A reader struggles with a diseased vine. Plus, Grumpy tips for buying potted trees and shrubs. "I have a Clematis vine that is 10 years old. This is the first year it bloomed, and then it started ...

The sudden drooping of clematis vines that are about to bloom is caused by clematis wilt disease. Remove affected stems entirely, sterilizing pruners between cuts with a bleach solution. Affected ...

* What it is: Clematis is a popular and showy perennial twining vine, but its main Achilles’ heel is a wilt disease that can make the whole plant look like it was attacked with a blow torch shortly ...