You are about 2 months ahead of me. I cut back the Clematis this afternoon. I had on a fleece shirt with a heavy insulated hooded sweatshirt OVER it.
I probably should have seeded some larkspur. I forgot to do it last fall.
I have a climbing rose that's all stalk until the top. I'm thinking of snipping it back to a bud closer to the ground and see if the whispy thing will "fill out". lol.