Q: I love clematis as there are so many different flower shapes, sizes and colors to choose from. I would like to plant them in pots to add something pretty to my outdoor seating space and use their ...

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Dear Dr. Dirt: How and when do you plant clematis vines? — Ray, Danville Dear Reader: Bare-root plants should be planted in the spring and container plants may be planted any time. There are many ...

The Clematis is known as the aristocrat of climbing vines because it’s flowers are rich in color and have varied bloom times. Tomas Ovalle Fresno Bee, 2008 The beginning of June is summer clematis ...

Clematis is one of the most popular flowering vines, and no wonder -- this versatile plant can be grown on walls, pergolas, in containers or left to ramble through trees and shrubs. There are more ...

A number of years ago, I had the wonderful fortune of visiting a garden called Ninfa. It was a garden just south of Rome, Italy that was very unique in many ways. There were many things that I loved ...

Clematis, often called the “Queen of Climbers,” produces masses of flowers in a wide range of shapes and colors. Clematis plants can be trained to climb trellises, fences, arbors and obelisks, plus ...

Wherever you need something colorful to clamber over something — a trellis, a fence, a shed, an arbor — there’s a clematis vine that would welcome the opportunity. Several types of clematis are hardy, ...

Climbing vines are great features in the garden, as long as you monitor and train vines such as clematis on their supports. It’s best to do this on a regular basis to direct the vines where you want ...

Family lore has it that Wanda Lunn planted her first iris in her grandmother’s garden when she was 3. She’s been hooked on gardening ever since. Lunn grows hundreds of irises, lilies, peonies and ...

The Clematis is known as the aristocrat of climbing vines because it’s flowers are rich in color and have varied bloom times. Tomas Ovalle Fresno Bee, 2008 The beginning of June is summer clematis ...