Great ideas for planting Clematis plants in your garden or patio and balcony

Clematis plants can be combined to create a romantic garden settings an atmosphere filled with beautiful, eye-catching matching plants.

Clematis in trees

Clematis grow well with other plants. The climbing clematis rapidly climb through evergreen trees such as yew (taxus baccata), pines (Pinus), spruce( Picea), Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) and eastern hemlock (Tsunga Canadensis).

These include Clematis Montana , Clematis chrysocoma, Clematis potaninii, Clematis flammula and Clematis Tangulica.

Clematis growing in bushes

The majority of bushes are perfect partners for the large-flowered clematis varieties and also for slow growing species such as Clematis alpine or Clematis macropetala.

This species do not require pruning and should be grown with bushes that do not need to be cut back. Ideal climbing support structures for clematis include rhodododendron , cherry laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus), spiraea snowberry and heather ( Erica carnea hybrids).

Clematis and roses

Clematis combined with climbing roses are very eye-catchy and create a marvelous spectacle. Clematis and roses generally require the same conditions in respect to care, temperature and water.

Flowers which have different colours look beautiful when combined together for example the blue flowering Clematis The President and the yellow climbing rose Golden showers glow in the garden, balcony or patio. Another good combination is clematis Victoria with the pink climbing rose American Pillar

Clematis and herbaceous perennials

There are some herbaceous plants that produce beautiful silvery white leaves such as dusty miller(Artemisia stelleriana), Stachys byzantina,sage ( Salivia argenta or Salvia jurisoii) and cotton lavender (Santoloina chamaecyparissus). These plants look beautiful when a clematis such as clematis viticella Etoile Violette to climb all over them.

A small selection for beginners

Novice clematis gardeners should select clematis that are relatively easy to propagate, care for and flower profusely. Clematis alpina and Clematis macropetala are ideal, as well as Clematis Montana when you want wall climbing clematis for the house.

If you happen to have a pine tree in your garden then Clematis tangulica or Clematis Tibetana vernayi would be ideal. The large-flowering garden varieties HF Young, Perle d Azure (light blue), Huldine, Rouge (red) and nelly Moser (pink). These flowers look brilliant when planted in arches and espaliers.