Clematis: Winter dreaming of clematis...and chat, of course!, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
We get the rebar cut for us to the size we want. They come in (I think) 20' lengths and I opted to get four 5' pieces out of each one.

Wouldn't deer fencing (the mesh type) work for you with the tree and the rebar? Even a section of cattle fencing should work for you. I'll try and find a photo of what we used around the tree (now a stump thanks to hurricane Irene) and it does a great job of holding the clematises in place.

I've had Lemon Chiffon for a few years but not much growth and never a flower. It is paired with rose Graham Thomas. I'd love it if you could post a photo of yours. Thanks.