First water well the day before so the plants are not water stressed when you move them. If you have a place to move them to dig a large hole and water so the hole is moist when you put the plant in. I would cut them back to a foot or so. When you dig them up dig wider than you think you need to as the roots spread widely. Also dig deep and take as much soil as you can. Cover with a bag or damp canvas/cloth to keep roots dry if the hole is far away. Place the plant in the hole 2-3 inches deeper than the soil level at the angle you want them to grow toward their supports. Water then cover with soil and water again. Mulch well. If it is sunny use something to shade the plant for a few days. Keep the soil moist but not soaking.

I move clematis often and with continuing attention they should do well.

Some large clematis might fall apart after being dug up. If you want more plants put each part into its own hole. If you don't want more plants put all the segments into one hole.

They may take a couple of years to re-establish their root systems and produce good amounts of bloom. Hard prune the next year or two in the spring, regardless of regular pruning type.

Here is a link to Frequently Asked Questions which gives more info on preparing the hole. FAQ. Moving Clematis

Thanks so much for all the guidance mnwsgal. I am sharing a spring photo of Edo as you surely deserve it. Thanks again, Madlyn

That is a lovely purple. I haven't seen this variety for sale in my area.

Madyln, that is beautiful, good luck with the move.

Madylyn, I did this just last year, in the middle of summer to boot. I had to move a 20+ year old Proteus. It was an all day job in my case, I did sever some roots but finally got it dug, mine was one massive singular root ball. It was like sawing through cement but I finally got it divided into 3 pieces.

I potted these up in 2 gallon pots on July12/14 and kept them in a sheltered spot until they showed signs of growth.

Here's what they looked like on Aug 4/14. I planted two of them back out in the garden in the fall, gave the other one away.

They put on quite a bit of growth this year but haven't bloomed, hopefully next year. Hope this helps and good luck, Edo is a beauty.

Annette