Begonia - how very unpleasant! Remember the old adage about honey and vinegar?
Specialist growers are just that and can advise you about plants suitable for different aspects and conditions in your garden. Some clematis are hardy down to -25C and can take a bit of wind but won't like being blasted if you're expecting a huge flowery show from them. Some are tender and will curl up at the hint of frost.
I buy fully grown, multi-stemmed clems, never less than 3' high and propagated and cultivated by a specialist who advises me on such things as he knows my garden is cold and exposed in winter so I need the hardiest. Even then it can take 2 seasons for them to settle down and start to thrive. In the intervening period they are busy getting their roots down.
Look yours up and then grow them on carefully for 2 or 3 seasons before planting them out in suitable spots.
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Begonia - how very unpleasant! Remember the old adage about honey and vinegar?
Specialist growers are just that and can advise you about plants suitable for different aspects and conditions in your garden. Some clematis are hardy down to -25C and can take a bit of wind but won't like being blasted if you're expecting a huge flowery show from them. Some are tender and will curl up at the hint of frost.
I buy fully grown, multi-stemmed clems, never less than 3' high and propagated and cultivated by a specialist who advises me on such things as he knows my garden is cold and exposed in winter so I need the hardiest. Even then it can take 2 seasons for them to settle down and start to thrive. In the intervening period they are busy getting their roots down.
Look yours up and then grow them on carefully for 2 or 3 seasons before planting them out in suitable spots.