Dr. Ruppel

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  1. Pianolady

    Pianolady In Flower

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    It's such a strange year this year with the late freeze. My spring blooming clematis are blooming 2' off the ground, LOL.

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    My first shasta daisy "weed". They pop up everywhere.

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    Hubby extended my boardwalk to the back door for Mother's Day. 8) Hard to see, but only pic I have right now.

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    glendann Official Garden Angel

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    I do love the clematis .That a beautiful bloom.I think your yard is very pretty with the pond..
     
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    Polly Thumb Gardener

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    Very pretty clematis. We have a couple. They don't get very big but one is covered with buds right now. Hope we don't get a frost.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Great pictures. The Clematis is beautiful. Funny, I have never thought of the Shasta Daisy as a weed but I hear a lot of people do. I have a couple of pots of them I really need to get into the ground.
     



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    cajunbelle Daylily Diva

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    It looks great PL, I love the area in the last picture. I wish I had weeds as lovely as the Shasta Daisy.
     
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    I'll trade my bindweed and dandelions for you shasta :D . Your boardwalk looks really good w/ your bridge and pond.
     
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    Thanks for the kind comments everyone...

    Bindweed, got plenty of that wreaking havoc here too! I fight the battle but our entire neighborhood is overrun with the stuff, so I've given up on complete eradication. :scheming:
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Oh I just love Clematis Pianolady! I think I may have lost my Duchess of Edinburgh this year but I keep hoping that it will re sprout from the bottom. Keeping my fingers crossed!
    Shasta Daisy's are like a weed here too, but I like them alot. I just have to be ruthless with the volunteers. Bindweed, Ground Ivy and Vetch are my enemies!
     
  9. zuzu's petals

    zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat Plants Contributor

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    Everything looks just wonderful. :-D

    Hubby's a keeper :smt023 he did a great job on the boardwalk,
    the whole pond area is lovely.
     
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    BlueRidgeReb New Seed

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    dr ruppel clematis

    My dr. ruppel Clematis looked just like this but was a bit taller....it had taken me 3 years to get it that healthy/flowering. Yesterday the lawn guy (a new one) took his weed-wacker to the base of its trellis and whacked the main branch completely off! all the purple giant blooms were DEAD and limp when I got home and I went thru the roof. He says he'll replace it but how can he really? It took forever to get it to grow 2 feet! A new one...I have to start over. aaaaaaaaaah :'(
     
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    Pianolady In Flower

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    AAAaaarrrggg! I hate it when that happens! I think I have my hubby so paranoid, he is scared of me when he weedwhack, and is extra careful after he got an ear full one time. Go ahead and have them replace it, then you'll have two when your old one recovers!
     
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    BlueRidgeReb New Seed

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    smiling. I wish I could make our lawn guy fear me like that! Thanks for your reply and advice. ; )
     
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    dr ruppel clematis-weed wacker

    smiling..I wish I could make my lawn guy fear me like that! Thanks for your post and advice.
     
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    Clematis looks wonderful :smt041
    And the other photos too.
     
  15. JaneK

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    Just got one!

    I just planted the same clematis the other day! Now that I've seen yours I am so glad I did. I am hoping to train it up the lattice under our deck, but I thought it grew "9 feet" according to the tag? I guess not huh :( .
     

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