clematis is it to late to prune

[weed]

hi all just wondering if it is too late to prune my small flowering clematis as it is quite large and spreading it would be more of a tidy up rather than a hard cut back but it is now shooting leaves it is a strong and healthy plant on a north facing wall

[Martin H]

If it's a spring flowering one, you may cut off shoots that would have flowered but you are unlikely to kill it.

If it's a summer flowering one (flowers on this years growth), you can cut it back quite hard if you want.

So I would go for it, if you leave it the problem will only get worse.

[weed]

thank you its an early type so out with the snips i go before it rains later