Hi Greeneyes,
Good afternoon to you! It’s sunny and about 85 degrees in Southwest Connecticut. It’s been dry and my Moonflower vine really needed some water this morning.
No buds have appeared on my Clematis Paniculata, but I haven’t given up hope. Yet.
Never give up! There’s always next year. And you know the old saying. Being defeated is a temporary condition, giving up is what makes it permanent!