Q: I love clematis as there are so many different flower shapes, sizes and colors to choose from. I would like to plant them in pots to add something pretty to my outdoor seating space and use their ...

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 ...

Evergreen clematis, or Clematis armandii, is a striking climbing plant that adds year-round greenery to any plot. What's more, this flowering climber is one of the first to bloom in spring, proving to ...

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 ...

DENVER - Clematis add glamour to the garden. Among the most popular vines, clematis bloom with beautiful flowers in various shades of pink, lavender, blue, purple, maroon and white. Most of the showy ...

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 ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. — You never stop learning when it comes to gardening and growing things. KARE 11's Laura Betker says she and her buddy Bobby Jensen expanded their knowledge about the beautiful vining ...

With abundant blooms in a wide range of colors from soft white to dark purple, pink and even yellow, clematis reign supreme among climbers. A genus in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, clematis ...

Among ornamental vines, few bear flowers possessing the grace and elegance of clematis. More than 150 years of hybridization have been devoted to the improvement of this noteworthy ornamental plant ...

Clematis are susceptible to many fungi that can cause them to "wilt" or turn black and these fungi enter the plant via the stem and work their way up. Although this is a very disappointing malady, it ...

“THE FLOWER FARMERS: Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers,” by Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni (Abrams, 2025) is filled with stories about the beauty and grit of growing flowers for market, with ...