Q-Can you tell me what is the procedure and seasonal timing for starting clematis from cuttings? A-Set cuttings of half-mature wood in late summer. Whether to cut between or at the base of the leaf ...

Climbing and clambering, stretching and scrambling, clematis fulfills so many promises in the garden. "You can use them on screens, fences, archways, pergolas, up trees, winding through shrubs," says ...

Visit any garden centre in late March and April and you should find some spring-flowering clematis tucked away with the other climbers. The flowers will vary in shape from a double tutu to single ...