On 12 July, 15:38, may wrote:
'Frank Booth Snr[_2_ Wrote:

yes, i was thinking that i would like to have more lavender to
encourage the honey bees , hopefully the lavender will surround the
clematis at the bottom and stop those small snails from climbing up
the clematis but maybe that is just wishful thinking

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant to form
a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or rough-edged.