There is a glorious moment when winter finally yields to spring. The birds are singing and snapping twigs from the branches above, and the grass is shooting up. It’s a glorious time for the gardener, ...

The Clematis is known as the aristocrat of climbing vines because it’s flowers are rich in color and have varied bloom times. Tomas Ovalle Fresno Bee, 2008 The beginning of June is summer clematis ...

Clematis are not only a lovely flowering vine, but they are quite versatile. They can decorate your mailbox, a trellis or serve as a ground cover. Clematis might be just the plant you are looking for ...

Early-flowering clematis are characterised by their small individual flowers, which, nevertheless, are produced in such numbers that they create a positive froth of flowers that is one of the best ...

A number of years ago, I had the wonderful fortune of visiting a garden called Ninfa. It was a garden just south of Rome, Italy that was very unique in many ways. There were many things that I loved ...

Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

Martha Murdock, in a 2017 Over the Garden Gate article, made a picturesque observation concerning a fundamental element of gardening: “[V]ines are the threads that weave [a garden] together. They can ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – You can look high and low, but you likely won’t find a climbing vine that compares to the clematis, known as the “Queen of the Vines,” says Gwen Funk, University of Missouri ...