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For those interested, the first part of my saga is in the thread, Planting Clematis - Do I Do It Deep? In 2006 I planted a clematis from...
Alas Newt, I never have managed to find out the name. I'm afraid my vine hit a problem. It had bloomed constantly for over a month, but the...
As a follow-up to this thread: it's been two years since I planted as Newt suggested. In other words, my clematis was planted no more than 2...
Thanks both for your replies. And having made one mistake in that I confused one species for another, more serious one, I must be careful to check...
Thank you RonB for your quick reply. Yes, it is an Ipomoea. While the label says simply "Ipomoea heavenly blue" I think it is an I. tricolor....
.......because it came from my friendly neighbourhood Superstore (i.e. President's choice, i.e. Loblaws) garden centre. And because as a result I...
This is a most interesting thread and I'm still absorbing and processing all of the replies. I was particularly interested in Karin's reply,...
Laurie First, my apologies, I failed to find your reply until now! I do hope you are still around so that I can give you my belated thanks. My...
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0201/clematis_pruning.asp might be of some use to you, it was to me. Good luck.
First, thank you all for the great links. They helped me a lot during the purchase and planting stage. Meanwhile, since the loss of the...
Hello Newt Thanks for getting back to me. I apologize for the delay in reply. I am having computer problems, which, alas, are likely to...
I just found a great website, with pictures, that makes it obvious when to prune -...
Dear Newt Thank you very much for your reply, which was very generous of you. Looks like I'm going to get some more exercise! And I think the...
Hello all I read this thread with interest, as those familiar with my posts know that I'm a very novice gardener and much dependent on advice I...
I planted a clematis yesterday, and was subsequently told I should plant it deep. So, I dug it up and carefully replanted it, about 6 inches...
Thank you again Ron. I think I'm starting to get the idea - planting is all about building infrastructure for air and water first: nutrients,...
Thank you so much Ron for your fast reply. I will do my best to watch watering conditions, although this year was a doozy - good thing I didn't...
...when planting my emerald cedar shrubs and bloodgood Japanese maple. I go now to sin no more - I understand this is no longer accepted practice,...
