Windy balcony or window box? Don’t worry, there’s a spring-flowering clematis for every situationA visit to Columbia Road flower market in east London has gone from a treat to a ritual; an hour, if early enough, to gorge on the colour and buzz of flowers. This famous Sunday market has a limited but reasonable supply of perennials, and there’s something about hot coffee and a bag loaded with plants that’s very pleasing.It was here I found a little alpine clematis that I’d never heard of before called ‘Emerald Dream’. The label told me it had been bred in New Zealand, would grow no more than 60cm high and be filled with flowers through early spring. I didn’t know I needed a spring-flowering alpine clematis, but once I met it, I clearly did. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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