The second half of April is when gambling gardeners start to fill containers with blooming plants that are a bit cold tolerant. This means lobelia, petunias, geraniums and alyssum can go into the ...

* What it is: Clematis is a popular and showy perennial twining vine, but its main Achilles’ heel is a wilt disease that can make the whole plant look like it was attacked with a blow torch shortly ...

Summer weed priority: No seeds! You’ll never stop all weeds. Even if you pull or kill every last weed in the yard and mulch religiously, some new weeds are still going to find a way to pop up. You can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden ...

Dear Master Gardener: My two clematis plants are turning brown from the bottom up, although the top is still green and flowering. What’s wrong and can I fix it? Answer: Since your plants are turning ...

Dear Carol: I have two clematis that are in trouble. I have gone to several clematis websites to find disease symptoms that fit my problem. All I can find is clematis wilt and mildew. Neither seems to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • We planted a purple clematis on each side of a garden trellis. It was beautiful and full of blooms this year. Then the vines ...

Among ornamental vines, few bear flowers possessing the grace and elegance of clematis. More than 150 years of hybridization have been devoted to the improvement of this noteworthy ornamental plant ...

If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden center. A woody, perennial, usually deciduous vine, you can find a flower form, color, ...