At A Glance: Two Clematis
Posted on: June 9, 2013 12 Comments
Deborah Silver is an accomplished and experienced landscape and garden designer whose firm first opened its doors in 1986.
Deborah Silver is a landscape and garden designer whose firm, Deborah Silver and Co Inc, opened its doors in 1986. She opened Detroit Garden Works, a retail store devoted to fine and unusual garden ornament and specialty plants, in 1996. In 2004, she opened the Branch studio, a subsidiary of the landscape company which designs and manufactures garden ornament in a variety of media. Though her formal education is in English literature and biology, she worked as a fine artist in watercolor and pastel from 1972-1983. A job in a nursery, to help support herself as an artist in the early 80’s evolved into a career in landscape and garden design. Her landscape design and installation projects combine a thorough knowledge of horticulture with an artist’s eye for design. Her three companies provide a wide range of products and services to the serious gardener. She has been writing this journal style blog since April of 2009.
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Lovely! What is that ground cover beneath the metal bench?
European ginger. This is a great plant for partial/full shade. Glossy leaved-and easy to grow.
What is the name of the white one? Thanks!
Bonnie, the single white rose is an early 20th century shrub rose-I believe of English breeding. Sally Holmes. So well worth growing. It is vigorous, reblooming, and responds well to pruning. Thanks, Deborah
A beautiful composition! Did you protect the clematis roots in some way so pachysandra roots would not strangle them?
Dear Connie, The clematis are planted in the European ginger. There is edger strip between the pachysandra, and the European ginger. But I would have never thought that pachysandra roots would strangle the clematis. What is your experience? Thanks, Deborah
We had two thriving clusters of trillium that the pachysandra devoured over time, so we feel the need to be very judicious about what we intermingle with the pachysandra.
Connie, my clematis is isolated from the pachysandra. To date, the European ginger has not seems to harm the clematis.
How do you prune these Clematis plants on the bench after blooming to keep them at just the right height and form?
Dear Rocky, this is the third year for these clematis. I have not pruned them yet. After they bloom, I will try to coax the new growth along the back of the bench. In general, I try to interfere with the perennial plants and vines as little as possible. Arborvitae, yews and boxwood-these plants I prune. The clematis, I am standing back a little-just guiding.
What are the Clematis you have planted here? They are lovely.
The dark purple clematis is “The President” The pale lavender clematis-I cannot remember the cultivar. I just meant to plant two clematis whose flowers contrasted. Interested in planting clematis? Order from Brushwood Nursery-they sell great plants. They have a great website-pictures, and descriptions.