Canadian Gardening: Who has clematis?, 1 by June_Ontario

June_Ontario wrote:
Thanks for the compliments! The purple shrub is Purpleleaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x cistena 'Atropurpurea') and it is also highly regarded by rabbits. They strip all the bark off above the snow line, and I remove the dead branches in spring. It grows back strongly, and I give it a haircut when it overtops the deck railing.

Another Clematis I planted is 'Kaiu'. My idea was for it to festoon a rose bush, but it had other plans and grew through a clump of daylilies instead.