Clematis: Just a Few from Today!!, 1 by JeanneTX

JeanneTX wrote:
Hey ..Voss..my Watsonias did ok..the white ones were the only ones I noticed that bloomed..I think they'll be better next year?
No..Hard Pruning doesn't mean you cut to the ground...it means you prune RIGHT ABOVE the 2nd or 3rd Leaf Axil...for that is where they new vines will grow from..if you prune to the ground you are hoping more vines will emerge from the crown..
here is an pic of when I hard pruned my clematis "Venosa Violacea"...see the green starting to grow from the leaf axil?..Jeanne