EVERY GARDEN NEEDS a few Clematis vines meandering about. The flowers come in an amazing array of colors and sizes, and because they blossom at different times, it’s possible to have Clematis in bloom ...

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 ...

Answer: Perhaps a little information about Clematis can help you. There are three kinds of Clematis and they differ from one another in how and when they flower and how they are pruned. Type 1 blooms ...

Summer weed priority: No seeds! You’ll never stop all weeds. Even if you pull or kill every last weed in the yard and mulch religiously, some new weeds are still going to find a way to pop up. You can ...

Clematis vines are beautiful bloomers -- if conditions are right to encourage flowering. This one is called Wisley. Q: I have a clematis vine that grows like crazy. It's been in the ground for 6 or 7 ...

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 ...

Known as the ‘Queen of Climbers’, clematis are true superstars of the plant world. Their spindly brown stems somehow produce a range of gorgeous flowers, from tiny nodding bells to large showy blooms, ...

Back in my youth, I once travelled on the original Orient Express. Between Paris and Venice, lightning struck the signal system, stopping the train. Through the carriage window, I saw tangles of ...

I was grateful that my turn to speak came before Raymond Evison’s when we were on a Horticulture magazine tour together last winter. This charming British clematis breeder rocked his audience with the ...