Hey! You got through! Thank you so much for watching Ron. Means so much to me that you take the time to watch and watch. Ha! -mary

Excellent! So happy it was helpful. Thank you so much for watching and posting. -mary :)

And thank You for pausing your day to make such a nice post! You are so welcome. -mary

HaHaHa! I'm doin' my best to keep my darn face out of the view! -mary

Great tip! Thank you so much. It is really cool to hear that you live in Manhattan and watched my video. Love it! -mary

Ha! Thanks for commenting Saundra. -mary

Thank you for watching Judy and for posting! Also, thank you for your kind comment. -mary

What a great comment to start my day Celadon. Thank you so much! I'm about to go out into 97 degree weather to work and your comment set a lovely tone for my day. I'm happy you found the video helpful. I just posted a new video yesterday about removing suckers. If you clicked on the notifications on my page you will receive notice when i post new videos. With the virus we are unable to film for now but I had a couple videos ready to go before. Have a great day! -mary

Haha, thank you for making me laugh Beth P, we could all use a chuckle right now. Thank you for watching and posting! -mary

You're so welcome. Thanks for watching and posting! -mary

You're welcome Mayfield Manor. It's always exciting to see what a plant will do! -mary p.s. you may like to grow the night blooming moonflower if you can grow it where you live. You can sit and watch the flowers open in the evening. Ipomoea 'Alba'.

Yay! You are so welcome Mary Beth. I appreciate you taking the time to post a thank you! Your idea sounds beautiful! -mary

Isn't that the way Silvia, the things we love the most are sometimes the most elusive. Thank you so much for posting such a sweet comment. -mary

You're so welcome G.E. and thank you for taking the time to post. It's posts like yours that keep me going! -mary

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You are so welcome Heather. Thank you for taking the time to watch and post! -mary

Thanks Alan. What a perfect nightcap! I appreciate you watching and posting. -mary

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You're welcome Marie. Thank you for watching and posting!

You're welcome. :)

Your comment was so nice to see first thing this morning. Thank you so much and for taking time to make a nice comment. And for appreciating the beauty of flowers! -mary

hahaha! I love your comment so much Catherine. I wish you could hear me laughing seeing you embrace the word "yummy" for soil after I was chastised by someone for saying yummy. haha, thank you so much! -mary

You are so welcome Eveline! Thank you for posting your comment. -mary

Thank you Bella!

Thank you mrses44! Sorry to reply so late, been swamped! One of the most important things for your hot summer area (and generally here in Santa Rosa too even though we do not have as many 100 degree days as you may have) is to get your plants planted Now! so they can establish good root systems. Also, you may be able to grow some plants that would normally take full summer sun but in your case may do better planted in morning sun and afternoon dapled shade. Also, before a hot day it is a good idea to water the garden the evening before. I do this here but I make certain to water low and not on the foliage as this promotes fungal disease. The great news is you will probably be successful growing citrus (something I cannot do in my Demo Garden because it just gets too much frost). :) Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes. -mary

I very much appreciate your response - and impressed that it wasn't just a quick "Thank you".

When I reread my reply I see that I did not say why it is important to get those plants in now to establish the roots. Planting your summer color plants (or shrubs etc.) now helps them build those good root systems before the heat of summer. Planting new plants once it's so hot is super hard on plants and some will not be able to thrive. Maybe it was obvious but just in case. -mary :)

Why did i have noisy traffic in the background of this video or romantic rain? You should see what we have to do to film these. Sneak out super early in the morning, start filming, try to project my voice above a whisper so i don't bother my neighbor, car coming....stop filming...car passes, start filming...and on and on. In my latest videos we have decided to let some cars pass as I keep talking. Sigh, we do our best. Thank you for commenting and watching! -mary

@@TheGardeningTutor Mary, I have been loving - and buying - Clematis plants for a few good years now, had some great and not so great success with them, but in my new home I have yet to establish a healthy Clematis site. For that, I will have questions for you in the near future, if I may. For now, though, I want to comment and thank you for a great instruction video, for the considerable fact that you actually reply to your subscribers and, most importantly, for your kind and soothing nature, based on what I can see in your replies. Sometimes I wondered why people made what I interpreted as negative, unkind comments, only to see that you found something positive, cheerful to reply. For THAT, I felt the need to write a few lines and it is my second time ever to make a youTube comment. Thank you for a lesson in character, along with one in Clematis 101! Happy spring!

Oh my gosh Gena, I am going to print your comment out and paste it above my computer. Of course, you may ask more questions about your clematis as you go along. (whispering....) I too have wondered the same as you. haha! Your kind comment has made my day as I am missing my clients and my income right now during CA stay at home order. It's comments like yours that keep me making these free videos since I do not make money from them. I am paid in kindness. :) Thank you so much! -mary

You're welcome Edna. Thanks for watching. -mary

Wow, Tokyo! That's so cool Johnscott. You're welcome from Northern California (one hour north of San Francisco.

Hi Ruth thank you for watching. I usually leave any seedheads in fall because they can be so beautiful but during the growing season I do not let the seedheads develop on hybrid clematis' in order to get more flowers.

You're welcome Sharron. -mary :)

Thank you Action Creation. -mary

Thank YOU for posting and you're welcome Sue. Your post came in right after a less than positive post so I really appreciate you taking the time to thank me. -mary

@@TheGardeningTutor oh that's really upsetting. Why can't people just not say anything and just be nice ? Onwards and up theirs Mary..Sue 👍🌷🌺

Exactly. :) oh! I just reread what you said. I thought you said, "onwards and upwards" not what you said. Ha! I would never say that. :) -mary

Let us know how it goes Julia! Also, you may want to consider the evergreen Clematis 'Armandii'. It will sit the there the first year and then the second year it puts on at least 15 feet of growth. Can grow in sun or dappled shade. 'Armandii' does have a fragrant flower that blooms late winter/early spring, so might want to smell one first to make sure you like it. -mary

Thank you Helen. I tend to look for the fat buds no matter which Clematis I'm pruning. Thank you for watching and suggesting new videos. -mary

@@TheGardeningTutor many thanks.

Yours sounds beautiful! In the video that is actually one clematis, a gift from a friend. I don't know the name of it but I couldn't believe she would not want it anymore. That clematis is my best bloomer! I understand though how it looks like 3 different ones grown together. There is a lovely shrub called Brunfelsia that also has three shades of purple blooms on it. Thank you for watching and posting Gilmourish. -mary

The Gardening Tutor : 😁 you are welcome. I learned a lot from watching the video. I had no idea you could remove the dead flowers so I did that already. The Lila is called « imperial « but the other two .. I think the president and then I don’t know. I am searching room in my garden to plant more but I have roses (14) bushes and starting to lack space. I know clematis don’t grow everywhere.. my experience anyway. Lost a few along the way.. 😔

Your garden sounds so lovely. :)

The Gardening Tutor I am sure yours is more beautiful than mine..we all have different tastes but I love flowers rather have them now than later ☺️

Yes, yes me too. I love winter interest in the garden. For instance, I leave the stems of Sedums for several weeks after they turn brown just because I find them so beautiful. Each gardener will need to experiment with their own Clematis' hybrids to see how many bloom cycles they can get out of them. I was surprised that I could get three rounds of blooms from the ones in the Demo Garden before frost season started (no one ever told me that). :) Thank you for sharing your experience Sansa! -mary ....thinking of Game of Thrones. :)

Can't figure out what she's saying (hoar) frost?

@@alice30045 hoarfrost. Is a winter phenomenon. Usually it is because of a moist airmass hitting a cold front near the ground and the moisture starts to frost on any surface simiar to the frost on windows same process but to a much greater and more beautiful degree. Google it!

hahahaha! Thank you for the laugh. OMG, since covid i haven't been laughing as much, when i laugh it actually sounds a little strange to me now. So thank you for drinking and landing on my video but mostly thanks for the laugh!! -mary p.s. i'm printing out your comment and putting it right in front of me when i'm at my office desk!

Thank you for watching Fukyoindigo blossoming. It makes me happy to hear of your love for your plant! In the About section of my channel you will see that i am in Santa Rosa, CA. As per your request I've added "Zone 9" to the description. On my website FREE Monthly Gardening Tips you will see that at the top of the page I have stated that i am in zone 9 and people will need to adjust to their own planting zones. I try my best to remember everything to say in my videos but there is no script. As you will hear when you watch more I try to remind people that I am in Zone 9. Thanks again for your suggestion. -mary

Hi Maria, I never saw your comment until today (4 months after you posted). I use Felco pruners number 8. Sometimes i use other Felco numbers. Since I do not make money on this site (making the videos is costly but sharing them is my gift to you) and do not have outside advertising, I do not refer people to where they can buy tools but I do have a video overview of most of the tools I use at: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNmEadibps21gIU.html -mary

You're welcome Jennifer. Sluggo Plus usually because i have more than just slugs and snails here (earwigs, cutworms etc). I do ALOT of hand picking and throwing into hot soapy water. I'm out there at night with my headlamp on-ha! Thank you for watching and posting. -mary

Hi Ruby, thanks for watching. Without watching the video again (which i don't do cause i would see things to fix and that costs money-ha!) it might be Pink Champagne. -mary p.s. Hybrid clematis' can also be wrapped straight up a tall pole (like rebar) if you prefer. It can look a little smashed at first but they seem to work it out on their own. -mary

Thank you for watching homyra habibi. Yes, some clematis hybrids love being in a good sized container. I grow 'Niobe' in one and it has been happy for many years! One thing I have found though...'Niobe' did not appreciate sharing the container with another plant I used as an underplanting. Too much root competition. Look for one of the clematis that has a 6' height maturity. I have Niobe on a swirl trellis. -mary

That's awesome Grandma Sandy! Thank you so much. -mary

Thank you so much Maria! Do you know the time in the video of the clematis you're asking about? When I see where it's planted I might remember which one it is better. I've looked through my labels and the only pink one I have is Pink Champagne. -mary

A color combo that one person adores another person may not prefer. That's what makes designing fun! It always helps to actually see flowers in bloom and not rely on photos on labels or the internet because they can be inaccurate. I wonder if polka and clematis 'Champagne' would be a combo you would like? Oh, or Polka and a white clematis like 'Marie Boisselot'. Let us know what you decide. You can message me on my facebook page and send a photo of you plants growing together. Thank you for watching and posting! -mary

You're welcome Ed Palapuz. Thank you for watching and commenting! Perhaps a fertilizer for bloom would help. Of the 3 numbers on a fertilizer it's the middle number that is for bloom. The middle number is phosphorus (P). Another thought (without seeing your garden) is a question really: are your clematis in the light that they each do best in? Many plants will grow well but not bloom well when they are growing in too much shade, hydrangeas and passionflower vine come to mind. Let us know how it goes! -mary

@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you. They get the morning sun from 8 to noon then shade after that. They used to be in the front but the afternoon sun from 2-8 roasted the leaves. They are doing much better in the back. I bought a plant feed with 20 as the middle number so I will see if that works this time.

Hola Maria Barraza yArgentina!! Gracias por ver. (...cuchicheo....Me Espanol is no excelente.) Ha!

Hi Robert. Oh, how nice to be greeted! Thank you. (whispering....sometimes i feel like Alexsa or hey google). What planting zone are you in? Some zones are hard on Clematis' and the hybrid types don't do great. Have you seen Clematis hybrids in other gardens in your area? If so and they are growing well maybe they have a different variety. Clematis' love, love excellent drainage. Not sandy but rich compost added soil (you can add to sandy or the clay soil and improve it). -mary

Portia, your plants sound so loved. I think you might like to know about an excellent book about Clematis (it is my go to book!). It's called Simply Clematis by Edith Malek. Even though I think it is out of print, I think you can still find it online. As to pruning, even if you knew nothing at all, if you prune just above fat buds you can do well. Once, when i knew nothing about plants, I read to cut to 18" and I took my tape measure out there, cut the clematis to 18" and ..........it died! It died because there were no viable buds below that cut I made. Let us know how it goes! -mary

@@TheGardeningTutor That's great info. I just ordered (3) more from Brushwood Nursery Dominika type 3, Sugar Sweet Blue type 2, and Bees Jubilee type 3. I had Sugar Sweet Blue before but either my rabbits ate it or it is the only one I was able to save and transplant. None the less I am sneaking them in close to my chain-link fence where the previous owner poured cement in the hopes of making a patio that he never made. Now I've got this cement to contend with:-( I have to look and see if these are type (3) bc I can prune those all the way down. I don't bother pruning type 2 until I see their thriving. Snow Queen needs pruning bc all of her flowers are at the top. She's type 2.

HaHaHa! your comment made my day! Thanks-mary

Oops, didn't see your question... best to use an Acid type fertilizer for hydrangeas and Maxsea has that too. They also have Bloom fertilizer.

Thank you so much and thanks for watching! Ugh, I too felt completely confused about the different group types of clematis when i first started growing them. Even now, i have not committed to memory the different types perse. I watch when the buds swell and that lets me know when to prune. The hybrid types usually have the larger blossoms and many tend to repeat bloom. Instead of pruning some clematis' to the ground that probably could be pruned to the ground I tend to do the same pruning as the hybrids, leaving 2 or 3 sets of healthy buds on each stem. This is a good option when one doesn't know which clematis they have. The montana clematis' are huge vines and usually bloom once in late winter/early spring and then they are done until the next year. When trying to keep this type smaller I prune them hard (cutting some stems completely down while leaving many others with 2 or 3 sets of buds) right after the flowers fade (they grow back quickly) so they can set up for flowers next year. The viticella and texensis also have a good chance of repeat blooming when pruned back after flowers fade. By the end of the season though, just before fall, I leave that last flowering on the hybrids to go to seed and I won't prune the plant again until I see the buds swell in early spring. Wow, that was a long reply. :) Ha! Experimenting with pruning is the best way to really learn how your clematis' will respond. Best, mary

Thank you so much for watching, posting and most of all subscribing Barbara. :) The trellis is called reinforcement wire for the concrete trade. Some people call this Hog Wire but that would not be correct as hog wire has sections that get wider towards the top. I use ungalvanized when i want it to rust and galvanized when i want it to stay the gray color. This wire is also used in fencing here so you might try fencing supply places. Mine come is really large sections about 7 feet by 15 feet or so and my husband cuts it for me to the size i need. You could use skinnier wire that is more flexible, it's called 6-6-10 wire (6 inch by 6 inch by 10 diameter). Thank you for asking. -mary

You are so right Artwork & Orchids. I forgot about the eggshells. I put eggshells into my worm bin. By the time I harvest the worm compost the shells are nice jagged and small bits. I especially like to use this compost in the veggie garden around seedlings. Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to pay more attention to the honeybees on the clematis, i usually just see the bumblebees and hoverflys and such. -mary

Oh C.C. I hope it is not clematis wilt (also called Stem Rot). Just in case it is, when you prune away the effected stems remember to disinfect your pruners before making the last cut on the stem you are working on. I use alcohol to disinfect my pruners but some people use bleach in a 1 part bleach to 10 parts water solution (i don't want to bleach my clothes accidentally). I had this happen to my 'Niobe' clematis that i have also had for numerous years in a large container. It just started looking so poorly. I checked the soil and found that the rootzone was very dry but I think more importantly, I had a geranium growing in the same pot and the roots of that geranium were surrounding 'Niobi'. I removed the geranium and improved the watering and it has recovered. Before adding more water check the soil because wilt can present as the plant wanting more water but that may not be the case. Let us know how it goes C. C. -mary

Twice a year?

Hi Claudette, thank you so much for watching. Clematis armandii is different than the clematis' in the hybrid clematis video. I do have a video about pruning the armandii in spring while it's flowering: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdKJfLyLsMrZcY0.html this might help keeping your clematis armandii looking good. I do not know anything about how it would do living in snow but it can be hardy to 10 degrees. We don't get snow or temps into the 10's here in Santa Rosa, CA. Armandii can just sit there not growing much the first year and then take off and grow 20 or 25 feet in the 2nd or 3rd year! Usually I do not prune armandii way down because it tends to resent hard pruning; however, I once had to cut a client's way down because her house was going to be painted. It took several months but it finally came back and grew quickly once it recovered. As a side note I plant armandii in ground because it is such a huge, heavy vine over time. Let us know how it goes! -mary

I understand Rachel. Some of mine look like pooh during summer too. -mary

If you have the hybrid type of Clematis' then after the first flush of bloom you can prune them back again (maybe by half or so) leaving stems with new buds starting to form. I do this and my clems bloom 3 times a year. When I just let them do what they want to do, just what you are saying, the old blooms start to form seedheads and the vine pushes lots of new growth and blooms on that making the whole thing pretty wild looking. -mary