landscape restoration
Restoring a garden after a landscaper has had his hand on it is a tough job. We’re in the middle of that now. No prep, plants plunked in, burlap and metal still intact, and where’s the expensive soil? We couldn’t find any and the whole place is covered up with dyed black mulch. Not a pretty picture.
But here is one: my garden this week. 
The summer has winged by. Last week in The Globe Plant of the Week was Clematis ‘Meine Belle’ a gorgeous vine which I longed for myself. Well forget about it. Gardenimport was so swamped with orders that they are out of it already and will be even when the next catalogue comes out. It touched a nerve that plant.
We all want lovely little clematis, different species. But what are we getting: the great big cultivars that the growers have decided are all we can get. It’s been appalling. So only a few outlets have interesting clems. Gardenimport has others so give them a try as well, as does Lost Horizons. And put some pressure on your local favourite nursery to search out more clematis for you next year. If they know they can make money on these plants, they will stock them. So they will put pressure on the growers to try the better ones.
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’ is going bananas in my garden in two spots. Nothing holds back this beauteous lady. But you can’t buy it anywhere anymore. 
The Globe and Mail has more videos up of me furbling on. It was a lot of fun doing them so I hope you enjoy watching them .
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