Clematis: Pruning...and chat continued, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Thank you. When I first planted them I didn't realize just how often sites say they want a lot of water, more than I would have believed, so I planted them in an area that gets covered by our irrigation system but never gave them more water and never fed them. They grew so well and so thickly that I ended up in the hospital from trying to dig and separate them.

The wetter they are, the better they grow. Now I just divide them more often!

That's unlike clematis. Too much water can kill clematis. (I've done it by accident.)

P.S. We have lots of Louisiana irises, too! Now they need more space. Can I move them in April?