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I can't tell from the photos what kind of clematis it is but if it has flower buds forming now it is a montana type so let it flower and then cut it all right back to a 12"/30cm set of stumps and give it agenerous feed of pelleted chicken manure and a liquid tonic of rose or tomato food to encourage it to regrow. Feed it every spring and tie in the new growth. If it's just foliage at the mo, it's a group 2 or 3 which flowers later so can be cut back now and fed a sabove. It should
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I received an email a couple of weeks ago to say my tickets were ready for posting or I could choose to collect them at the entrance on the day. This is the first time they've done this but this year I'm taking 6 Belgian scientists who are my English students so I opted to collect on the day rather than risk the post.
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Your Black Knight was probably grafted onto an ordinary buddleia root stock and has died out, allwoing the root stock to take over. This happened to me with a white form a few years ago. i've let it grow as two subsequent attempts at planting a white and deep purple form have both failed in our winters. If you really don't like the ordinary one, just dig it out and start again.
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This is being discussed on A4A. See this thread for more information both on th e proposed law and how to register opposition. - http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,75484.0.html
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Maybe things are different in Belgium. A few weeks ago I bought an ungrafted pink form to see if that does any better and I've taken cuttings as insurance.
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Not a lot, especially for this last decade. Ended up with a choice between the rhodo and the Iceberg and went for the rhodo because it made them accessible to people with small gardens. I had one in Harrow and loved it. Can't grow them here as my soil is alkaline. Palace Purple isn't the most attractive heuchera out there and most of the other choices seem equally banal and none except geranium Rozanne survives my winters though, ever optimistic, I'm having another go with some Russel
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Letting the plants flower will reduce their vigour so you need to remove flower stems regularly form the base. I had so many last year Igave them to friends who have a florist shop and they were delighted so you could give som eto friends who do flower arranging. This year mine'll have to go on the compost heap as I can't drive for a few weeks till my foot recovers form surgery.
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Funnily enough I've just been looking into this myself and haven't yet found much specific info on plants other than to plant those that flower late in the day such as Evening Primrose and those with a strong perfume to attract insects - nicotiana, night scented stock. Having a pond will encourage bats as they will come to eat the mozzies and midgies that congregate there.
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I would advise that you spend this first year watching and photographing your garden to see what grows as perennials and bulbs won't be immediately visible and shrubs have yet to show their true colours in flower, foliage and form. Make notes of what you like, dislike and want to change by digging out altogether, moving to a new spot or adding new plants. Keep a regular eye on weeds such as bittercress, groundsel, creeping buttercup, nettles, thistles, bindweed and couch grass. Do not let them
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Don't give up on the clematis just yet. I have several "resurrection" clems which have come back from the dead after one or even two years of no sign of life. Give them at least another couple of months to see if shoots come from the roots before decideing to plant something else. try giving them a liquid tonic of rose or tomato food and a dollop of slow release clematis fertiliser. Bear in mind that clematis are very hungry plants which need plenty of good comost, food and drink to
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