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Thanks, Julieanne! Yes, I'm glad I cut everything back. As with every year, at the point of cutting back the clematis, I end up cutting away wood with loads of new buds on it. But as with every year, I bet it will bounce back like dynamite in the spring. The Plant They Could Not Kill!

Regarding the beans, they were actually starting to flop and corkscrew, so maybe not as early as you think! If I get a chance I'll poke another seed of The Sutton in there over the next few days and see what happens.

And I don't know about the iris: last year it had lots of spikes but very few flowers. This year there are again a few robust spikes already, but.... I did top-dress both years after flowering, but maybe they're just crowded. After they die back this season I'll re-pot.