Glad you all like it. I certainly do! Joan, as an aside, I had my first germination today in my pot sown clematis. It is a pot that I planted seeds from Tie Dye in. Hopefully it won't revert to Jackmanii which I believe it is a sport of.

Thanks, alina, for the advice. Yes, the plants have some active top growth--which is one reason I figured I need to get them out of the damp newspaper wrappings. I will take your advice and pot them. Glad to hear I don't need to fuss about the pottings. For several days it has been pretty regularly raining--a slow steady rain that soaks down deep--and it looks like that might continue for at least another 24 hours. It's pretty soggy out there. I tried digging a couple samples in two different spots out there--the clay in the soil is just a wet gooey glob. I was planning on digging deep and wide and doing a lot of amending, but I don't want to mess with the gooey glob right now. (Geesh--I also have some grass that is in serious need of cutting--long and sopping wet, unfortunately.) Thanks. Gotta go to a meeting now. Kate

Thanks! I feel better now knowing that the proximity of the rose roots won't overwhelm the clematis' own root system.

Ordered 4.....3 for me and 1 for DD....and I have 8 on my deck waiting to be planted! And I am searching for space....oh, dear. Brushwood was out of stock on most of my wish list which is probably a good thing! Marlene