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 ...

Question: I know there are three types of clematis. And that the specific type determines when the clematis should be cut down. Can you give some direction as to when each should be cut, and perhaps ...

Pruning clematis correctly will help this vine look its best year after year. Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a ...

Clematis is a lovely perennial vine that climbs, grows, and can sometimes establish a permanent framework for fresh green growth. This beautiful plant lightens up the garden with large, vivid, ...

Recently a reader asked me whether to deadhead clematis or not. The question seems simple enough – yes or no. Surprisingly, though, the answer is not so straightforward. Clematis bloom whether you ...

Don’t you wish your clematis looked like those in the seed and plant catalogs? Much of it has to do with pruning and if you have grown clematis, this can be rather puzzling. Your clematis will survive ...

While you may be snipping the day away in the garden during your crisp fall weekends, when you arrive at your clematis vine you may want to stop and think it over. In fact don the biggest thinking cap ...

In their haste to tidy up their gardens in spring, gardeners can make the mistake of pruning off flower buds. You need to know your plants and whether the plant produces flowers on old wood (last year ...

Q. My 5-year-old clematis is looking very unhealthy this year. It has only a few leaves, but it is blooming; the one flower is about 5 feet off the ground. The middle is almost bare, and there is some ...