Horizontal clematis...

[TheDiddlyGang]

Can I do this?
I have a row of logs and I’d like a plant to grow across the top and cascade down.
I’ve got a small clematis already still potted I haven’t got round to planting out yet.

I’m not sure I actually have room to plant it in the ground and train it up and over as it’s a small space and already full of flowers.

But I do have a raised planter slightly above the height of the logs I could plant into but it would mean the clematis being planted horizontal to slightly upside down.
Will this be okay?

Hoping to plant it later today...

It may depend on the type of clematis. I think in general if there's nothing for them to grow up they'll spread sideways, but try to grow up if they can. But I find them quite easy to train if I check regularly - I gently bend down new upward-seeking shoots while they're pliable and tuck a leaf down behind a trellis or fence wire to get them going sideways.

If you train regularly you should be fine.
I feel I spend my time trying to get my 3 vertical!

It’s a small group 2 clematis, ‘yukikomachi’
Full grown height of 2 metres apparently

I'd give it a go. You may need to find some way to get it trained over the log - maybe some sort of netting it can cling on to.

Clematis grow upwards to reach the top of the tree canopy and the light. But if it hasn't anything to grow up it will grow horizontally. It may be less enthusiastic about cascading down at the other side.