Pruning clematis correctly will help this vine look its best year after year. Often growing with little care in the right ...

Flowers from the side shoot off the previous year’s growth. Pruning must be done in early spring before new growth is visible. Remove any damaged vines. Cut healthy vines back to where the vines have ...

Tim Marshall, the head gardener at Raby Castle, highlights how using the right tools to prune clematis is essential for ...

To make pruning easier, clematis are divided into different pruning groups - if you're not sure what your plant is, don't prune it. Wait and see when it flowers and then follow our pruning guide.

This is to prevent the spread of diseases from plant to plant. Pruning regimes for clematis vary according to their flowering season but all thin, weak or damaged shoots should be pruned out to ...