Clematis vines dripping with colorful blooms as they creep up a trellis are gorgeous as-is. With fairy-like hummingbirds sipping from the flowers, the beauty is enough to give you chills.

You can grow clematis in the ground or in containers, and by planting varieties from the diverse groups that flower at different times of the year, you could be enjoying their blooms for many months.

For instance, vigorous varieties that would quickly get out of hand in a container or engulf a slow-growing shrub are ideal for the walls of a house. And if you want to grow a clematis up a tree ...