Natalie, Natalie, oh so merry
How does your garden grow?
With a vine here, and another one there,
Of pretty clematis climbing on high.
Clematis vine boasts vibrant hue,
now seeks acclaim for ocean’s blue,
and strives to catch the morning dew.
~Cona Adams
If I had grown up in that house
I couldn’t have loved it more,
couldn’t have been more familiar with
the creak of the swing, or the pattern of the clematis
vines on the trellis, or the velvety swell of land
as it faded to gray on the horizon…The very
colors of the place had seeped into my blood.
~Donna Tartt
On the warm stone walls, climbing roses
were just coming into bloom and
great twisted branches of honeysuckle and
clematis wrestled each other as they
tumbled up and over the top of the wall.
~Meg Rosoff
Happiness is remembering my wild and lovely garden,
Arbors of white roses and purple clematis;
Pretty yellow daylilies and daffodils beside a rail fence,
Placing carefully flowers, I create a soul-soothing retreat.
In my beautiful garden all my old favorites grow,
No color does not have its place to welcome birds and butterflies;
Even wild flowers and vines, and kittens grow,
Seeding themselves the purple larkspur and rosy phlox;
Such beauty, O such beauty, had rested beneath the snow.
~Edited acrostic by Broken Wings
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. ~Psalm 37:4 ✝
Oh I enjoyed this. I fell in love last year with Clematis when I planted my first one. A little Diamond Ball that only put on a couple of blooms. This year she may just out do herself. I’ve noticed several fuzzy little buds. May just put in several across the handicap ramp this year. 🙂
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Oh good. Can’t wait to see pics of it! 👍😊
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These made me think of my grandma’s trellis and her pretty lavender or blue clematis. Beautiful post, dear. Hugs xo
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That are rapidly becoming some of my favorites!!👍😊❤️
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What a beautiful post, Natalie….made my day…. 🙂 ❤
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I’m so glad it did Mani! 💟😘
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Awesomeness!
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Gracias!!! 👍❤️😊
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Wonderful images
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Thanks Raewyn! 👍❤️😊
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