There are **three different plants showing in these photos**: ## 1. First photo — likely **Clematis montana** The tangled climber with thin woody stems, twining growth and lots of dead brown leaves looks like your **Clematis montana**. ### What to do now - **Remove dead, crispy, black/brown growth**. - **Untangle and thin it**, especially where it is smothering other plants. - **Do not hard prune it now** if you want flowers next spring. - Main pruning is best **straight after flowering in May/June**. Clematis montana flowers on older wood, so cutting it hard now would probably remove next spring’s display. --- ## 2. Second photo — **Hypericum**, probably **Hypericum ‘Hidcote’** This is the evergreen/semi-evergreen shrub with narrow oval leaves and reddish stems. It likely had **yellow flowers in summer**. ### What to do now - Lightly tidy it if it’s getting too large. - Remove dead, damaged or crossing stems. - Don’t cut it back too hard now. ### Best pruning time Do the main prune in **spring**, once the worst frosts have passed. You can reduce it by about a third, or harder if it has become woody and bare. --- ## 3. Third photo — **Tulbaghia violacea**, commonly called **Society Garlic** This is the plant with grassy leaves and lilac-pink starry flowers. It’s a lovely late-summer/autumn flowering perennial and the leaves often smell of garlic if crushed. ### What to do now - Remove spent flower stems if you want it tidy. - Leave most of the foliage for now. - In **spring**, remove any yellow, tatty or frost-damaged leaves. It likes a sunny, free-draining spot. If your garden is exposed or very cold, a light mulch around the base in winter will help protect it. --- ### In short - **Climber:** Clematis montana — tidy now, prune properly after flowering. - **Green shrub:** Hypericum — light tidy now, harder prune in spring. - **Purple flower:** Tulbaghia violacea — deadhead now, tidy foliage in spring. You’ve got a good mix there, but the clematis needs controlling so it doesn’t swamp the other plants.