Honeysuckle

Hello all - I have a rather large honeysuckle plant which is falling and potentially bringing down the fence to which it is clinging.I need to cut back very severely and am taking a lot of flack from my lady, who loves the scent of course.

has anyone any experience of tackling this one (it is about 12feet long, over 6ft. high and very bushy!)

Help please.......

 

Hello, chobart, I'm familiar with Sunningdale.

Massacre it, there'll be no problem. Take it back to the buds at whatever height you fancy and I can assure you that you will come back in all it's glory, whichever one it is ... you're only a wee bit further south than I was on the Bucks/Oxon borders.

 

she's right! :D !And, yes, she's the cat's mother!!!! see pets' corner...)

Only thing to watch out for with climbers, is that they'll bleed if you do it when the sap's rising. Best to do later, eg October November. Having said that, I have had to cut honeysuckle back in the late summer because it was very much in the way, and it was fine! Have fun - it's heavy stuff!

 

What's my cat(s) got to do with it, woman?

I know I'm right on this ... my L brownii has thrived here hacking it back constantly where it struggled in Bucks ... I did bring it from it's misery there to where it loves it here ... like me! :D

 

Hello LOL and Dendrobiuim - and thank you both for your advice which I shall endeavout to follow in a week or three! Not sure about cats, being a dog lover here - Sunningdale is quite warm normally but not like Portugal - I also once rented a flat in Falkirk in one of those large houses backing onto the railway (not so warm).

Looks like anothe 2o journeys to the local refuse tip - Honeysuckle looks a bit too woody for composting.

 

Have you got a very small car, Chobart? 20 journeys?? Even a 12 foot x 6 ft very bushy clematis wouldn't need that many trips in my corsa!! :rolleyes: :D

We back on to the railway too - near Polmont - agreed - not so warm - let's all move to Portugal! :D , then we can see those cats.......