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Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 14:09
| I want to plant a honey suckle and clematis next to my porch pillars at my front door. But I do not want to plant them if they will look unsightly in winter, being right at my front door. Any advice as to what they tend to look like in winter? I suppose I cant remove all the dead branches in Fall? Any other suggestions for climbers or vine, maybe?
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| It depends on which type you plant. I have a 'Sweet Autumn' clematis and 3 other large-flowered (Jackmanii ???) clematis, as well as a Japanese honeysuckle (which I got from someone who claimed it was jasmine). I have no problem with the 3 clematis, but the Sweet Autumn and honeysuckle make an awful mess. I think you would have to be sure to clean up the dead branches in the fall. |
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- Posted by purple-anemone none (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 10:22
| O, that's interesting! Thank you. |
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| Clematis you can trim back but with honey suckle. It's a different story. If you can get a dropsmore honey suckle and train it to be tree like, then it would look nice in winter. The other types simply look like vines sans leaves. |
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