Thank you for the information on clematis. I have the "Sweet Autum " it has grown absolutely beautiful! But I do feel intimidated on how to prune in the spring . Could you help me ?

Interesting article.. have read in Old Farmer's Almanac " save as much old wood as possible; blooms on old growth" ..

Have a Kardynal Wysznski .. large and blooms twice a year... suggestions on pruning?
Right now it looks really sad. Support is a post that mailbox is on -- we inherited this with our home.

Thanks,

Peggy
North Carolina (Piedmont area)


This one bloomed in October ..

@Mabel_goddar, 'Sweet Autumn' is in pruning group 2. If you look again at the article there is a picture showing you where they should be pruned down to. Hope that helps!

@PeggyC, 'Kardynal Wyszynski' is also in pruning group 2, so follow the same info I shared with Mabel. They can handle quite a bit of pruning if it's too large. Maybe you can sneak a trellis in the ground next to the mailbox for it to grow on. Beautiful picture you shared!