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Old 07-04-2007, 12:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Clematis Gillian Blades

On Apr 7, 8:30 am, "Charlie Pridham"
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oups.com... Charflie in Cornwall sent me 3 Gillian Blades a while back. I took
them to France to plant and brought them back again as there was 6
inches of snow.


Today, I decided, as they are in bud, to plant them here on a sort of
pergola which has rambling roses srabbling all over it, my hope is
that the two will look good together. My question is, does a clemtais
have different needs in relation to feeding i.e. I use fish, blood
and bone for my roses, will Clematis thrive on this or do I need
something in addition?


Blood fish and bone is what I use (in quite heavy quantities around the
clematis)
They like horse poo as well but I don't as I spend the season weeding
nettles and oats out of the beds!


Thanks Charlie and Pongo. I already use horse poo in the garden and
as today is so beautiful, I am going to saddle up and go for a meander
in the bluebell woods.

Judith