Welcome to Plant Exchange Blog–about plants of the USDA Zones 4-5a of the Northern Plains and people who grow them.
Mary Ann King is a Master Gardener who enjoys plants with a bit more challenge and lots of results. In this region the length of growing period is short for some vining plants to fully display in a season. By setting out transplants that have had a head start on the the season she is ready to address other concerns about creepers and climber vines such as this clematis. See her story here:
http://www.yankton.net/river_city/article_bd796518-e1be-11e5-80b7-cba49cd9d85f.html
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