Clematis: Pruning...and chat continued, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Your clematis sounds well protected so I hope it comes through the winter without a problem. Last winter I was reading about snow and how there is air (holding warmth) around each snow crystal. It's not as though it's dense and packed as a snowball would be so it does hold warmth.

If you have a pH tester it would be better to test the soil before you add any lime. How nice it would be to have a plant that's cheap enough to use as a test for acid or alkaline soil. Even my Japanese irises are quite happy and expand greatly in soil that isn't acidic.

Wasn't Barbara Harrington a big favorite of DG's former ClematisGuru? I'll have to search for that one and post a link if I find it. You deserve the credit for a great planting job, not any of us.

The clematis wouldn't bloom when the daylilies do so select your favorite type 3 and remember how big they can get. How big is the daylily bed?

Jackmanii is an age old favorite but it does get large. I hope others will post the best of their type 3's for you. I'm attaching a photo of one of our Jackmanii's to show the size but this one is at the foot of one of the compost bins so it gets fed by the compost constantly.

We're due for good weather this weekend so I'll be out in five minutes to start working.