So here's what things looked like by my back door in March.
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Shortly after that was taken, the fence came down. Today I finally got my old rickety trellis up where I wanted it, as a sort of gateway to the side yard. I'll expand the flagstones to make a walkway beneath it. That entailed moving a bunch of plants out of the way. I hope they survive!
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It also will provide much-needed support for a lovely clematis that had overwhelmed its little iron obelisk. Trellis netting gives it something to grab onto. I'm not sure if this is a clem that can/should be cut back in the fall. But I think I will have to to get the obelisk out.
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Nice clem! They don't like to be transplanted, so I was glad to help it out.
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In the front yard, the honeysuckle has a similar problem. I'll get some short fence posts and drive them in to brace the trellis.
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The blossoms are so intriguing. And the hummingbirds love them. My old garden never got hummers, and I don't know why, but I saw one checking this honeysuckle out last summer, so I hope I get more.
loove the honeysuckle! It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it spectacular? I may plant some elsewhere, too. I'll have to see how easy it is to propagate using the one I have.
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