I think I saw Susan Mercer say to Christopher Greaves on 26 Nov 97  13:35:00: 
 
 > I've replaced the chair once more.  Winter is here and my poor clematis
 > never got the chance to grow very tall.  I wonder what will happen come
 > spring?
Maybe you could find some scrap wood at the dump to rig a screen or support 
(like a simple arbor maybe) right behind where the chair would go, so that 
the clematis has something to climb onto.. then when the next chair gets sold 
:-) the clematis is still climbing..  :-)
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