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One of my books said clematis will twine around things which are 3/4 inch diameter, or smaller. . .
Also, I am not sure what height would be correct for clematis.
If anyone has made obelisks or tuteurs for clematis, and can show photos and/or give info of what supplies they used, my husband and I would be much obliged!
I constructed a tuteur using eight pieces of half inch electrical conduit. I wasn't sure whether or not the clematis would twine around the conduit and added four pieces if rebar inside. I topped it off with a cast iron fleur de lis finial. I used ten foot conduit which resulted in an eight foot tall tuteur. It looks complicated but isn't that hard to make. It requires a conduit bender. A square one could be made using only four uprights.
This is another view of the tuteur. The Prince Philip clematis was a young plant in this photo. It is now very large. I have no problem with the design being copied.
Ella
Thanks for the compliment. I purchased this finial and several other styles at Gordman's for $1.50 each. This tuteur is mostly metal but the two octagonal rings did involve some woodworking.
