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MAY 2011 HERSAM ACORN NEWSPAPERS
HOMESpecial Section to: The Valley Gazette I The Stratford Star I The Milford Mirror I The Amity Observer I The Trumbull Times I Fairfield Sun I The Huntington Herald I The Monroe Courier I The Easton Courier
by Lynn Hyson
Niobe is ambling up my golden evergreen.
Nelly Moser blushes as she scampers up
and over the arbor, while Sweet Autumn
cascades over the deck railing. Its quite a
party!
Clematis (pronounced klem ah tiss) are
known for being sociable plants. They like
to hug and cling to their neighbors and are
agreeable companions. Once you get to
know them, youll want to invite the whole
family into your garden.
That would be quite a scene, though,
because this family of flowering vines is
extensive. Clematis may come dressed in
rich, saturated jewel-tones, soft pastels or
classic whites. Their blossoms offer bold,
expansive flower heads, subtle stars, bright
bells and dangling lanterns. They can wear
pinks, purples, reds, whites, yellows, blues
and lime greens orange is about the only
color they avoid.
And Clematis are (social?) climbers, bring-
ing the drama of an often neglected dimen-
sion: vertical gardening. With so much
diversity, its easy to confuse the individu-
als in this family, and that could ruin your
party. But if you get off on the right foot
with the Clematis of your choice, you will
have a rewarding, convivial relationship.
To start, it pays to remember that, like
hydrangeas, they belong to three different
groups, which dictate pruning and bloom
time. Those that bloom on old wood (known
as type 1) flower in May to June and should
be cut back promptly afterwards. They can
be cut back hard or just pruned for shape
and structure. They will use the rest of the
growing season to prepare for next springs
appearance. Frances Rivis (Clematis alpina)
flaunts four-petaled blue blossoms with
contrasting white centers and can reach
six to 10 feet high. Try her in a container
with a tuteur (a pyramid-shaped lattice). C.
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by Lois Alcosser
On Sunday, June 5, from 10 to 4, Terry
Karpens woodland garden in Redding
will have its debut in the Garden
Conservancys Open Days program, a
chance to stroll, enjoy and talk to Terryabout any and all aspects of garden-
ing. Each year, since 1995, the Garden
Conservancys Open Days have been an
opportunity to visit some of Americas
finest private gardens. Its a tremendous
honor to be chosen.
For Terry Karpen, who is not only a garden-
er but also Queen Of Spades, a garden and
landscape designer, June 5 will be an excit-
ing day, though she knows all about the
event because she maintained and hosted
a clients Conservancy Garden in Redding
for two years.
Terry wears many hats. In addition tocreating gardens and landscapes, she can
manage any size property, rejuvenate or
renovate a small section or an entire gar-
den. She is a garden consultant, does
real-estate staging, artistic pruning, deer
fencing, just about anything and everything
that has to do with gardens. Her goal is to
create harmony between house and garden
and between garden and the surrounding
landscape.
Her own garden looks as if the flowers,
plants and trees chose the location them-
selves. There is an immediate sense of
naturalness and spontaneity. Since its a
woodland garden, she says, its a good
example of my belief in placing plants
where they will grow best and most beauti-
fully, not changing nature but embracing
it. Plants flourish according to their inborn
needs.
How does one go about achieving this?
What must a gardener do to create a thriv-
ing garden? Beauty comes first, Terry
says. Thats the main thing, but there has
to be a plan to make it happen.
First, as objectively as possible, look at
the property with new eyes. What already
exists? Where does sun come up, and go
down? Is it mostly shady or sunny? Wet or
dry? What kind of soil do you have clay
or sandy? Before you do anything, get to
know the lay of the land and understand
what you have as opposed to trying to
make it the image of something else.
She suggests finding out as much as you
can about the region, its history, culture,
ecology, because all these factors form the
recipe for what you can do or choose to
do. For example, she says, suppose you
have lots more shade than sun. Youre not
going to cut down trees to change it to a
sunny garden. Instead, learn about all the
shade-loving plants that can give you the
color, the look you want.
Lets say youd love to have a rose bush. But
GARDEN CONSERVANCY OPEN DAY
A visit with
the QueenOf Spades
The cheerful yellow flowers of Corydalis lutea are a nice blend with the soft green of spring.
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if your land is wet and shady, no matter
how hard you try, you wont have roses. Its
a case of the right plants in the right place,
not wishful thinking. When you go to a
garden that has all the elements it should,
there is the same satisfaction as viewing a
work of art.
Terry is often asked what pesticides to use
on a lawn. Her answer is, Your children,
your pets are going to play on that lawn.
Youre bound to bring in some soil on the
soles of your shoes or on your clothes. Do
you really want to use chemical pesticides?
After all, gardeners are stewards of the
earth.
Before she became Queen Of Spades, Terry
was a chef. As Queen Of Hearts, she baked
specialty cakes, like wedding cakes. But
someone told me they all looked like land-
scapes, she said, smiling. For 25 years,
she had a career as a catering service. Just
as beauty comes first in gardening, taste
came first in running a restaurant and
catering, and that meant the finest qual-
ity ingredients. But cakes are my former
world, she says.
The path to gardening started when she
worked at the Bartlett Arboretum in
Stamford, and then took the Landscape
Design course at the New York Botanical
Garden and the University of Connecticuts
Master Gardener Program.
Terry is a follower of the Arts & Crafts
Movement, which isnt about making pot-
tery but is a reaction to the Industrial
Revolution and its assembly-belt produc-
tion. We believe in simplicity, not artificial
gimmicks. Natural ingredients. Artisan-
made, not mass-produced. Respect for
the individuality of peoples different
backgrounds.
Her newest adventure is her quarterly
newspaper column in The Redding Pilot.
Theres a community volunteer garden
in Redding called the Parade Path. Im just
trying to get the word out.
As a gardener, she emphasizes, you
keep learning all the time. Perhaps, when
you want a shrub with bright yellow flow-
ers, you think of forsythia. But there are
10 other interesting choices. There are at
least 200 choices besides daffodils. One
of Terrys favorites is hellebore, an early
blooming perennial, shade tolerant, deer
resistant, beautiful flowers, comes in differ-
ent colors. Its blooms last for months, and
the leaves stay green all winter.
The idea is to create a unique sanctuary to
restore us. My mother knew this. I remem-
ber wed plant seeds together. My brother
had his own strawberry patch. When I was
five years old, Id go out by myself intonature. Being out in the woods as a child
are my happiest memories. I guess garden-
ing is what Im supposed to be doing.
For directions to Terry Karpens garden
at 69 Dayton Road in Redding, see the
Conservancy Web site or call her at 203-
938-0684. Reservations or advance tickets
not necessary. The $5 requested to view
a garden goes right back to the Garden
Conservancy to fulfill its mission of nurtur-
ing and preserving Americas gardens.
Hellebore orientalis, which appear in early spring, are prized for their beauty, vigor and deer resistance.
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which not only results in comfortable liv-
ing but also promotes good health for the
homeowners/occupants.
For rectifications, Marianne strategically
places energy-correction devices such as
keystones, copper tubes, specific yantras
(the Sanskrit word for instrument or
machine) and sound to create harmo-
ny and balance within the space.
A Calming Influence
Diane Roth, owner of LArmoire in New
Canaan, is one of Mariannes very satis-
fied clients. Ive always been a believ-
er in aligning the environment, and
when my shop was going through some
upheaval and emotional turmoil, I hired
Marianne, who is an old friend, to per-
form a rectification, Diane says.
Diane, who wanted a more positive
feeling and rhythm for her customers,
felt that Mariannes rectification had an
immediate impact on the business. Its
all about getting in tune with your envi-
ronment, and since Marianne worked hermagic on my store, there is now a calm-
ing influence that prevails, she says.
What role do color, pattern, texture and
placement play in the Vastu experience?
According to Marianne, a great deal.
These all come into practice during
the interior-design phase, she explains.
Their interaction affects the visual and
tactile senses and awareness of the occu-
pants. [Using these elements], I work
with the client to create an environment
akin to a superb bottle of wine ... blend-
ing flavors specific to the family, partners
or organization that will encourage their
sensory experience to align with the goals
they initially set forth in the design.
For example, in residential design, there
is a distinct difference in the effect of
window treatments constructed from a
Jim Thompson Thai silk, a Christopher
Hyland silk or a Gretchen Bellinger linen,
Marianne says. Not only will the colors
reflect differently based on the manufac-
turer but also on the texture of the base
material how it captures and reflects
light in proportion to the space we are
designing.
Some of Mariannes other projects
include the Warren Tricomi Salon in
New York City, Ananda Yoga and Healing
Center in New Canaan, a rectification for
a rocket scientist in Denver and even for
a lake in Westchester a recification
that required Marianne getting into a
kayak with all of her tools and covering
every inch of water and shoreline.
Brown, Harris, Stevens, a firm on NewYorks Park Avenue, was also a particu-
larly memorable and challenging proj-
ect. Not only was the office situated in
the wrong corner of the building, the
desks were poorly placed and couldnt be
changed. The view, however, was superb,
and it was interesting to bring the
impact of the view, the outdoor move-
ment and electricity into the balance of
the Vastu, Marianne says.
For more information, contact: mari-
annedenniston.com.
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Many mixologists and chefs, as well as
home cooks, enjoy incorporating the pow-
erful medicinal elements of ginger into
their creations. Beneath that gnarly, knot-
ted, root exterior lies a magical source
that when peeled, pressed, crystallized,
candied, sliced, slivered, juiced, pickled
or powdered, reveals a mighty origin of
natural healing.
Ginger has been found to effectively quell
stomach distress. A natural tonic for morn-ing sickness, motion sickness, seasickness
and diarrhea, ginger is also an excellent
digestive aid. Ginger helps regulate high
sugar levels that may disrupt the digestion
process, while simultaneously soothing the
stomach and restoring its regular rhythm.
Ginger may also be especially effective at
boosting bone health and relieving joint
pain. Ginger may even be an aphrodisiac,
with its unique scent and blood circulation
enhancement.
Ginger may also act as an anti-inflammato-
ry agent, which can help ward off disease.
If one has contracted the flu, ginger may
be effective at inducing a healthy sweat
and releasing toxins from the body. Ginger
is a good source of magnesium, potassium,
copper, manganese and vitamin B6.
As compelling as the healthy attributes
of ginger may be, its the vast range of
culinary capabilities of this rhizome that
are truly captivating. Through the years,
cooks have discovered that the amazing
fragrance and zestiness of ginger add an
irresistible aura to their dishes. In fact,
Queen Elizabeth I of England, a reputed
ginger fan herself, is credited with invent-
ing the gingerbread man cookie in the late
16th Century.
Modern cooks will love ginger, as it adds
fantastic flavor to fruit salads, a savory
spark to sauted vegetables, sizzle to salad
dressings, and it intensely invigorates tea
and lemonade. Grated ginger adds a
spicy depth to coleslaw and fabulous
flair to fruit smoothies.
Ginger is a key component of many
sweet recipes, including cakes, breads,
scones, cookies and cheesecakes. A
holiday pumpkin pie would be rather
bland without an invigorating dash of
powdered ginger. Gingersnap cookies are
a classic example of cooking with ginger.
Try adding a bit of powdered, candied or
freshly grated ginger for cookies with epic
ginger flavor.
Synonymous with Asian cooking, ginger is
delectable in stir fries, spring rolls, soups
and many savory sauces. Adventuresome
and exotic dishes, such as sesame baked
fish with hot ginger marinade, baked crab
with scallions and ginger, beef strips with
orange and ginger, gingered chicken noo-
dles and straw noodle shrimp in a sweet
ginger dip are just a few dishes to try
when working with ginger. Pickled ginger
is served as an accompaniment to many
Japanese dishes and is a refreshing palate
cleanser after consuming fiery wasabi.
There is a company that is so inspired
by gingers possibilities they have built a
thriving business of fantastic, all natural
ginger products. The Ginger People are
passionate about all things ginger and offer
a superb line of products, including baked
goods such as crispy gingersnaps and rich
ginger anzacs and shortbread. Beverages
include a ginger beer, brisk with just the
right amount of bite while lightly sweet.
A lemon ginger beer has a bright lemony
twist, and a ginger smoother, a mixture of
prized Chinese ginger, honey, lemon and
natural flavor, is purported to promote
harmony and offer superior antioxidant
protection.
The Ginger People carry a variety of gin-
ger chews spicy yet slightly sugary
nuggets of goodness that can easily
be found in many markets locally,
including FoodWorks in Monroe.
Ginger chews are excellent to have
on hand for a soothing, upliftingpick-me-up. Coffee lovers may quickly
become attached to the hot coffee vari-
ety, a luxurious layering of coffee and gin-
ger that somehow works perfectly.
The Ginger People offers cooking sauces
that will elevate even an occasional cook
to chef status. Ginger lemon grass would
be exquisite with seafood, Thai green curry
sauce will add sparkle to noodle dishes,
sweet ginger chili sauce is the perfect
accompaniment to cool, crunchy summer
rolls, and chicken bathed in hot ginger jala-
peno sauce, then grilled, will have guests
swooning.
See their Web site for a wealth of ginger
suggestions and information at ginger-
people.com. For recipes using ginger, visit
epicurious.com or your local library or
bookstore. The Ultimate Chinese Cookbook
edited by Linda Doeser is excellent.
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sionate food professional. Read more about
her food adventures at confessionsofacon-
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cook.net.
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by Joanne Greco Rochman
Recently, two people that I know well made major
moves from one city or town to another. At the same
time, I was starting my spring cleaning. However, after
listening to their methods for packing and cleaning, I
realized that I needed a new approach to my task. I
needed a system, an orderly plan.
In the past, I would clean out part of a closet one day
and when the mood came around again, Id clean out
another closet or drawer. My attic is a cedar attic, so
every spring, I have to lug the winter clothes out of
my closets yes thats plural, because my clothes are
also in the guest room closet and my husbands officecloset. Women have a way of taking over closet space,
which is why my husband has his own closet from
which I am prohibited.
After I get them all up there, I have to take all the sum-
mer clothes down. So I found myself vacuuming and
polishing three closets over several days before I even
started washing windows or taking out the rugs to be
cleaned. My random spring cleaning sometimes took
me back and forth from one room to another, instead
of doing one room completely and being done with it.
Yes, it was time to implement that one-room-at-a-time
plan.
When moving or spring cleaningORGANIZATION IS KEY
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When Linda Janos moved from Ansonia to
Shelton, she hired a local moving company
to move the big furniture. Her daughter
and some friends helped her pack all the
other personal and household items. They
were organized and did it one room at a
time.
I lived in Ansonia for 15 years, she said,
but Im not a hoarder. If I dont need
something or havent used something in
a while, out it goes, she said matter of
factly. So packing wasnt too difficult for
me. One of my friends brought different
colored magic markers with her, so we
color-coded and labeled every box. We also
made sure the boxes werent too heavy.
Listening to her made me realize that I
should get rid of a lot of things that I not
only havent used in years, I havent even
seen them for years. Theyre packed away
in hat and shoe boxes and big plastic bags.
I also wished I had labeled all the things
Ive stored here, there and everywhere. Ive
got some flower arranging equipment in
the basement, some in the attic and some
in my pantry.
I thought to myself, Its time. Im going
to throw out or donate what I dont use
and get some boxes and markers and
get things cleaned out and organized.
The very thought of ever moving from
my home where Ive lived and collected
assorted items for more than 20 years sent
a cold shiver up my spine. One dear friend
of mine made me promise that if anything
should ever happen to her, I was to go
immediately to her bureau and straighten
things out.
For Linda, the most trying thing about the
move was worrying about her cat, Minnie.I rescued this poor cat and she had a hard
time adjusting, so I was worried about how
she would take to the move and the new
place. Happily, Minnie was just as happy
as Linda with her new, sunny location.
The second most worrisome thing about
the move was Lindas concern about the
movers. I was worried that they wouldnt
show up on time, or that they would dam-
age the furniture. I was so happy that I
went with All My Sons Moving. Theyre
local, reputable movers. They arrived right
on time and took such great care with my
furniture and televisions that I would rec-
ommend them to anyone. When Linda
arrived at her new home, it was easy to
find everything that she needed because
she took the time to label everything prop-
erly.
My son Noel, who lives in the North End of
Boston, just moved from his ultra-modern
ninth-floor condominium (72 stairs, no
elevator) to an apartment, while he waits
for his new town house to be built. All I
can say is that its a good thing that Noel
is physically fit and has a great sense of
humor because he decided to do the move
himself with the help of some friends. He
is also known as Mr. Organization, so the
problem was not in packing carefully and
labeling, which he did.
Everything had to be labeled as to wheth-
er it was going to the storage facility or
the temporary apartment. It was a com-
plicated move. I purchased some medium-
size boxes from Home Depot so I wouldnt
over-pack and end up with overly heavyboxes, he said.
Fortunately, when he moved in, he designed
a hoist that went straight down the middle
of the endless stairway, so most of the
boxes went down via hoist. When it came
to his 50-inch plasma television, which he
figured was about 150 pounds, and his
bureaus and couches and tables, he and
three friends tied rope around the middle
of the big items and then using the hoist
guided the furniture down. This way the
hoist bore most of the weight.
We only had one casualty, said my
son with a laugh. A small wooden chestslipped off the hoist and dropped three
stories before it crashed and smashed into
a million pieces.
Since I doubt those three friends will be in
town when Noel moves into his new home,
hell most likely hire professional movers.
As for me, Im going to clean this house
one room at a time. Im going to label and
store things properly and pray I never have
to move.
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by Tim Murphy
Thin Mints are the Girl Scouts most popu-
lar cookie, accounting for 25 percent of
sales. Cookie comes from the Dutch word
koekje, which means little cake.
I learned those tidbits earlier today, not
from a proud pack leader or Wikipedia but
rather PumpTop TV, which was playing at a
local gas station as I filled the tank, a cap-
tive audience of one.
For years following their breakthrough in
the late 1940s, televisions were confined
to living rooms. But the way families struc-tured seating arrangements around the TV,
in effect giving it a shrine-like status, was a
harbinger. The medium was going to be not
only the message, but also the ruler with
viewers as its loyal subjects.
As incomes rose and purchase prices
declined, televisions spread to other parts
of the house bedrooms, kitchens, base-
ments. A telling stat was the number of TVs
per household, which drew annual attention
because of its s teady rise. Eventually, though,
there was no more room for televisions,
and they had to expand beyond the house,
like a grown child heading out in the world.
By now, encountering televisions in differ-
ent, sometimes unexpected public places, is
nothing new. In 2010 its possible to watch
TV in airports, planes, bars, banks, bath-
rooms, restaurants, waiting rooms, gyms,
lobbies, stores and cabs. People used to
kill time on crowded elevators by staring at
their shoes; now they dont mind missing
their floor if a good Seinfeld episode is on.
If the trend itself is no longer trendy, the
sheer magnitude of the numbers of televi-
sions in public areas is startling. Perhaps it is
a case of one vice replacing another. While
smoking has been banned in most public
places, televisions have thrived, offering a
nicotine patch and the latest headlines
to the country.
Much of the expansion, naturally, is fueled
by advertising possibilities. Placing TVs in
places where people have no other view-
ing options and no access to the remote
is a mouthwatering lure for networks
and advertisers.
Its also understandable why many of the
businesses installing televisions would want
to do so. Sports bars hope to drum up busi-
ness by offering as many live games as
possible; gyms want an incentive to attract
new members; Jet Blue wants to get repeat
flyers by putting screens on the back of
seats. Other places where there might be
a wait involved banks, doctors offices,
car repair shops want to keep custom-
ers pacified and not complaining about the
wait.
In some instances, the gesture is appreci-
ated. A trip to the department of motor
vehicles doesnt seem as torturous now
knowing that CNN is available, and if my
dentist were to show Sports Center while
fixing cavities I might actually return every
six months.
But a potential pitfall and one that some
businesses seem oblivious to is how
their channel selections might backfire.
As a default, most places tune their TVs
to all-news channels. On the surface, its a
safe move since there wont be swearing
or nudity. Consider, though, a fast-food res-
taurant in which people standing in line are
treated to a report on the outlandish num-
ber of calories in one of the establishments
new custom sandwiches? Or a segment on
overworked physicians making inaccurate
diagnoses being broadcast in a doctors
waiting room? From a public relations
standpoint, nudity and swearing might be
preferable.
Another possible snag is one that a friend
witnessed on a recent visit to his bank
branch. While he was waiting for a teller,
two other customers in line started argu-
ing over the journalistic objectivity (or lack
thereof) on Fox News, which the bank was
broadcasting. An employee then had to
come over and tell the men to stop misbe-
having. My friend is betting the Weather
Channel will be on the next time he goes
to the bank.
Ironically, while that disagreement raises
one concern, it also lessens another: The
belief that the curve of modern technology
bends unwaveringly toward self-absorptionat the expense of interpersonal communi-
cation.
When televisions first started appearing in
restaurants and other social places, critics
contended that it was an intrusion into the
art of conversation. Instead of talking, cou-
ples would now go to dinner and stay silent,
staring lovingly into the TV screen. But
maybe having televisions in public places
will inspire strangers to converse with each
other, even if it is only to complain about
what is being shown.
As technology continues to advance, its
possible that televisions will sprout in moreunlikely places. With screens getting small-
er while still retaining clarity, a diner may
soon be able to watch the Food Network
on the spoon he or she is also using for
gazpacho.
In the meantime, I will continue to frequent
the gas station with the TV screens on top
of each pump. Not because the prices are
lower, but because I want to see what Justin
Bieber did on his recent vacation to Hawaii.
I had filled the tank before that segment
aired.
STATION NATION:
TVs find second home in public places
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Montana Tetrarose gets tall (up to 15 feet)
with purple-tinged leaves and soft pink pet-
als.
Type 2 Clematis flower on new wood and
will bloom from July to October. Prune
when they are dormant from late fall
to early spring. Dont worry about cutting
too much, they can re-grow a full plantand still bloom that season. Type 2 plants
tend to grow six to 10, even 12 feet tall.
C. Henrii is well known for his bold white
face, and C. florida Flore pleno parades
double chartreuse blooms. C. Nellie Moser
is a favorite thanks to her six-inch pale pink
flowers with darker midribs and the spec-
tacular seed heads she leaves behind. This
drama queen actually prefers light shade. C.
Niobes blossoms of rich, wine red can flow
through the summer season.
The third type blooms in May to June on
old wood and can rebloom in midsummer
to early fall on new wood, but they dont
flower as generously as their relatives. Theycan be trimmed lightly up till the middle
of summer. Or, if overgrown, cut back to
within two feet in early spring and wait for
a vigorous flowering in late summer. The
deservedly popular purple C. Jackmanii and
rich violet-rose Ville de Lyon are 10-footers
and can be the life of the party from June to
fall. And lets not neglect C. tangutica, with
her small yellow bells, or C. Huldine, whose
pearly white petals arch back gracefully.
Other type 3s that deserve attention are
two native Americans with petite nodding
bells: C. crispas are pale lavender and C.
Betty Cornings come in blue and lavender-
pink. Though their blossoms are subtle,
these are no wallflowers. They will carry on
all summer long. Betty Corning belongs to
the viticella branch of the family, offering
resistance to mildew and Clematis wilt.
While one of its tiny, star-shaped white
blooms might not impress, Sweet Autumn
(C. terniflora, also Type 3) produces thou-
sands of them from August to frost, when
many of her contemporaries are spent. This
is an enthusiastic climber up to 20 feet
ideal for an archway or blank wall with a
fragrance that lives up to her name.
Believe it or not, Ive only introduced you to
a small contingent of the Clematis family.
Once you get past the differences in their
appearance and pruning temperaments,
all will benefit from similar growing condi-
tions. Plant them with their crowns two to
three inches below soil level in a sunny spot
with a mildly acidic soil, pH 6.5. (Name tags
will identify the few that like some shade,
such as Sweet Autumn.) The deep planting
encourages bushy growth and helps protect
the vine from damage by such threats
as lawn mowers and weed whackers, as
well as by the rot and wilt. If the vine is
compromised, the subterranean crown can
send up new growth.
It is said that Clematis prefer cool, shaded
roots with hot, sunny heads. I like to plant
them on the shady side of a support or
place a low-growing plant like a hosta in
front. Clematis are long-lived, but slow to
establish. Buying large pots with 2-year-old
plants will give them a head start. As might
be expected of such show-offs, Clematis
expect to be well fed. Compost and a
monthly serving of organic plant food like
Plant-Tone will keep them going strong.
One final ingredient will ensure a happy
guest: Clematis must have support. At plant-
ing time, make sure supports are in place
so the vine can attach and grow. Clematis
cling by curling their leaf stems around
something slender such as twine, bird net-
ting, twigs or narrow iron work. They often
twine around their own stalks and the
branches of neighbors. Broad surfaces such
as wood lattice, fencing or mailbox postswill let them down unless covered with a
finer mesh or netting. Newcomers may
need to be tied to get them started climb-
ing. Then the skys the limit!
With all the choices in size, shape, color and
season, there is sure to be an ideal Clematis
(or three) for your garden party. Success is
just a matter of being a considerate host.
Lynn Hyson is a master gardener and an
active member of the Redding Garden Club.
Visit her new Website, gardenphile.net.
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Clematis prefer cool, shaded roots, hot, sunny heads and good support.
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