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Old 18-01-2006, 02:53 PM
frankie frankie is offline
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Default Clematis trellis design - how big can the gaps be?

We are making a simple rectangular metal frame trellis with wires across it for a clematis to provide a screen from our neighbours in the summer. It will sit on top of an existing 1m high fence and will be 1m long and 80 cm high. We want it to be as unobtrusive as possible to minimise its light blocking to a basement window when the clematis dies back in winter so we want to have the wires as far apart as possible. Questions:

How far apart can they be to still have the Clematis grow up the structure?

Is it possible to just have horizontal wires?

The wire we intend using is 10mm (o.4 inches) thick - is this too thick for the tendrils to grab onto?

Thanks in advance for any advice...