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...another thought, it could be Group 1 Clematis as some of these sort of cross over from early spring flowering, but produce a profusion of smaller flowers as opposed to very large ones. If it sounds like Group 1, you can prune now and it may still have time to grow

I've bought a Clematis florida sieboldii which is in a very small pot and the poor thing needs planting out. I'm sure I read somewhere that clematis benifit from being planted really deeply. Is this correct? If so is it ok to bury some of the new

Hi, we bought two small Clematis from a supermarket last Spring...about two feet high and only a couple of quid each.....there has been virtually no growth and no flowers on either, and I have read that I should have heavily manured the planting

it and Madame Alfred Carriere and both are lovely. Also have hydrangea petiolaris but it has been slow to take off. They are all growing on my north or north west facing and I have 2 clematis on my Northeast facing walls. One is Clematis Comtesse de Bouchard

Cut late-summer-flowering clematis right down to soil levelDivide congested clumps of perennials such as asters, campanulas, rudbeckias and chrysanthemums after floweringPlant bare-rooted rosesDig up and compost exhausted summer beddingPlant out

of the garden, and I'm a seed sowing addict so any plants that I can grow in my un heated greenhouse would be nice Moon on a stick... Not quite purple, more a coppery colour - clematis montana 'Warwickshire Rose'. I have one, and have given away several

I grow lots of blue flowered plants. What's your favourite? How about linum perenne to start? In summer, and grown next to santolina lemon fizz....yellow foliage....and behind a yellow osteospermum it is a real eye catcher all summer long. well

I was given a packet of these seeds, I have 2 germinated. That is not the problem I would love to know if they are OK.Do they set seeds like anything so to be avoided. Do they stop growing early Do they have any cultural peculiarities - apart from

the ground. Is it supposed to do that? I thought it would produce new growth from the old branches. It's a group 3 clematis like a viticella so it will shoot up from at or near ground level.   Normally I would prune this plant down to about 1 foot from

as will also need new posts etc. What I am thinking is getting trellis pannel and attaching it to the fence pannels, but higher by say 6inches. What would be best to plant to grow up and over the trellis (hopfully add few more inches in height)? Idealy would