Northeast Gardening: Summer Blooms 2014, 1 by RosemaryK

RosemaryK wrote:
There is certainly no requirement to grow lilies or roses. I've purposely skipped roses.

I'm a newbie to clematis. I'm finding already that the native species clematis, crispa, is quite delicate and not all that demanding for water while it likes the shade (this pic is missing it in flower when taken). What a relief considering the big flower ones seem to be drama queen water guzzlers, but how many divas can one support in one garden?