Clematis plant

While this Asian sweet autumn clematis is listed as invasive in several parts of the country, it is not in Connecticut * I planted this in 2012 at the east side of the deck where the kiwi vine had been. By September 2013 it had grown into a beautifully draped vine that graced the railing of the deck. It was just beautiful and smelled lovely. 9/1/13 I'm not sure why I took out the kiwi vine; it was doing well, but it was the female, and I wanted to have the male with its stronger tipped…

Relish this fragrant climber, but keep its aggressive nature in check.

Discover the secrets of growing clematis effortlessly! 🌸 Learn from planting to pruning and get a beautiful garden full of blooms.

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Sharing our tips on growing clematis including how to plant them correctly in the first place, light requirements and more so you can grow this beautiful perennial vine.

Red, white and blue Clematis grown together.

Climbing plants, especially clematis, offer an array of vibrant blooms that can turn any modest garden into an exhibition of vertical splendor. Training

A plethora of unique garden ideas for where to plant clematis vine and other climbing flower vines in the garden.

It is not difficult this year finding beauty everywhere as I look around the garden. The roses are bigger and better than ever (although I do notice some brown fringes on the petals from the frosts that occurred before they opened). Carefree Beauty is huge this year! There were years I almost pulled it out because it just didn't seem to be flourishing. Pink Promise is my only hybrid tea that I purchased packaged with a shrub rose. Both were All America Winners. This one was almost pulled…

If you have a flower garden, you are most likely already familiar with clematis. It has about 300 species and is part of the buttercup family. The clematis plant is one of the most popular