Clematis: Pruning...and chat continued, 1 by warriorswisdomkathy

warriorswisdomkathy wrote:
Hi all, been busy planting and got bunches and bunches done in the last few weeks. Finished planting any loose iris, then got busy with other plants, some perenns., and vines. Planted: Akebia quinalta; Lonicera japonica, Hall's honeysuckle; Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston Ivy; Passiflora caerulea; Kiwi; Ampelopsis brevidans; Campsis radicans, Yellow trumpet Vine; Polygonum, Silver Lace Vine; Fallopia Aubertii, Lemon Lace Vine; Lonicera japonica Purpurea; Clem. unk variety; Clem. Sealand Gem; Clem. ternifolia, Sweet Autumn Clematis; Clem. Blue Light; Clem. unk. variety; Clem. Mrs. Cholmendley; Clem. Ernest Markham; Clem. Barbara; Clem. Dianna; and Clem. Durandii. Whew! A total of 31 vines Gosh, I'm hoping for a few more good days without any snow cover, got 3" on the ground at the moment, yuck. Will attempt to line out the rest of the plants in the next few days to weeks, fortunately I rototilled a week ago. Then I will be ready to give the outside a bit of a rest til April, lol. And Pirl.....just Love your japanese iris, such a beauty!!! Wow! I'm hoping to get some of mine to bloom, am thinking I should add those hydrogels to my soil so they can retain the moisture a bit. Fingers are crossed that next year is plentiful with moisture, but spread out a bit more. So far this fall we are above avg., yeah!!! Will chat again later all, Kathy. Pix is Passiflora caerulea, Passion Flower Vine. Nifty huh?