What could be more glorious that a clematis that's both fragrant and covered with intense purple blooms at this time of year? I can't guarantee this one is going to live up to the hype or that you can ...

Although roses remain favorites for suffusing your summer garden with intoxicating fragrance, there's only so much of their sassiness a gardener can tolerate. Luckily, there are a myriad of ...

EVERY GARDEN NEEDS a few Clematis vines meandering about. The flowers come in an amazing array of colors and sizes, and because they blossom at different times, it’s possible to have Clematis in bloom ...

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While botanists can't seem to agree on the correct pronunciation of clematis, they all agree that they are generally easy-to-grow. Most gardeners are familiar with the large purple-flowering varieties ...

Lots of the best-smelling plants need sunlight to thrive, but there is also, fortunately, a good selection of fragrant flowers for shade you can choose from that also deliver on beauty and style. Yes, ...

Transplanted Northerners often miss sweet-scented lilacs, which don't bloom well here because of our short winters and long summers. While the bond between fragrance and memory is strong, perhaps they ...

Wherever you need something colorful to clamber over something — a trellis, a fence, a shed, an arbor — there’s a clematis vine that would welcome the opportunity. Several types of clematis are hardy, ...

When I was a gardening neophyte, I planted an all-pink flower bed in front of my house. I selected my favorite soft pink flowering plants to fill out the bottom, middle and top, where a trellis runs ...