Clematis: A new purchase, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
Dawn

here it other obelisk in my periennal bed on the other end. This was taken in early June, so the bed has not filled in yet and the clems were pruned back last year - so they had not filled my obelisk. I think it will be beautiful when it flowers. One thing I noticed was that the white of the Gillian Blades draws your eye down the length of the bed to that area where the clems on are on the obelisk. To the left, the bed goes into an 'L' shape and my Ville de Lyon, Hagley Hybrid and Viticella are growing along a metal fence that is connected to an arbor with Climbing Iceberg rose - so my feelings on oblelisks in the middle of a flower bed - definitely something I think that adds.

I too plant on the outsides of my obelisks. It is easier to prune and fertilize them when they are planted this way.