A few simple May jobs now – from feeding and pruning to tying in fresh growth – can make all the difference to how well ...

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 ...

It is always fun to go vertical with climbing plants each spring, in particular the vine we call Clematis. This special plant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden ...

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 ...

Some say “kle-MA-tis,” others say “KLEM-a-tis” — I say, who cares! No matter how you pronounce it, Clematis are the queen of all vines. Everyone who gardens should find a way to work in as many ...

Clematis vines can transform any garden with their stunning, starry blooms, but knowing how to care for them is key. From choosing the right variety and soil to mastering pruning techniques, a little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are known for climbing trellises, scrambling through shrubs and being great companions for roses – yet there are some ...

Every flower gardener should know the pleasure of growing clematis, a woody, deciduous climbing perennial in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. With its large flowers, extended period of bloom and ...

As a follow-up to last week’s breakdown of the plant selection for a particular site, this column considers the selection of plants a specific genus, in this case, the Clematis. I intend to add two of ...

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 ...