Our fence is starting to fill in.
Last year a little girl came up to my husband as he pruned the outside the fence. She wanted to know if she could peek inside our "Secret Garden". Of course my husband obliged her - and her mother!
I love the privacy the fence offers. But best of all...the flowers that grow on it are amazing! Lucky for me, they mostly grow on their own....or my husband has done something to encourage them!
The shrub to the right of the purple clematis is an English Oak leaf hydrangea. The flowers are on the cusp of flowering. To the left of the door is the Purple Star of India clematis. There are yellow bell clematis on the other end of the fence.
In the fall we pluck grapes off the fence. I think this year will be a bonus crop! Our apple hedge will finally produce some apples. I hope. Maybe.
I am also hoping the Saskatoon bushes will bear fruit.
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| the clematis |
Lucky for me my husband lives for the yard.
I just like to take my coffee out there and admire his handiwork!
4 comments:
Good husband.
Living in Seattle and with family in Bellingham, I understand the growing season in the northwest is so fickle.
I have also become spoiled living in California compared to Minnesota and Manitoba. Year around something is harvestable and cheap to eat.
How gorgeous and beautiful your “secret garden” looks. I love my flowers and maybe some day I will be able to spend more time in the garden. I have a clematis that looks just like yours, climbing near the side of my home. I love how much they spread and cover.
NPO: When I lived in your area...it was wonderful having *actual* flowers growing in the "winter" season! :) And - definitely Manitoba wouldn't be the place for winter veggies..!
Zazzy: the Clematis are my favorite! They come out so early here... aren't they pretty! :)
That is beautiful!
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