Clematis: Is this really Gillian Blades?, 0 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
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Here is a different angle that better shows my Gillian Blades. As you can see, there really is quite a bit of room between the obelisk and the Lady's Mantle and May Night Salvia. I do have mulch down, which helps me with moisture and to keep the weeds down. There really is alot more spacing - at least right now, than the other picture showed. Things will grow more as our growing season progresses to fill in those gaps, but you can tell by looking that the clems did not have to grow up through anything.

I do have some clems that have hostas and Korean bellflower at the base and some other clems that have bishops weed growing at the base, but I have not had any problems with any of those clems growing up and through in the spring. I do think that hostas, campanulas and bishops weed are not as dense growing plants as ajuga and some of the other ground covers.

Carolyn