Clematis Jackmanii And Friends !

Don't tell me 'Piilu' is in flower already! I had a peek at mine, and it has small buds at the moment.

Lovely photos as usual. Thanks for posting them! I enjoyed gazing. :-)))

Lovely pictures Clematis especialy.dont know what to think of Jasione i have them like that after the slugs attack.lol

I love all them all. Please tell if they require certain care to produce lovely blooms.

Beautiful pics Louise, do you think ‘Bijou’ would be ok on my slope?

Pretty photos Louise... :o)

Thanks everyone :-)
Spritz, both of my Piilu are flowering now, the one in the front and back !
Bj, i love Jasione and have several clumps :-)))
Bofus, they like their roots in a cool place and the rest of them to be brighter, but they don't really need special treatment :-))
Annella, i think Bijou would look brilliant on your slope :-)))

Thanks Louise :-))

You love your C.Piilu as passionately as I love mine, Louise! Beautiful close ups as usual, a real joy to see~loved this blog!! :~))

lovely pics........

I really enjoy looking at pics of plants in your garden Louise......especially your clematis.....I have 3 to plant.....must get round to it very soon....:-o))

Which are they Alice, i know they'll be gorgeous anyway :-)))
Where will they go .... i bet that's what you're deciding :-)

Lovely Clematis, Louise! I've never grown them but I've always loved them!

Gorgeous pictures all of them, love the Astrantia, lovely colour and the Campanula with its tubular Bells!

You'r right Louise....where do I put them?????....I've got a couple of spiral supports that stretch up?....hoping to grow a couple of them up these...providing they are not too vigorous. The plants I have were from People's Friend offer last year? The President is down at the allotment.....the others are Gillian Blades; Madame de Bouchard; Warsaw Nike; and Scartho Gem......all for under £5.....a bargain indeed...lol

Blimey, they were bargains AA!! Lovely Piilu Louise. I love it. I had it in my old garden, but not here .....yet! My Bijou is nowhere near flowering. dont think there are even buds on there yet. I'm a bit disappointed, perhaps these ground cover ones are not going to do so well in my cold wet clay. However, I may take them out and put them in pots if they don't buck up! what are the other four in your top 5? I'd like to see if I share them!...now let me think...my top five would be: Niobe, Comtesse de Bouchaud, Gillian Blades, Blue angel and The Vagabond......but ....but....Fujumusume, Princess Diana, Florida Sieboldiii, Harlow Carr....No it's no good...I just can't choose!! :))))))

They're all gorgeous Loiuse ... you are a clematis - growing star!!

Great minds think alike eh>......I have Niobe and Harlow Carr....don't know what happened to my Princess Diana ...think it got crowded about by another one....Blue Angel and The Vagabond?....I have not heard of these varieties......yet...lol

Oooooh....look em up Louise!! ;)))

stunning pic louise, all very pretty ;o))

I'm on the case Karen!!!

lol! ;))

I've looked at them....well drooled over them......they are in my wish list.......:-o)

Yay! Clems will soon rule the world!! :))

Thats not a bad thing !!

I couldn't agree more!!! :~))

my favourite plants too, my Piilu is in flower too and I love it, just can't get enough of these.

Karen, my top 5 favourites are ...
1) Princess Diana
2) Sieboldii
3) Piilu (the doubles in particular)
4) purpurea 'Plena Elegans'
5) Arctic Queen

Ah, quite different from mine then really, but hey, on another day I probably would have had purpurea plena in there too!

Lovely plants Louise - I am very impressed. I planted several but seem to have lost some this winter. Maybe some will surprise me one of these days

Beautiful Flowers

Rm, sometimes they surprise you and throw up stems in late spring/early summer, i have one that's just sent up a new stem, i'd leave them rather than digging them - and just see :-/
Jeansusan, thank you :-)

Lovely pics Louise - Great choice of Clematis there. Hope I've made the right choices with mine. Had to go for the colour rather than the type when choosing mine recently as they were disappearing like 'hot cakes' off the stands in the Garden Centre.

Lovely blog and pix :o)