• Control weeds before they go to seed. • Sharpen the lawn mower blade for a clean cut. • Correctly identify pest problems before trying to control them. • Aerate the lawn to reduce thatch buildup. • ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I've never met anyone who didn't love clematis That doesn't mean, though, that everyone knows how to grow them successfully. I didn't, at least not until I heard a presentation by Linda Beutler, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clematis 'Montana' flower blooms Q. I have an established clematis in my backyard that flowers prolifically in early summer and I ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gardeners are sometimes spoiled for choice. If you look in that essential guide, The RHS Plantfinder, there are ...

When is the best time prune my clematis? I understand there are three different pruning techniques depending upon the cultivars, but I don't know what I have. Yes, you're correct. Clematis (pronounced ...

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 ...

It is with great joy and relief that I announce that my clematis has come back to life. It’s only our second year together, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gardeners are sometimes spoiled for choice. If you look in that essential guide, The RHS Plantfinder, there are ...