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 ...

FARGO — Clematis is called the queen of flowering vines for good reason. They’re the most prolific perennial flowering vines for the Upper Midwest, and when they’re in full bloom, they’re a beauty to ...

The fourth week of May is when you should clip off the stems and blooms of tulips, daffodils and other bulbs to tidy up. Shutterstock The fourth week of May is a when many spring bulbs have faded.

LET’S TALK ABOUT clematis (kle-MA-tis); or maybe you’d rather discuss clematis (KLEM-a-tis) — it’s complicated, right? Career nurseryman and longtime Great Plant Picks adviser Alex LaVilla is here 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 ...

EVERY GARDEN NEEDS a few Clematis vines meandering about. The flowers come in an amazing array of colors and sizes, and because they blossom at different times, it’s possible to have Clematis in bloom ...

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 ...