Clematic Montana (And Yew)

Aye, it's too tangled up to prune with any sensitivity!... chop and pull is the only way!

 

There's nothing like a Montana in flower ours used to flower in the second week of May and my goodness it was a stunner you couldn't see the leaves for the masses of flowers, it was like a carpet of snow with a hint of pink!

As Peter says let the Montana get on with growing and only hack it back when you need to i.e.when it's going some where you don't want it to go!

We only hacked ours back when it covered the whole length of the garage and also the trellis walk way beside the garage.

When you need to hack it back (and believe me sooner or later you will) you have to been heavy handed with it because although it may look harsh that's what it needs to keep it in order.

You can also take a great many cuttings from the plant because after it flowers it grows new shoots all over the place and these root quite easy with very little effort.Hel.xxx.

 

Hel - if your one C. montana is too big - what are you going to do with all the cuttings :D

 

Oh yes, that's a good question....

 

this is Clematis Montana Warwickshire Rose, If there is a tangled mess of this stuff I`ll be very happy. Do you know which type you have?

 

men8ifr. This is a picture of a five year old C.montana taken in May last year - its grown a lot since. :D

 

Thats the perfect spot to grow a montana Peters, Beautifull.. Do you have anything growing there when it stops flowerng ?

 

Peter that looks lovely. It fairly lifts the heart.

 

Don't prune her...they die! This one is 20 years young.

 

Couldn't agree more. Have to find a space to grow one in my garden now. Do they need full sun to achieve that sort of display? I have a smallish willow in partial shade that would do nicely for it to climb through. Don't mind if it gets smothered-it arrived in the garden by accident.

 

It will be fine in partial shade, and the idea of the willow is a nice one, maybe you might have to watch the soil so it doesn`t dehydrate fighting the willow for moisture.

 

Yes YoungDaisy - up each upright I grew a different climber, Arbutilon megapodicum (not bad - flowers for a long period and quite hardy in Yorkshire - so far), Jasmine beesianum (on far left of picture - goodfoliage but the red flowers are so small as to be insignificant, the C montana above, a large flowered Clematis. and on the far right I have planted a Wisteria. The montana has clearly taken over but the Wisteria is potentially even larger - so I will let them fight it out. :D

 

Great choice of climbers Peters, you will have to post pics when there at there best..
I have bought Arbutilon and jasmine for next year, there in my greenhouse overwintering, looking forward to to seeing them flower, I might have to pick your brains tho..:wink:

 

Pal - that a magnificent one. Is it just growing on itself at the top, and how much higher is it than the top of the support?

 

:flwsml:Isn't she just Peter!.....Yours is pretty impressive too:thmb:
The frame is made from steel and the roof is shingle. The eves are concave giving an Oriental effect. The ridge stands about 12 feet and the Clem is a couple of feet higher....Skies the limit I reckon