Friday, October 30, 2015

Photo a Day 151 - Clematis



One of the very pretty flowers in my garden at the moment is this pale lilac clematis.  I have never had much luck with clematis, so when I received this one as a gift, I planted it with not much hope tht it would flourish.  To my surprise it has been beautiful for the last three years. This year it has produced not only its usual large single flowers, but double and even a few triple ones as well.



The vine is now a little past its best, but very pretty all the same.




We have had a  mild winter this year with some very warm spring days and the garden has come on very quickly  -  especially the weeds and the lawns. A lot of work to catch up on after my holiday in Sydney.

Unfortunately we have had the lowest spring rainfall for a number of years and I am worried about how well we will survive the expected very hot summer.


Liz Needle  -  linking with "Floral Friday Fotos"  and "Today's Flowers".





11 comments:

  1. Clematis, the queen of flowers vines.

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  2. Gorgeous blossoms! Enjoy your weekend!

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  3. Masses of pretty blooms Liz. Have a great weekend.

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  4. It is beautiful, clematis is one of my favourites.

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  5. This is such a gorgeous flower. I love to see it along fences and trellises.

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  6. This is so beautiful! I love this clematis.

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  7. Delightful shots of this stunning clematis!
    Many thanks for taking part in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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  8. Your clematis is gorgeous Liz, and thank you so much for sharing them with Today's Flowers.

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