Family lore has it that Wanda Lunn planted her first iris in her grandmother’s garden when she was 3. She’s been hooked on gardening ever since. Lunn grows hundreds of irises, lilies, peonies and ...

Top tip: Try to prune this group before new growth begins, pruning them back in late winter to a pair of healthy leaf buds.

* What it is: Clematis is a popular and showy perennial twining vine, but its main Achilles’ heel is a wilt disease that can make the whole plant look like it was attacked with a blow torch shortly ...

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 ...

Evergreen clematis, or Clematis armandii, is a striking climbing plant that adds year-round greenery to any plot. What's more, this flowering climber is one of the first to bloom in spring, proving to ...

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 beautiful, versatile vines, often referred to as the queen of flowering vines. There are more than 250 species of clematis with several hundred cultivars. Not all of these will grow in ...

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 ...

Purple clematis has long been a staple in Minnesota gardens. But lately, when gardeners here want a flashy plant, they've tended to gravitate toward exotics like mandevilla or annuals like cardinal ...

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 ...

“We have several clematis vines in our garden and do not know their names. Do you advise cutting them this fall or leaving them alone?” Different species and varieties of clematis have more specific ...