I've never met anyone who didn't love clematis That doesn't mean, though, that everyone knows how to grow them successfully. I didn't, at least not until I heard a presentation by Linda Beutler, ...

How do you pronounce clematis? I hear it said different ways and don’t want to make a fool of myself asking for it at the nursery. Pick your preferred pronunciation and say it with authority. I’ve ...

You say to-MAH-toe, I say to-MAY-toe. You say cle-MA-tis, and I say CLE-ma-tis. No matter how you pronounce it, this is one beautiful vine. Grow it by itself, with another variety or with a whole ...

It's a question that has puzzled humanity since time immemorial. No, not the chicken-or-egg question. Or even why the chicken (or the egg; your call) crossed the road. The question we're referring to ...

The scientific names of plants can be tricky for many of us to pronounce. Often it’s because the names are long and twist our tongues in ways that feel unfamiliar, but sometimes even the relatively ...