Q: Our clematis is doing well on top but not so well on the bottom. It gets full sun, and the base of the plant is shaded. Can you please tell me how to correct this? – Mike L. A: The top part looks ...

Winter flowers are few and far between but somehow all the more special because of their rarity. Seen against a backdrop of cool evergreens, lightly frosted ornamental grasses or stark sculptural ...

New trends in gardening arrive each year. When reviewing a webinar of the Chelsea Flower show in London, one trend mentioned was using clematis as ground cover or through trees. This is an interesting ...

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 ...

Because there’s no such thing as too much Clematis, here’s how to get a little more — and make it last a little longer. By Margaret Roach It’s hard to imagine that the aphorism warning about too much ...

Wherever you need something colorful to clamber over something — a trellis, a fence, a shed, an arbor — there’s a clematis vine that would welcome the opportunity. Several types of clematis are hardy, ...

Keeping your garden private isn’t just about blocking out the view of prying neighbours – it is about creating a peaceful, beautiful retreat. In recent years, more and more of us are turning to nature ...