I prop them up. I have been using those cheap, thin green or brown hinged fencing things that fold flat. They come in different heights. This year I put a small peony hoop around the base about 8-12 inches high, and then surrounded it with the fence thingy. I like the combination of the 2 supports.

Also, I had to move one of my non-vining clematis earlier this spring. It was about to bloom, so I cut it back to about 15" tall. It keep growing like I never moved it and now it's blooming, but it's sorter and staying upright with just a peony hoop. I will definitely pinch them all back next spring.

I have Rooguchi (sp?) planted under my arching hybrid musk Jeri Jennings. As it reaches for the sun, it twines itself right through JJ (sometimes with a bit of assistance from me). Really cool seeing those purple bells peeking through JJ's yellow/gold blooms.

I also bought a cute decorative teepee type structure--maybe about 4 ft tall. I twine another scrambler (can't remember the name--larger cobalt blue blooms) around and through the teepee and let the rest of the scrambler topple down from the top. I think it makes a nice blue statement.

Of course, the scramblers make nice ground covers too.

Kate

I have Arabella growing among 3 peonies to give them some color after they bloom, and I use peony supports to get her up and into the peonies. I also use those three-sided tomato supports to prop up Durandii, which blooms on my rose Ispahan. I added Miranda near some shrubs and may just let her climb over them. I'll see how that goes.

I have tried just letting them sprawl among shrubs and perennials but Petite Faucon was so robust last year it smothered two plants to death. I hoisted it into a wire cage this year but it has proved too short and it is flopping out all over and I'm not sure what to do with it.

Alionushka is also a problem for me this year. They both are growing in a large clump of vines rather than some going off in different directions like Juuli and Arabella do for me. I had a taller cage for Alionushka but she is also flopping out.

I put a peony hoop there today. Thanks for the idea! Maybe in the future I can find a small obelisk, say 4'.

I used 2 tomato cages. Painted black and wired together, I curled the 'legs' of the top cage for a more decorative look. It did not photograph well, but I am liking them ...and the price was right!
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I grow my Petit Faucon in an obelisk, and like buyorsell (hi LeeAnne) it is overflowing. I plan to change out the obelisk for the taller tomato cage tower next year.

Bravo on the tomato cages! I think that looks fantastic. I've been having such a hard time finding the risk obelisk but now I have a bunch of cages about to be transformed!!

BuyorSell, how about tying wire fencing around your tall obelisk, and the stems could be easily tucked in when they escape.