Clematis: Fall 2013 chat , 2 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
She is a beauty. Mine bloomed last month, but has been finished for a while. It's much cooler here... When the weather changed in early August, it felt like fall. Now it's really getting cool. Tonight we're expecting temps in the 40's.

Today I finally moved one of the two Veronica's Choice to join the other one on the other side of the arbor. So strange... One climbed to the top of the arbor but didn't bloom. The other, the one I just moved, bloomed in the spring, but barely climbed at all. When I dug it up, it had layered itself about 3" away from the main root, which was a fairly decent size. I left the new little roots connected, and planted it the same distance away. It's fine with me that one is taller and one is fuller. Very curious about next year!

The Jackmanii has been perfectly fine in a pot so far, but I'll try to get it in the ground tomorrow in its place on the now empty side of the arbor before we leave.

After this, we'll be away until the end of October. I'll have November to finish putting the garden to bed, then we close up for the winter. This summer felt way too short, partly because of weather, and partly because I felt like I never caught up with everything I wanted to do. Even so, I made huge progress this year on the lower lawn, finally getting all the beds cleaned out and re-organized. Next year should be a lot easier :-)