Re: Help!!! Perennial Sale!!! -Reply

I just spent nearly $30 on 1 gal. perennials.
All $2.00 each!!!!  

Wow, that's a great price.  In my neck of the
woods, you'd have paid $6-7 each.

Also included 4 clematis (un-named cultivars)!!
But the Clematis are another story. 
Every inch of climbing space I have is busy
right now!

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but
another thought is growing them through a
"host plant," which is actually their preferred
method of growing.  For instance, growing them
through a lilac or some other shrub that flowers
once and is "over."  You can stagger the bloom
times this way and get the most "bang for your
buck" space-wise.  Or they can even scramble on
the ground or through low shrubs.  If you need
help with how/where to plant them in this
fashion, let me know if I can help.  My motto
is, anything that doesn't move out of the way
gets something grown through it.  So many
climatis!

I'm thinking about planting them in clay pots
& then planting the pot so I can
move them next spring.
Does this sound "do'able??"

You can just sink them in the ground in their
existing pots.  I am 6b/7a, but I do this every
winter with my summer purchased "greed"
plants!  If you're concerned about your winter,
just pile some brush/leaves/whatever over them.
 They are pretty hearty and I have not had any
die this way.

What would happen if I took the Clematis
inside this fall & put them under
flourescent lights??

I probably wouldn't do that.  But someone else
may know more about that.

Enjoy!

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