How to prune clematis 'hagley hybrid'

Late winter to early spring (February–March). Reduce every stem to 30–45 cm above ground, cutting just above a pair of healthy buds. Remove the old growth from the support structure and compost it. After pruning, mulch and feed. New vigorous stems emerge quickly and carry the season's flowers from early summer to early autumn.

Annually (hard cut every late winter). Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' is Group 3, flowering on new season's growth in summer. Cut all stems hard back to 30–45 cm above ground each late winter. This shell-pink clematis benefits from the hard prune to keep it tidy and flowering strongly. Without it, plants quickly become leggy and bloom only at the top.

Reduce every stem to 30–45 cm above ground, cutting just above a pair of healthy buds. Remove the old growth from the support structure and compost it. After pruning, mulch and feed. New vigorous stems emerge quickly and carry the season's flowers from early summer to early autumn.