above ground in autumn and it comes back as a thicket of growth in
spring. I've never grown such a reliable Clematis as this before!

With these two completely different growth forms, you would have no problem
with pruning. You could even plant Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) underneath
for Jan/Feb flowers.

Spider