Clematis: Hardwick Hall More Summer Blooms, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
ticker..hello. a foot deep from the top of the pot? how deep does that put the visible plant material under the soil? not sure i get it.
i plant a p 1 no more than 2 inches deeper than the current soil level when i buy it. i plant a vitacella not more than an inch deeper than the current soil line. , diversafolia, or integrefolia i will put an inch deeper at most.
totally herbaceous such as heracafolia, joiuana praecox, etc at current soil line. some plant deeper than this but as i use collars around the clem to prevent erosion and hold in compost...and i top dress at least 3 times a year with fresh compost and ammended soil this is the depth that works for me. i do not know anyone who has consistently planted at 4 inches deeper as some advise. but my top dressing program etc builds up soil level, i can not speak for planting in the ground without collar protection and continual soil improvement.

most of my arches are against the fence, bolted in, used as supports. the one with the alba luxurians is in front of a powder room window, planted in with greenery, the idea was not to have to close the blinds in the powder room, and to be able tosee out into a little garden that the arch is the back of. so it is kind of an inside outside view from two sides on that. hubbie still closes the blinds however, but the view is nice.
i have a couple of arches placed to walk thru, but most as said are bolted to the fence, just for support. love tunnels etc, just haven't gone that route as of current. most of my arches are super cheap ones that couldn't have withstood years and years of heavy plants, tho the perle de azure arch is holding up well. here it is.
janet, your friend is welcome at any time. things are looking a little ragged now compared to 3 weeks ago in terms of rains being hard on some blooms and some clems have been cut back, but there are many many many clems in bloom now.....