Lilies are a good idea , they look and smell great and I could leave it till
just before guests arrive to put them in place. I only have one clematis
and that is a Bill McKenzie which is a terrific plant, it looks stunning
every year climbing up the side of our forest stone barn, thanks Charlie.

kate



We are having a garden party on July 1, because of the weather nearly all
my
roses have been battered and ruined also troughs full of petunias, the
shrubs and fuchsias still all look good. Anyone with any tips to make up
for
the lack of roses and to give the garden the WOW factor, many picky peeps
will be here to look and no doubt comment. How brave people open their
gardens open their gardens to the public I will never know :-)

kate

Lilies in pots.
and for next year plant more clematis as the rain that ruins the roses
makes
them do even better! (my roses are a mess too!)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea