The Clematis at our front door are doing much better this year. Elaine's use of Miracle Grow might have had some effect. Her Mother's Day Hanging Geranium Basket also continues to do well. The two Clematis plants were here when we bought the house 30 years ago. While they have been prolific bloomers for many years, we wondered during the past 2-3 years if they had about "run their course". I scattered a bit of 12-12-12 at the base of the plants early last spring in addition to Elaine's treatment which has "paid off". In this climate some people leave the old foliage carry over from one year to the next even though it may freeze back some. We have always cut ours back to just a few inches above the ground and clean off the old foliage after the first frost. It makes it easier to put up our lights at Christmas time.
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