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"...shows how these versatile plants help extend the blooming season....vibrant color photography showcases the most charming plant combinations, while line illustrations and elegant watercolors offer further inspiration for creative clematis use. Extensively researched charts organize hundreds of species and cultivars by season, color, and height, providing essential information for companion plant selection and planning. Through expert advice on clematis culture, Badcock dispels the myth of clematis as problem plants, instead revealing them to be multifaceted additions for every part of the garden."--Booklist. "...a book you'll want to buy, use and keep forever."--Chicago Sun-Times.
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The lovely clematis, growing in profusion and brightly flowered, can turn your garden into a picture of color, enhancing the beauty of other plants. An expert shares her passion for clematis, along with her own stunning color photos and time-tested secrets on its pruning, feeding, and care. Start your gardening with detailed up-to-date lists of the species and cultivars, arranged according to season of interest; advice on what to look for when buying; and ideas on planting for best results. Raise new plants from seeds or cuttings, and by layering, and provide support with trellises, pergolas, and other structures. Best of all, find new ways to partner clematis, which so loves company, with other plants in dazzling, surprising combinations.
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