The amazing Mrs. P. T. James Clematis

I've discovered that some garden purchases give you more for your money in your cottage garden.  Take this clematis, Mrs. P. T. James, for example.

It started blooming in June before the peonies, and just kept on going, gradually climbing beyond my reach with its blooms.  Although it changed as the season progressed, it was always there to compliment whatever was in bloom.

It blended with the the peonies, the irises, the delphinium, the roses,

and the obedience plant, and now it looks awsome with the autumn joy sedum.

It's amazing, and I'm impressed.