Caring for clematis - Golden Rules

Your garden tasks for February! Clematis can be tricky, so here's a quick guide: Group 1 clematis flower in winter or early spring on old wood, so do not prune them now or you will cut off the flowers. Tidy only after flowering if they need it. Examples include Clematis armandii, montana, alpina and macropetala. Group 2 clematis flower in late spring to early summer, often with a smaller second flush. They bloom mostly on last year’s stems, so give them a light prune now. Classic examples includ