Yesterday, I wrote about the terrible condition of two of my clematis plants (Something's Wrong With The Clematis). This morning, after an interesting discussion on Facebook, I called the Morton Arboretum Plant Hotline. They are a great local resource for what's going on with plants in the area. They said it sounded like my clematis have clematis stem wilt. … Continue reading Clematis Stem Wilt: An Update to Something’s Wrong With The Clematis
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Something’s Wrong With The Clematis
Usually, my clematis are one of the stalwarts of my garden. They grow beautifully with very little attention. But this year, after being gone to Yosemite for a few days, I came home to both my Clematis "Sugar Candy" looking like this: It was really puzzling. My two ideas as to what was happening where that somehow … Continue reading Something’s Wrong With The Clematis
It’s Been A Rainy Month
Our weird weather continues. Seems like it's either too hot, too cold, too rainy or too dry and we keep getting into the top 10 for something. In that vein, this June we are having the 5th wettest June ever and we still have a few days to go. At my house we've had 6 … Continue reading It’s Been A Rainy Month
The Garden Was Party Perfect
My goal this spring was was to get the garden in shape for my twin boys high school graduation festivities. While the weather barely cooperated, the gardens were helped by the cool spring and looked beautiful, green and lush. Some of the spring shrubs were still blooming and overlapping with some of the early summer … Continue reading The Garden Was Party Perfect
Checking in on the Clematis (and How do I Prune Them??)
One of my favorite plants in my garden are my clematis. I love how they climb and burst forth in mountains of delightful color. Every year I worry about if they'll make it through the winter, but so far so good. One of them I've had since we moved into the house almost 20 years ago. It's … Continue reading Checking in on the Clematis (and How do I Prune Them??)