Three things made me fall in love with clematis: a visit to Linda Beutler's garden here in Portland, a trip to England with my mom and dad, and getting to know Maurice Horn of Joy Creek Nursery. At ...

Well, these truly are the dog days of summer. It is still hot, some days really humid, and every now and then not a bad day at all. Without knowing how many nice days we are going to have left, spend ...

One of my readers from Ashland asked me this 15 years ago: “My clematis vines are getting pretty old, maybe 20 years. There are a lot of brown limbs. Can the vine be cut back and will it come back and ...