Ashli..for any company to list location as "Any" for clematis or any plant is just down right wrong!!..All plants enjoy certain amounts of sun, moisture etc..I can say one thing about Clematis the further South you come..they can flourish in at least 6 hours of sun and mine seem to do best in morning sun and afternoon shade..mind you tho..Texas gets really hot summers and some of those I have in Afternoon sun get brown-out on the leaves and I must be vigilent in staying ontop of watering them..much more often than those in just morning sun as the soil dries out quicker..These are things you need to take into consideration when analyzing your own gardens and what will flourish where for you!!...clematis like to have their roots stay moist..I hope this helps and debunks the thought that ANY location is ok for clematis...Jeanne

When you take plants outside that have been inside, you want to move them gradually into full sun. Taking them directly from inside to your full-sun spot will severely damage, if not outright kill them. I always move them to my front porch, where they get only east sun, for 7-10 days. Or I put them under a tree in dappled shade for that amount of time.

Steve is right! I had to learn the hard way to add shade to whatever they recommend, like full sun = about a half day or no more than 3/4 of a day of sun and part sun/part shade = mostly shade, just a little sun filtering in here and there or several hours of morning sun. Most recommendations must be for northerners. There are some plants that can take full sun, but they're just about all trees - pines, red maples, sweet gums, persimmons, wild black cherry, etc. The foundation for Gulf Coast gardening has to be trees! :) Sherry

The breeder is not "pushing" to get the dog back. Clearly the ideal situation is the person who bought the dog is going to provide a loving forever home and provide all the vet care necessary for the dog. The breeder who is interested in preventing people from keeping a dog they can't afford or don't want will want to try again to place the dog in the perfect home. The breeder who doesn't give a crap where the dog ends up and probably won't answer any of your phone calls about returning the dog, even if it is sick or has a major medical problem (seen that a LOT). The breeder who doesn't give a crap sticks the new owner with a dog they don't want or can't take care of. In case you weren't aware, breeding dogs the right way is very expensive, and all the good breeders I know LOSE money on every single puppy they sell. Taking the puppy back means even more of a loss, since they now have to resell it or keep it themselves. Taking care of puppies costs money- I know this isn't a surprise to you. And since the puppy is now older, they can't get as much for the dog- causing even a bigger loss. Breeding dogs is an expensive hobby, and those who do it right care a lot about where their dogs end up. Just ask one of my good breeder clients who took back an 18 month old Cane Corso because the owner called them and said they couldn't afford to keep him any more. They spent over $150 the first day they got him back just making sure he was healthy (he wasn't). Then they fixed him up. They are probably stuck with the dog because nobody wants an 18 month old 150# pound dog (once he gets healthy he'll be that big), and they won't breed him because he isn't a breeding quality dog. So they are going to probably end up caring for the dog for the rest of his life- obviously they lost money on the deal. Now if they were crappy breeders, they would just tell the owner to take him to the shelter or try to sell him themselves. Anyone want an unsocialized 18 month old 150# not yet healthy dog? Right of first refusal doesn't necessarily mean the breeder will take the dog back, either. Obviously, they can just as easily refuse to take it back and leave the puppy in a home where the owners don't want it or can't take care of it.