Hi I wondered if you could help.im new to gardening and bought 3 mrs n Thompson.they are young have leaves on them but ive noticed the leaves are going brown and drying up.they are in multi purpose compost and i water them regularly and even feed them chempack.could they be suffering because of a lack of sun this year?any advise as im very disappointed.im hoping they may recover but no idea!
I’m a novice gardener and have just bought 50 clematis seeds I had no idea how complicated the process is.im just going to plant them and hope for the best!great content!
Ken i am so envious of your beautiful Clematis. I am following all your tips and my clematis are certainly improving! But one of my favourites, the spring Bluebird didn't do anything this yearsoi dug it up. After potting up the biggest bits of roots i threw the rest, soil and all into a pot. Is ti possible these shoots could be viable plants? What would be the best way to progress them please?. Hazel Luskin
I have no idea whether what you have put in the pot is viable because it depends on so many factors. atragenes such as Blue Bird are not renoun for new growth from roots. They usually sprout from above the crown, ie the junction wherer roots and stem meet. just leave it and see what happends is all that I can suggest.
Love your garden. I live in Sweden so very very cold in the winter, cold in the spring and short summer. so I hide them in hedges for protection. I might try some in pots. One is potted in pot but the roots have gone down int the ground after 20 years.
I am pleased that you like our garden and hope that you find the videos helpful. I am aware that many viewers have very different climatic conditions to me and have to make adjustments to the advice I give. Good luck with the pots
@@kenblackclematis8272 Thank you. Had to move one of them In order to build a frame, after the old one collapsed in a winter storm 2022. And it came up again this year so we see it. Was thrilled to bits. Once again, one can find some really good. channels. Yours is one of them.
My clematis Henryi has all top growth and flowers and about almost a meter off the ground I have no leaves and it just looks like dry twigs ,no leaves at all. What can I do to help it grow leaves and flowers down there again. Ty my plant is in the ground.
Hi Ken, Just found your channel and loving the content. I’m curious but are you Adswood in Stockport? I’m only in Denton and new to gardening due to forced retirement
Why are your flowers are beautiful I love the striped one I have a question doesn't your flowers your plants get root rot from staying in a container I'm new to gardening and so I hear negative things about oh be careful of root rot
I just subscribed, and am so happy to have found your channel. I have failed😅cg with several Clematis that were bought locally and have a few that are GREAT such as Henryii which is blooming right now, May 13. Others such as Sweet Autumn Clematis disappeared for 3 years and then came back to cover our deck support and fence 2 years ago. That one is in hot sun from midday until sunset. The Henryii only gets morning sun. Another gets filtered afternoon sun and is climbing up a large Hinoki Cypress. When shopping for Clematis, I find every tag tells you to plant it in full sun! That certainly is not good advice. The tags don’t tell you which pruning type it is, so you must know to do your research on that. Nor is there info given as to the different types of soil that different types need to thrive. I am in zone 5b in the Hudson Valley, NY with very clay and rocky soil. I amend accordingly. We get very hot summers and wet and cold winters. What comparable planting zone would your garden be classified to be in? That would be helpful to USA viewers. This video was a great learning experience for me, and I may go and purchase 2 Clematis that I spotted at a nursery a few days ago. But, is mid May the best time to plant?
I am pleased that you find my videos helpful. The whole of the UK is in zone 6-9. Like you we get wet winters but not the snow that New York gets. Our summers are not as hot either although the temps are usually 60 to 75 degrees. This probably does not help you much. Clematis are tolerant of most temperature variations however.
Any time of year is good to plant as long as your clematis has a good root system and is not one of the very small plants sold in places like Walmart etc. look at my video on Supermarket Clematis to see what to do with young small ones.
These are probably 2-3 year old plants. One that I loved was Nubia. They are between $50.00 and $90.00 here. Therefore the “ thinking about it phase”. Plant prices are much higher here this year than even last year. Fortunately, I increase my plants by rooting them and growing them on and then trading well established plants with other passionate gardeners😁
Hi Ken, I have a fence about 20m long that I'm thinking of using armandii apple blossom as a wall of Clematis, planted in bottomless pots using your method here. I wonder, could you please tell me how far your armandii spreads or how far apart you'd recommend planting apple blossom?
Hi Ken just subscribed to your channel as I have laid in bed and thoroughly enjoyed your garden and the useful information you have supplied. Bought 3 Clematis this morning but will definitely take more consideration on where I will plant them..
Just lovely! How do you remove old growth without killing next year's growth? Do you eventually need to prune hard and have a flowerless year? Thank you!
If you cut back a montana immediately after it has flowered it has time to put on new growth before shutting down for the winter, so you will not lose next years flowers.
Have you tried growing your Gillian Blades in a bit more sun? Mine has a gorgeous purple outline on each leaf. Mine is planted on the South side of my house under the overhang of my house with a volcanic rock over her roots. It's the clematis in my picture next to my name.
Thank you for your kind comments. When I use a bottomless pot the idea is that the pot never gets moved so is wedged or part sunk into the ground. Use a pot with a bottom in it if you are growing a clematis that you may want to move
Because we open our garden and have some older visitors who might trip if not careful. Some paths are gravel, some paving and some lawn and there might be slight height differences in places
fabulous video. Thank you. Can you tell me if I can grow clematis Winter Beauty in a pot placed in a North facing position. My late mum had a climbing fuchsia in a beautiful pot with an attached obelisk. During the very cold Winter of 2022/23 the fuchsia died and I am left with a beautiful pot but no plant. I have looked for another climbing fuchsia to replace the one that died, but couldn't source one, so I thought C. Winter Beauty would be lovely as\ the pot is right by by front door, Thank you for your help and advice. Happy gardening 🙂
I am not sure about Winter Beauty. I live in North West England where the winters are damp or in respect of the last two, wet. Winter Beauty has not done well for me so I would not like to suggest it. Not knowing where you live I do not know what to suggest. If you give me more information I will do my best, however.
Hi. What kind of holes do you have in both pots? I live in Atlanta GA, and we get lots of rain. I am not growing clematis, but I have lots of annuals and perennials in pots. Looks like you have lots of watering to do. Thanks.
The large plastic pots have their bottoms removed with a saw blade designed to cut through plastic and for the ceramic/stone ones I use an angle grinder
Thank you for this! I've been in two minds about pots vs ground, we have heavy clay that gets waterlogged in the winter and cracks in the summer. You've inspired me to try bottomless pots. Your clematis are stunning, thank you for sharing them!
This video has inspired me to try my hand growing clematis. I need a day in the dirt to get out of the doldrums. Thank you for motivating me in this direction.
What a joy to watch you in your garden! Thank you for a really useful video. Clematis are one of my favourites, but I now live in Ireland where it's often wet, so your use of pots has given me food for thought.
You have a wonderful garden, and your knowledge of clematis is equally wonderful. I will be subscribing and maybe my two young clematis will benefit from my watching you work with the plants.
Ken thank you for this outstanding overview of growing clematis in general and also how to do it in pots. Last year I was considering different ways to plant clematis in my garden and you have just opened a whole New World for me and possibilities for my patio and porch thank you so much.
Hi Ken, thank you very much for your video. I've watched the other videos on your website too, which are very informative and helpful. I love clematis and I have managed to squeeze a few in our little garden. I have a montana Ruben tetrarose planted over 3 years ago. It was covered with masses of beautiful flowers in April and May last year. Even in Autumn it still looked healthy and happy with crimson foliage. However, it is already April now, yet there isn't a single live leaf or flower bud or any sign of active growth. Outside of the stems is brown, but it's green inside so clearly the plant appears to be live to me. I wonder if you could shed some light on what is happening to my Montana. It's sitted in a southwest facing corner. The soil has reasonable good drainage and the root is kept cool as there is a low growing evergreen shrub at the foreground. I wish I could send you a video. Thank you very much in advance. Also I would love to visit your beautiful garden to see the spring flowering clematis and perhaps buy some clematis plants too but we missed the open day today, is it possible to re-arrange for another one over next couple of weekends? We live in the South of Warrington. Thank you again. Xiurong
