Re Clematis 'Avant Garde':
I just planted this in my garden and since your photo notes it has been 3 yrs. in your garden, I wondered if you would comment on how it does or would do if paired with another type 3 clematis or a rose? Do you prune it to the ground annually or only as needed? Also, would you say it is truly red with pink or more magenta with pink? I am in USDA zone 6b.
Thank you for any observations.

i’ve found a rose which looks like a burnet rose but the petals are not white rather progressing into a light pink, no double flowers like some sorts. it was growing next to rosa canina bushes and other rose species.

a classic yellow floribunda rose, the habit and growth are like a tea hybride straight up to 1 meter. leaves sometimes have SRT and aphids like her as well. nice citrus-smell or maybe this is a association of the yellow colour. the petals don’t fade much and are lasting just not on the plant. but i guess its better than mummies or brown leftovers. despite not being my favourite rose or a admirer of this kind of yellow roses, it makes good plant.