Clematis

[Tattie-muncher]

This year, we've grown a nice Clematis, and it's grown to to be a very nice plant that's grown to at least 10 feet high, and it's filled out really well, it's the first year we've ever managed to grow one as high and as good as this, it's looking really lovely and it's also flowered really well, it was one we picked up at Morrison's plant centre.
What we need to know now is, what should we do to protect it from the possible winter frosts and snowfall we might just get, do we need to cut it back, and if so, by how much, any advice as usual, will be gratefully appreciated.

[vicky]

Don't do any cutting back now - wait till the spring.
You need to work out what type it is to prune it right. Do you know the variety? If not when did it flower?
(You don't HAVE to prune at all, pruning would keep the flowers at eye level but you can let them scramble into trees if you want.)

[vicky]

As a rough guide - Clematis: pruning / Royal Horticultural Society

[Two_Sheds]

what should we do to protect it from the possible winter frosts

I don't do anything with them, I just leave them alone until pruning time in the spring