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

If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden center. A woody, perennial, usually deciduous vine, you can find a flower form, color, ...

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 ...

Clematis, often called the “Queen of Climbers,” produces masses of flowers in a wide range of shapes and colors. Clematis plants can be trained to climb trellises, fences, arbors and obelisks, plus ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’d like to enjoy the spectacular blooms of Clematis, you need to understand two key points. First, Clematis needs lots of sun but wants cool, rich, moist soil to grow in. Second, Clematis vines ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. — You never stop learning when it comes to gardening and growing things. KARE 11's Laura Betker says she and her buddy Bobby Jensen expanded their knowledge about the beautiful vining ...

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 ...

Here are some tips for cutting back various varieties based on whether blooms appear on new growth, old growth or both. Pay attention to where the blooms are formed on your clematis vines; that will ...

Summer weed priority: No seeds! You’ll never stop all weeds. Even if you pull or kill every last weed in the yard and mulch religiously, some new weeds are still going to find a way to pop up. You can ...