Jinxy, the small flowered clematis seen in Mike Brown's garden are all reliably hardy.
Our garden here on the reclaimed marshland in West Lancashire has been badly flooded this Winter but all the clematis ( we only grow the smaller flowered ) have survived no problem.
Was it just me who felt that chap spent a lot of extra effort taking a trandescantia cutting? Pull a bit off and stick in a glass of water. Pot when roots form...
Hi Danae ...... I hadn't noticed any change ....... p'rhaps I need to go to Specsavers - or clean my glasses
Richard - I just wondered with the floods and the gentleman's watering system ..... Clematis frighten me
Being completely control freaky - what about the cut marks on the slate where the tradescantia was trimmed ......... bearing in mind this coming from someone who repots on the kitchen table
They seem to be such superior beings of the plant world Richard. I'm a happy go lucky cottager and the pruning and watering and screaming if their feet aren't cold enough just don't go with my kind of gardening.
I have, however, ordered the GW 4 on offer - which is why I was asking GD2 what they were like - but it seems we've followed different offers. I thought for the price, I would give them a go I have had two previously which didn't like me moving them and decided to give up the ghost
Don't be frightened of them Jinxy. When I knew nothing much about growing anything I planted one in a very unsuitable spot and it keeled over. It didn't put me off though. I learned a bit more about them and found they were much more straightforward than it seemed at first. Most of the popular summer flowering types are really quite easy. Pick the right aspect for the ones you buy, make sure they have the basic requirements and you'll be well rewarded
Bear in mind that offers are quite often for tiny little plants which will need looking after for quite a while. Potting on and patience is what they need most!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Jinxy, the small flowered clematis seen in Mike Brown's garden are all reliably hardy.
Our garden here on the reclaimed marshland in West Lancashire has been badly flooded this Winter but all the clematis ( we only grow the smaller flowered ) have survived no problem.
Was it just me who felt that chap spent a lot of extra effort taking a trandescantia cutting? Pull a bit off and stick in a glass of water. Pot when roots form...
Thats the way we always did it when I was a nipper. It started me off on taking cutting, those and busy lizzies, root easily in water.
I always carry a lighter to sterilise the knife / secateurs before taking cuttings. NOT.
I do always carry a lighter, but in my case, it is for slightly different reasons.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
We're all different PD - I carry PJs and a toothbrush in my case!
Enjoyed all do GW.
Hi Danae ...... I hadn't noticed any change ....... p'rhaps I need to go to Specsavers - or clean my glasses
Richard - I just wondered with the floods and the gentleman's watering system ..... Clematis frighten me
Being completely control freaky - what about the cut marks on the slate where the tradescantia was trimmed
......... bearing in mind this coming from someone who repots on the kitchen table 
Jinxy, why do clematis frighten you ?
Have you had bad experiences with them ?
Or is it rather like the visit to the dentist where people are scared because of all the old wives tales ?
They seem to be such superior beings of the plant world Richard. I'm a happy go lucky cottager and the pruning and watering and screaming if their feet aren't cold enough just don't go with my kind of gardening.
I have, however, ordered the GW 4 on offer - which is why I was asking GD2 what they were like - but it seems we've followed different offers. I thought for the price, I would give them a go
I have had two previously which didn't like me moving them and decided to give up the ghost 
Don't be frightened of them Jinxy. When I knew nothing much about growing anything I planted one in a very unsuitable spot and it keeled over. It didn't put me off though. I learned a bit more about them and found they were much more straightforward than it seemed at first. Most of the popular summer flowering types are really quite easy. Pick the right aspect for the ones you buy, make sure they have the basic requirements and you'll be well rewarded
Bear in mind that offers are quite often for tiny little plants which will need looking after for quite a while. Potting on and patience is what they need most!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...