Well, I was a bad girl again but the garden really will look nice. I just learned of a great place to order clematis and order I did.
I managed to order six large flowered clematis from Silver Star Vinery last night. I got-
The President
Asao
Bees Jubilee
Bourbon Euip018
Niobe
Ruutel
But then while on their website I noticed the summer flowered Viticellas. I had avoided these in the past due to prunning group 3 (prune to the ground in spring) as mine are all prunning group two and so are the ones I added. Plus they are small flowered. But they stuck in my mind for the long summer flowering season, often months.
I decided I could deal with the prune to the ground in spring if I kept them away from the large flowered ones. Not wanting to put them together anyway. So I did another order. I got-
Avant Garde
Etoile Violette
Kermesesina
Triternata
Venosa Violacea
Royal Velours
Lots of clematis for someone that doesn't have the clematis crazies like I do with having the rose and daylily crazies (means I just have to get more and more). But I would have gotten none of these if I had not stumbled accross Silver Star Vinery. It was recommended on another forum. I liked what I saw there and it changed my mind about getting mail order clematis. I had never liked the small plants I had seen mail order before now never been tempted to buy. Not this time.
http://www.silverstarvinery.com/
Clematis orders from Silver Star Vinery.
The clematis got here this morning. Six boxes with 2 in each. I just unpacked them and they are still in the plastic bags with newspaper wrapped plants. I did open one and the roots just fall apart so I see why they say plant immediatly and do not open until you take it to its spot with hole already dug. Started planting them and then will report back more later.
I have ten of the twelve planted. Turns out to be quite the chore. I read the planting directions on site and I am doing it right and adding the compost and all. What is really keeping me going (besides the fact that I have to get it done) are the thoughts of how nice they will all look once they bloom.
Of course when I think up these things its no big deal. I wave my arms around and say I will put one here and one there and so forth. But then time comes to do it all. Put up the trellis, move some other plants, well you get the drift. More work than hoped for. Oh well.
I also ordered two more, TWILIGHT and H F YOUNG. They arrived yesterday but it was too rainy. So I planted them first thing today. Going to be a riot of colors soon around here from now on.
Wow, all these little cut back newly planted clematis are really happy to be here. They are all gowing really well. When I first got them I worried as it was impossible to plant them and not disturb the roots. But apparently that doesn't matter. Going to look great!
Rita, where are you putting all these plants that you've been ordering? You're a busy lady..that's a lot of planting. Do have any hellebores? Bleeding hearts? Saw where somebody was intermingling the two plants together and it was so pretty. They both need shade?
I used to have some bleeding hearts years ago but no more. They must have dies out. Never had hellebores.
I don't have much grass left buit if I truely want some garden plant, I always manage to find room for it.
My new clematis are doing so well. I am really very pleased with them.