For many a gardener, the mention of clematis brings to mind an explosion of beautiful flowers in spring. It is perhaps natural that we think of clematis as mainly spring bloomers, their colorful ...

A gardener first encountered clematis through the Jackmanii variety and its striking purple blooms that reached five inches ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White clematis flowers with purple centers growing over the edges of a large, stone planter. - Kjellbrynildsen/Getty Images There ...

Unlike parents, gardeners are allowed to have favourites. One of mine is clematis, a genus of mostly climbing plants that’s as large and complex as it is beautiful, hardy and useful. Looking, for ...

The most sociable of climbers, clematis is deservedly called the Queen of Vines. No garden should be without at least two or three. Some gardeners have planted as many as half a dozen at a time to ...

High summer, wet weather: even the trickiest of clematis are in full flow. Val Bourne finds the five easiest to grow, most prolific-flowering varieties The British Clematis Society is a lively group ...

Many of our early-flowering clematis come in pastel pinks and blues – soft, watercolour hues. Their flowers are often ragged and wispy, too. But the spring-flowering 'Pamela Jackman' has simply shaped ...

Lavender is like a toddler: you need to get it into the habit of regular haircuts or it will sulk and sprawl. Now is the time to take action. Use sharp shears to remove the flower stems plus 1-3cm of ...