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 ...

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Q. Several of my clematis vines appear to be partially broken very close to the ground. I don’t want to lose these beautiful plants. What do you recommend? –Georgette McKinley, Chicago A. It is not ...

Q. I have an established clematis in my backyard that flowers prolifically in early summer and I have often wondered in recent years if I should be going out and regularly deadheading it. What's best ...

Three things made me fall in love with clematis: a visit to Linda Beutler's garden here in Portland, a trip to England with my mom and dad, and getting to know Maurice Horn of Joy Creek Nursery. At ...

One of my readers from Ashland asked me this 15 years ago: “My clematis vines are getting pretty old, maybe 20 years. There are a lot of brown limbs. Can the vine be cut back and will it come back and ...

When I was a gardening neophyte, I planted an all-pink flower bed in front of my house. I selected my favorite soft pink flowering plants to fill out the bottom, middle and top, where a trellis runs ...

Q: I have been perplexed for many years concerning my clematis. The variety is ‘Gipsy Queen’ and it is healthy but never blooms. Every spring, I prune it back a couple of inches from its base, which I ...

LIKE ALL great beauties, clematis can be intimidating. Then there’s the clematis mystique. Topping off your garden with the queen of climbers has long been a sign of gardening savvy and success. With ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Q: Should I prune my ...

Q: A pod like a small vanilla bean appeared at the top of my clematis vines last summer. The seeds inside look like pine nuts. Are they clematis seeds, and if so, how do I plant them? A: The beanlike ...

My clematis leaves have spots. My neighbor said I have to dig it up. It’s so beautiful when it blooms, is there anything less drastic I can do? Digging up the vine is premature. Clematis fungal leaf ...