Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

Pruning clematis correctly will help this vine look its best year after year. Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a ...

When is the best time prune my clematis? I understand there are three different pruning techniques depending upon the cultivars, but I don't know what I have. Yes, you're correct. Clematis (pronounced ...

Pruning is so vital for healthy new growth and glorious blooms. But some plants have different schedules, for various reasons ...

In their haste to tidy up their gardens in spring, gardeners can make the mistake of pruning off flower buds. You need to know your plants and whether the plant produces flowers on old wood (last year ...

Clematis is a lovely perennial vine that climbs, grows, and can sometimes establish a permanent framework for fresh green growth. This beautiful plant lightens up the garden with large, vivid, ...

Don’t you wish your clematis looked like those in the seed and plant catalogs? Much of it has to do with pruning and if you have grown clematis, this can be rather puzzling. Your clematis will survive ...

Q. My 5-year-old clematis is looking very unhealthy this year. It has only a few leaves, but it is blooming; the one flower is about 5 feet off the ground. The middle is almost bare, and there is some ...

Recently a reader asked me whether to deadhead clematis or not. The question seems simple enough – yes or no. Surprisingly, though, the answer is not so straightforward. Clematis bloom whether you ...

Here are some tips for cutting back various varieties based on whether blooms appear on new growth, old growth or both. Pay attention to where the blooms are formed on your clematis vines; that will ...