Position for Clematis

Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and a novice gardener.
We have a 37 year old grapevine that has not come alive this year, it travelled all around the garden and looked stunning in the summer, we are obviously very sad that it has given up the ghost. I decided to plant a couple of Clematis to train onto the old vine, but it says to have the stems in a sunny spot but the roots in the shade, how do I manage that in a sunny spot? I have planted them in large pots as we have concrete where they are growing, the old vine was planted then a patio put down. But wherever I put them to climb up the vine it is sunny. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

 

It is not so much that the roots like shade as they need a cool root run. So if your pots are going to get hot then the clematis (and honeysuckle) would suffer. Thick white or pale coloured concrete containers would be better than dark thinner ones. Is there no way you could cut a hole in the patio? We have an area of concrete on which stands our worksheds etc. I chopped a hole in the concrete of that for a clematis. I also did the same at the front of the house.
Otherwise why not look at some different climbers, like Fremontodendron or Campsis or Solanum?

 

Thanks for the fast reply! Well........my husband was going to cut through the patio, but in the end he suggested pots as he will never get around to it, diy is not his strong point! I will look at your other suggestions though, thanks very much!

 

If they are in pots why not just rest a slate or similar against the pot on the sunny side. That will put your pot in permanent shade and reduce the temperature quite a lot. Or even put another pot with some decent growth in front to shade it.