Beautiful Gardens CAPTIVATING Clemat is

Growing compact varieties of summer-flowering clematis in a container allows you to enjoy the magnificent flowers at eye level

Do you love the cheerfu l blooms of summer-flower ing clemat is?

Then you’ll be pleased to hear that not all variet ies need acres of wa llspace. Some compac t clemat is are idea lly suited to patio cont ai ners – including blood-red ‘Nubia’, purple ‘Oly mpia’ and pearly-white ‘Tsu ki ko’, al l of wh ich were developed by world-renow ned clemat is ex pert, Raymond Ev ison.

When grown in a container in sun or light shade, clematis can be combined with other plants for a colourful, longlasting display. Planting hardy geraniums, nemesia or lavender at the base of a clematis helps to shade its roots (which clematis like). Alternatively, a compact clematis can be encouraged to scramble through the stems of a hardy fuchsia. But whichever combination you choose, the end result is bound to look fabulous.

Geranium cinereum (H: 25cm May-July)

Nemesia Lady Series (H: 30cm June -Sept) Fuchsias (H: 50cm -1m June -Oct)

Lavandula stoechas ‘Hot Pink’ (H: 45 -50cm June -July)