Szczepan Marczyński fell in love with Clematis over 30 years ago. Since 1992 he’s been also raising them. Until now, he has raised and introduced over 40 own cultivars.
Climbers are exceptional plants for many reasons. They can be low-growing – at below 10 cm or very high, up to a dozen meters or even several dozen meters.
In every small or large garden, in urban area and public greenery they can find a place and enrich it with a mass of foliage improving the ambience, with flowers and fruit that are sometimes very decorative and edible for people and birds.
Climbers in general, and Clematis especially, can be a pride of every garden. To achieve the best result though, supports need to be provided. There are many types of supports. A gate, an arch, a trellis or an arbour may serve the purpose. We can also use a metal support, wrought in a shape of an obelisk, tripod, pyramid or another form.
There are many fragrant Clematis. Scented Clematis will be best placed in the vicinity of arbours, doors, windows, gates, paths – wherever we spend time most often. It’s much nicer to be relaxing in an arbour enveloped in fragrant vines.
Climbing Hydrangea is a valuable garden vine. It uses aerial rootlets to climb over tree trunks, walls, and other supports. It’s a very hardy plant. Without support, it trails over the ground, creating ground cover. It’ll bloom – its flowers are honey-scented.
Read more: Climbing Hydrangea, Japanese Hydrangea vine - queens of the shadow
A moment of relaxation with Frederic Chopin's music and beautiful Polish clematis varieties.
On one balcony or in the same container different cultivars can be teamed. Planting can take place not only in spring but also in summer or early autumn. As plants are bought in small, 2-litre containers, we can transplant them to their destined, bigger pots throughout the season.
Read more: Clematis and other climbers on the balcony - planting
Sweet Autumn Clematis is the latest-flowering Clematis in our climate zone 6. It comes from Japan but gained most popularity in the U.S. In Central Europe it starts blooming in mid-October and continues till mid-November.
To grow plants on a terrace or a balcony, you need to put them in containers. They should be of 30-40 cm height and 30 l capacity at least. They can be made from all sorts of materials.
Read more: Clematis and other climbers on the balcony - containers
We often secure our property grounds with nets, lattices or cement constructions. It's rarely a pretty sight, besides, a passerby can still look in. Such constructions can be covered with climbers to create a greenery wall, some kind of hedge.
Szczepan Marczyński is visiting one of the first production plantations of Actinidia arguta in Poland, run in Bodzew near Grójec by Mr. Jacek Kostrzewa. The plantation was established in spring 2011. The full productivity should be achieved in 2-3 years and it will continue for another decade or more.
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Wisteria is a beautiful garden climber flowering in spring – typically in May. There are cultivars of all kinds of color. To ensure abundant flowering, strong pruning is required. The basic pruning is performed in summer, at the end of July or the beginning of August.
Schisandra chinensis is a very valuable garden vine. It's native to north China and Siberia and it withstands temperatures reaching 35-40°C below zero. It can be grown in every garden and everyone can use its fruit that's quite tasty, but above all it's known for its medicinal qualities.
To get Wisteria to bloom profusely you need to prune it regularly. The film shows how to perform the springtime pruning and which plants to choose to be certain they'll bloom soon.
To obtain an abundance of tasty, own-grown kiwi berries in autumn, the Actinidia vines should be correctly trained and pruned. We invite you to watch the film in which Szczepan Marczyński offers advice on how to proceed with the pruning.
Read more: Actinidia kiwi berry - pruning and training of hardy kiwi
Early in spring the main pruning of Clematis should be performed. It is a vital factor of successful culture of these beautiful plants. The film shows how to prune correctly different types of Clematis to keep them healthy and to enjoy their magnificent blooms.
The film introduces frost hardy species and cultivars of Actinidia (Mini Kiwi) that can be grown in the moderate climate. Part 1 contains information on Actinidia kolomikta and on Actinidia arguta and its cultivars.
VIDEO: Actinidia KIWI BERRY – species, varieties, applications – Part 1
The film presents frost hardy species and cultivars of Actinidia (Mini Kiwi) that can be grown in the moderate climate.
VIDEO: Actinidia KIWI BERRY – species, varieties, applications – Part 2
The film advises on methods of choosing and planting Clematis in the garden and how to provide conditions for its best growth and beautiful bloom over many years. You will find out how to select a site and how to water, drain and fertilize it.