It is always fun to go vertical with climbing plants each spring, in particular the vine we call Clematis. This special plant ...

If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden center. A woody, perennial, usually deciduous vine, you can find a flower form, color, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clematis 'Omoshiro' Q: I love clematis as there are so many different flower shapes, sizes and colors to choose from. I would like ...

Purple clematis has long been a staple in Minnesota gardens. But lately, when gardeners here want a flashy plant, they've tended to gravitate toward exotics like mandevilla or annuals like cardinal ...

Martha Murdock, in a 2017 Over the Garden Gate article, made a picturesque observation concerning a fundamental element of gardening: “[V]ines are the threads that weave [a garden] together. They can ...

Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

Every flower gardener should know the pleasure of growing clematis, a woody, deciduous climbing perennial in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. With its large flowers, extended period of bloom and ...

A few simple May jobs now – from feeding and pruning to tying in fresh growth – can make all the difference to how well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden ...