A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Need suggestions on flowering vines.

My clematis only bloomed for a few days last year and then the wind blew all of the petals off. It's in the shadier part of the yard though and I'm not sure if it's one that does well in the shade (was here when we moved in.)

It only had a few little flowers too. I think I will try that fertilizer on it this year to see what happens!

'Manda

My one clematis is in full sun an does the best.
I am wishing mine were better.

barb

My 'Nellie Moser' Clematis is in full sun and it is beautiful! I just planted the 'Fireworks' Clematis this year in full sun, so I'm anxious to see how it does. :rolleyes:

I have one on the east side of my house, one on the south and one on the west. They all did well but started doing VERY well after I began putting SuperThrive on them. I've used in on shrubs that were doing poorly in this yucky clay soil I have and they improved dramatically too I swear by that stuff now! It really does make a differance.

Here we go with super trive...Have to got Walmart again.

I never want to , it is too huge an I get tired of the floor walks..ha ha

Thanks ..I hope to win that war on clematis.
ANyone do seeds on them? Mine wont grow.

b

Good Ole Nellie grows for me.

Only.

barb

Oh, Barb, I hear you!!! They are building a new Super Wal-Mart here. It's going to be huge and take forever just to get from one end to the other. I'm sure going to miss the old one, which really wasn't that old. Geesh, with the present one I can run in and get everything I need in 15 minutes, unless I get side-tracked in the garden section.

Actually, I've never tried to grow any Clematis from seeds, but I usually don't do a lot with seed. I'm getting braver and trying more of them this year.

Patches,

I like the old one better also..Now in the new one, all the ladys dress like they are off to hollywood......
Old style was jeans and fun.....However the customers are still jeans and work clothes.

Just have to go from one end to the other if you forget something...I do like the Self check out.

barb

Oh geesh, I don't need any Hollywood type clothes :rolleyes: because I've always been a jeans person. I guess the Self-Check will be nice since I use them at the supermarkets we have here and they do seem to go a lot faster.

patches

watch the self check outs also...I caught them marking doubles when I bought only one.

They have tricks too.....

Oh, Geesh! Thanks for warning me because I never thought about that. Guess I need to be a little more careful when I use the Self-Checkout at the grocery store. I usually have so many items I probably wouldn't even notice a few extra dollars on the bill.

Actually, the first time I ever used the Self-Check aisle I was at a Super Wal-Mart and went in to get some glue and a hose nozzle. Well, some bells or something went off and the screen said a supervisor would be coming. Geesh, I thought for sure I broke it. Come to find out, the glue I bought required an age check by a supervisor but she took one look at me and said she didn't need an I.D.