Nana2 - thanks so much for taking the time and sharing that interesting article. Now I'll have to start on the patio - lol. So Sorry to hear you didnt get your Mothers day wish - I guess you'll have to go out and get one for yourself! Thanks again. Golden

Haven't found an on-line source. However, you can try contacting Hines Vines (actually it is Hines Horticultural) ( http://www.hinesvines.com ) and they may be able to help. Their site says they are the North American Supplier. However, to use their store locator, you have to plug in your Zip Code. They have been very responsive to my e-mail. Or, check this link to Raymond Evison's UK site.

So far, I haven't been able to locate Bourbon in my area, so maybe that's why my wish did not come true. Will keep looking.

Good luck! Elaine

Here is a link that might be useful: Guernsey Clematis

I bought myself a Mother's day gift of two Patio Clematis from WalMart:)...Picardy and Bourbon...They were $20 each, growing well and already blooming in their nursery pots. Picardy is a dark purple red and Bourbon is more red..like a medium shade of wine red...they are gorgeous!.....GardenLove

Loved the article! Thanks for passing it along.

Nana2 - Yeah problem with that is I dont have a zip code. I have a postal code - being canadian. I wonder if there is a source out my way - I have tried calling around and no one seems to know what I am talking about??? I was hoping I could find a online Canadian source. Funny how you can get them right there in Seattle - which is fairly close to the Vancouver area. But I cant find them here - darn it all - lol.

I just got 2 of these and potted them up. Got Cezanne which I love - the flowers are big and in a bunch. The other whose name I can't remember is a white flower with greenish color in the middle of each petal. It has much more vine but instructions say it can be grown inside the house. Both have his name and patent on them

Thanks for article I printed it out.

Penny

Went to hear Raymond Evison give a talk just last Sunday here in Portland. He has a new book out which is about clems for smaller spaces. I've always just walked past his entire patio series but he convinced me that they are worth the price.
He also has a new collection called FLORA which are even more compact. The first one released here is Bijou. Filigree will be in the states in '09. Both are so pretty, petite and covered with flowers. Mr Evison says that they are putting the emphisis in their breeding program on the smaller, longer blooming clems.
There is a wholesale nursery here in the Willamette Valley that grows his vines but even here first and second year availability can be spotty. Look later in the season. And yes the "ponytail cut" was recommended. He also varied a little from what I consider conventional wisdom about pruning new transplants. He said no matter what the pruning group, the first spring after putting the clem in the soil, trim to 12". Much thicker lusher plant no matter which type.

What, pray tell, is a ponytail cut? I'm so curious!

According to Raymond..."you gather all the vines together in one hand like you would a pony-tail and cut the vines about 6 inches up from the soil"