Vine romance
Clematis are deciduous and evergreen climbers with a small footprint but a mighty visual impact, adding trails of sumptuous blooms for up to 12 months of the year. Use them to brighten a fence, twirl around a wigwam in a pot, or shimmy over shrubs. In the wild, they grow by the forest edge, so are most at home when planted in partial shade and allowed to climb up to the sun.
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Bring a floral boost to the garden in early summer with showy, star-shaped clematis in shades of pink, blue, violet and white. Everyone's favourite, 'Nelly Moser', is an eye-catcher, with pale pink and cerise petals, while 'Niobe' smoulders with claret blooms and golden anthers. Both are suitable for a north- or east-facing wall, where the colours won't fade in direct sun.
This story is from the April 23, 2024 edition of Woman's Weekly.
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