What Vine Is This?
By Larry Hodgson Question: A few years ago, I planted this climbing plant in my garden in Montreal. To my surprise,Continue Reading
Category: Climbing plants
An Asparagus That Climbs? Who’d a Thunk?
By Larry Hodgson CLIMBING ASPARAGUS Botanical name:Asparagus verticillatusFamily: AsparagaceaeHeight: 12 feet (4 m)Width: 3 feet (1 m)Exposure: sun, partial shadeSoil: well drainedFlowering: late springHardiness zones: 3 toContinue Reading
35 Easy Clematis for Laidback Gardeners
By Larry Hodgson Clematis have the reputation of being capricious … and there’s a lot of truth to that. SometimesContinue Reading
Thin Supports Make Life Easier for Climbing Plants
By Larry Hodgson Most climbing plants cling to their support by twining, that is wrapping themselves around it. And mostContinue Reading
Cage Your Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are much less work if you cage them. This is Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’. Photo: agardenforthehouse.com Traditionally, climbing rosesContinue Reading
Yes, You Can Let Vines Climb Trees!
A climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) growing on a tree: nothing could be more natural! Photo: Dave Epstein, @growingwisdom What isContinue Reading
Hardy Kiwis for Cold Climate Gardeners
The conventional kiwifruit is fine in mild climate, but you need extra-tough kiwis where winters are cold. Photo: homesteadersonline WhoContinue Reading
2020: Year of the Hydrangea
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
The World’s Easiest Houseplant?
Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum). Photo: http://www.crocus.co.uk Which houseplant is the easiest of all to grow? Well, that’s debatable, but forContinue Reading
Confessions of a Pot Hoarder
Behind this outer wall of partly cleaned pots are shelves 2-feet wide jammed full of pots of all sizes. Photo:Continue Reading