Clematis: Advice on structures for clems, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Thanks for the recommendation, JJ.

I used to follow directions each nursery provided and they all did fine but the one that always grows the best is one Jackmanii that backs up to the compost pile. That was my big tip off. Now I no longer get myself crazed with concoctions and use mostly compost with manure and add a lot (a big barrel) of compost as mulch.

We prune this one twice during the growing season...by 9 feet each time. If we left it alone it would cross all three compost bins.

This photo just shows the back of it!