Hi all! Well, I seem to have made an error this fall. I have a huge fenced veggie garden that was very overgrown this year. When everything died back I got what I thought was a brilliant idea, and a shortcut. I need shortcuts right now because I'm getting more hugely pregnant by the day:). Anyhow, I spent a morning blocking off my newly planted climbing roses and clematis (all growing along the garden fence), then put our two goats into the garden to do some cleanup. I assumed the goats would be most interested in the blackberry vines and whatnot, but of course they plowed through my barricades & ate my clematis plants (4!!!) to the ground. Then they pruned the climbing roses back to the main stems... And left the blackberries intact. Ha! My question is this: what can I expect in the spring? Will the clematis come back? Will the climbing roses survive? They still have those little buds along the stems. I'm new to both clematis & climbing roses... and goats, for that matter. Today when my husband was hanging a bucket Coco the goat snatched 3 nails out of his back pocket & tried to eat them. They are living up to their reputation; apparently they will eat anything!