I thought I would share pictures of my clematis which brings me a lot of joy.
When I purchased my house, it had a Clematis Montana growing over the porch, I was delighted by the number of flowers and the wonderful scent (a mix between baby powder and marshmallows), but I was disappointed by how short the flowering season was. I started to investigate if there were any gardening techniques or tricks to prolong the length of flowering, and unfortunately, there are no gardening 'hacks' to be found. I eventually found a species of Clematis on the Taylors Clematis website, called Montana 'Continuity,' which flowers from May to September! So, I bought one in May 2017. I have attached a photo gallery of it's progress and pictures of the clematis today, whilst my original Montana is starting to lose it's petals the Continuity is growing new flower buds! I am really pleased that I had bought it, and as a side-note my original clematis also has a blackbird nest which we can watch from our front room window - I'm pleased that my garden has given nature a helping hand.
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Elmy Thompson
10/21/2018 08:27:40 am
Wow that looks beautiful. I’ve been trying to get hold of a continuity for ages but nowhere seems to stock them anymore.
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