I don't know about the rest of yall..but we have had nothing but rain rain rain for the past three days and my gardens just LOVED it..Clematis "Mme Julia Correvon" mingling among Cl rosa "Eden" and "Lavendar Lassie"
Some from this morning..
Clematis "Victoria" & "Ascontiensis"
yummy
If you don't grow Clematis "Voluceau"..you really should this one blooms off and on all season for me..and so vigorous...
Clematis "Comtesse de Bouchard"
"Dr. Ruppel"
Clematis "Henryi" which in my opinion isn't the most vigorous clematis but a joy when he decides to show up..1st bloom of the season..he is a beauty to me
Clematis "Florida Sieboldii" speaks for himself...Jeanne
Clematis "Ville de Lyon" still begging me to get out and plant her somewhere
is this ville de lyon in a lot of shade? usually it is much more floriferous of a clem.
Jeanne -
Beautiful as always!
I am wondering how big your yard is and how many clematis do you have?
Just beautiful, Jeanne! You always make me want to order more clematis. :)
Gorgeous as all get out! LOL.
CG..yes...that one is in morning sun and partial sun the rest of the day because it is STILL in a gallon pot under my pergola..LOL..I've been naughty and not planted it..I potted it up last fall and left it on my table under the pergola and just have watered...BUT I think I've found just the spot..it has grown up into my climbing roses and will need to cut her loose to move the pot..I know I know...I've been bad...I still have 6 more sitting in pots and gotta get out there...
Thanks Carolyn, Rose and Lily..
Carolyn..my front and side yard (I live on a corner lot) are huge and my back garden is narrow..I have about 140 Clematis and still collecting..I'll share pics so you can see my full gardens this is part of the center of my front garden
this is a shot from the street of the center of my front garden
this is the right side of my sidewalk in the front garden where I dug out MORE grass..lol..and put in my Clematis wall..you should see it today tho..gezzzzz...
This is part of my back garden
this is the front Corner of my lot..I have a Plum and Pecan Tree..(am dying to create a new bed under my Pecan Tree but hubby says no)
Here is the other side of my Backgarden..where my door from the screened in porch lets you walk under the pergola
part of my side garden left of the driveway
more of my sidegarden..I am telling you my sidegarden is huge..can't find where it is all in one pic
the end of my side garden where you turn and walk into the pergola to get in the back garden
Thanks Jeanne for the tour, the flower beds are well kept. The grass is so green. One can spend hours and hours enjoying your flowers. Is that crepe myrtle that are blooming already? Or is that a huge rose? (In your side yard).
It's a crepe myrtle..I have many of those..LOL..they haven't bloomed yet this year..those pics are from last year..Jeanne
love crepe myrtle, looks good in tx!
Looks like pictures in a magazine...so beautiful. Jeanne, what is the orange rose...maybe Westerland?
Gorgeous Jeanne -
Thank you so much for the tour. Lily is right, the grass is so green and the beds are so well kept. You can tell it is a labor of love.
Carolyn
Thanks yall..
Rose..that Orange rose you see in my front gardens is called rosa "Livin' Easy"..I bought it at Lowe's last year..and it is a blooming fool,blackspot free in my gardens and already 6 feet tall this year..I haven't pruned it yet and need to..thanks you guys...Hugzzz...Jeanne
Jeanne you have such a tidy garden, i bet you put hours in out there keeping it just so. i think a smaller garden is harder to keep up than a larger, more spacious one....do you agree? how many hours a week do you spend working outside. i spent about 2 to 3 hours a day every day between april and sept, except when i am on a business trip or out of town. that's why i love my winter dormant season...your work is year round in such a hot climate, right?
how many hours a week do you spend jeanne to keep up such a tidy garden?
personally i do not walk my gardens without nippers and lever loops in hand, but a walk aournd mine can take an hour if i nip and tuck along the way......
have a green one!
Breathtaking! Your gardens get more and more beautiful with each passing year!
Your gardens are just beautiful!
Ahhh..thanks you guys...
CG..I am alot like you..I walk around my gardens in the morning with my coffee and in my pockets are my tape to tie up climbing roses,pruners to deadhead my roses and clematis..I am fortunate that I have a crew come mow each Friday..they also like to pull weeds until I scream "THAT IS A CLEMATIS..NOT A WEED"..sooo..I am a nervous wreck until they leave...only one speaks English and has to relay to others what is not a weed..I probably spend about a couple hours out there 3 days a week or more...I feel that heavily mulching does keep down on the weeds..I think gardening period is hard to keep regardless of size unless you truly enjoy it...I don't garden from October till the end of Feb..except to prune and fertilize my roses and clematis Feb 14th or so...I would love to see full pics of your gardens..I bet they are magnificent...Thanks again you guys...Jeanne
i too have mowing guys and a lot of help digging holes. mixing soil and moving or planting large shrubs. i do all my own pruning (shrubs and clems), clem planting, landscape designing etc. i agree, it is easy to spend a lot of time in any size garden.......
this spring i have had 21 days help so far (one person). but 2 acres of gardens requires some help as i do maintain an active consulting business and am in nyc about 6 days a month in the summer, more in the winter.
i will post Hardwick Hall clematis and garden photos this year, i will have several in bloom by next week, then the non stop show of almost 300 cultivars and over 400 clem plants begins.
if i had many more roses, i might get someone to handle the pruning, ouch..too many scratches and jabs for me , just form the few roses i have.
i am lucky to have help and that has helped me put the clem collection together and keep them in good shape for sure. the collars i place around the base of the clems have another important purpose, making sure only i weed inside the collars and get near the vines.
glad you have a off season too jeanne!
It's always so inspiring to look at your clems, Jeanne. In three years, I hope to have even a portion of that beauty! Thanks for posting the full bed shots. It really helps to get a mental image of your garden environment. Ev =)
Evey..thanks hon..I hope all of yall will do the same as I would love to see all of your gardens...Jeanne
Oh Jeanne, I need that Livin Easy... My Westerland is blooming his head off and is also black spot free. I think some oranges have disease problems but think we have a couple of winners here. I'll try to get a pic of mine if it ever stops raining.
Thanks again for sharing the lovely photos. :)
don't know how i got a triple post our of my mac air, but i see that i did. apologies.
Jeanne, here is the Westerland I told you about. You're like me, a rose person, so you may already have it. Very healthy...but not much fragrance that I can detect.
I think roses are just lovely and you folks certainly have some nice rose plants. I like the roses I just don't care much for the thorns. I only have room for the minature ones but I love those.
My 1 gal Westerland bloomed the first year it was planted. This is it's 3rd spring
