Clematis: A Labor of Love
I can still remember how surprised I was when I first started my clematis odyssey by how high the prices were.&nb...
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Can You Water Your Clematis With Sprinklers?
To my dismay I read an online article from the Vancouver Sun titled: “How to Keep Your Garden Looking Great All S...
Clematis: How to Beat the Summer Heat
When it is so hot that you cannot personally find the will to venture outside, just imagine what your clematis mu...
Bad Neighbors For Clematis
If you’ve been gardening for a while I’m sure you may have naïvely planted a plant or two that you later regrette...
Attaching Your Clematis
If you’re a discerning gardener that cares how you unite your clematis to its structure forget about using those ...
Disease Resistant Clematis
Recently Ms. Jan Pavlinak, who is customer service representative at Bluestone Perennials, Inc., contacted me abo...
Are Clematis Really Blue?
One of my pet peeves is when I read about clematis being described as the color “blue” without any kind of colori...
Are Clematis Poisonous?
Are Clematis Poisonous? To a degree, yes, as are many other plants in the Buttercup Family. RightDia...
How Old Are Mail Order Clematis?
In 1996 I ordered my first mail-order clematis. Up until that point I’d only ever bought 2-gallon, 3-gallon and 5...
A Clematis Gardener’s Glossary
To enjoy gardening it is certainly not compulsory to assimilate all of the botanical terms for plants. All ...