Clematis is a popular perennial climbing plant that produces colorful, winding blooms that are occasionally fragrant. Due to their vining nature, these plants can be added into your garden in a myriad ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Possibly the toughest part of growing Clematis is the pronunciation of its name – CLEM-uh-tis. Also known to gardeners as “vase vine,” “leather flower,” ...

Even if you are not growing clematis in your garden, most likely you are familiar with Jackmanii clematis. The most popular clematis variety in the world, Jackmanii, with its prolific royal purple ...

There are three kinds of Clematis — Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3. Type 3 blooms on new wood, flowers continuously July through September, and is the best choice for Minnesota gardens. Clematis is ...

• Control weeds before they go to seed. • Sharpen the lawn mower blade for a clean cut. • Correctly identify pest problems before trying to control them. • Aerate the lawn to reduce thatch buildup. • ...

Every flower gardener should know the pleasure of growing clematis, a woody, deciduous climbing perennial in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. With its large flowers, extended period of bloom and ...

Hampton gardener Bill Kidd likes to do creative things in his yard … like grow clematis up a tree instead of just along a fence or trellis. To get clematis to climb a tree, he takes some green stretch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clematis are extremely easy to grow, almost indestructible once established, and if they like where you put them, will thrive for ...

Clematis 'Jackmanii' is an old selection that was first raised in 1858 by Jackman's nursery in Woking, England. Age has not diminished the beauty of this deciduous vine, which blooms profusely each ...

Q: Can you give me some idea of which clematis can be cut back aggressively? My large clematis on a trellis is all black. A: How and when to prune clematis depends on when it flowers. The easiest ...

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