I love working in the garden in the spring, before there are too many bugs, before the sun gets too hot, while the ground is moist and ready to be worked. I love the idea of Potential - a seed that can grow to a sunflower, a vine that can climb a trellis in a single season, a bush that is ready to burst forth with dozens of blooms.
One of my favorite vines is a Clematis. I have been trying to cultivate several different ones in my backyard for 5 years now. On the advice of an old friend, I have been patiently waiting for them to take hold - "first year to sleep, second to creep, the third one to leap"
Well this one has LEAPED! It's my favorite color, periwinkle blue (or purple, depending on your perspective!)
One of my favorite vines is a Clematis. I have been trying to cultivate several different ones in my backyard for 5 years now. On the advice of an old friend, I have been patiently waiting for them to take hold - "first year to sleep, second to creep, the third one to leap"
Well this one has LEAPED! It's my favorite color, periwinkle blue (or purple, depending on your perspective!)
I have it in a spot that makes it very happy. The roots are low, below my deck, and remain shaded thru out the day. But the trellis gets at least 6 hours of sun, which the vine and flowers thrive upon.
While my mother was visiting I was explaining the good fortune of the spot and how happy the clematis is there. She replied "Sure - hot head, cold feet"
I nodded my head, while suppressing a grin. Now I know why the clematis is really my favorite flower...we have the exact same personality.
Hot head, cold feet.
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