arbor update

17 years ago

One of the things we always promise to do is show updates of our creations so I'm going to share one with you today.

I started making the arbor entrance to Our Lady Garden back in September 2006; okay, I have yet to finish it but will one day! LOL The following pic was taken in April of '07.

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The front of the left side of the arbor is planted wth Salvia 'Violet Eyes', and clematis cirrhosa 'Freckles'. It's the clematis I want to highlight.

It's a massive grower, evergreen, and can take the frosts, drought, and heat wave that we had over the summer. It flowers sporatically all year, but winter is its preferred flowering time and it is going at it in full force right now so I thought you might like to see it.

If you can find this plant, I hightly recommend it. One of my favs in the garden! I am in awe at all the flowers on it - chuck full of flowers from bottom to top. And it's also perfumed, though not very strong, but when you pass by it there is definitely a flowery scent in the air. I'm going to try to make cuttings and plant it on other things, it's just that gorgeous.

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And do you remember that my plan for this trellis idea was to make it look like it was 'just a trellis' and obscure the fact that it is actually the entrance into a secret garden? Well, a couple of friends visited for the first time and I was showing them the 'secret garden' and said to come look 'inside' and started to walk in, but they weren't following. So I said, "Come on in." And one of them said, "There's more? You can get through that?" WHOO HOOOO!! It worked!! She said she thought it was just a trellis with a seat in it and couldn't tell at all that there was another garden hidden behind it! Made me feel good!

Enjoy!

Cait

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Comments (13)

Purplemoon
17 years ago
FANTABULOUS. Your gardens always astound me, and the amount of brick you have designed out and done yourself is totally mind-blowing.

hugs, Karen
sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
Beautiful ,the pink with the blue salvia really is stunning!! So your garden really is secret!! Kids would love that!! Nice work!! Jan
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debby_md_z7
17 years ago
cait
as always i love your
garden. you work so hard
as i told you before
i think of your garden
every full moon

debby
concretenprimroses
17 years ago
Beautiful! I love that your secret garden really is a secret too.
kathy
katishooked
17 years ago
Beautiful garden. The pink "clematis" is very pretty. May have to check into it. See if can get it. Lovely
Calamity_J
17 years ago
WOW!!!! Beautiful!!! Hw awesome to have a secret garden theme!!! YES! Now about all this brick....I'm so drooling!!ha! I am Still working on my "Throne Chair"...got all the stuff now, just gotta put it together...but so busy planting and hardscaping that I haven't done it as yet.....
leveta
17 years ago
Lucky you!!! I'd love to see your secret garden...Can you take us on a tour...
susiewantsroses
17 years ago
(eyes closed) Ummmmmm-mmmmmmm. Would love to stroll through.
luna_llena_feliz
17 years ago
I always loved clematis. The flowers are big and beautiful and it seems to be fast grower. And they can survive up to a 3 growing zone here in the States. That is pretty darn cold! Love your idea for the secret garden! But your entire garden is so gorgeous. I can't wait to see what you are able to do with it when you don't have to worry about fires during the summer! Thanks for the update!
jeannespines
17 years ago
cait...the clematis is just heavenly!!! So beautiful! TFS those pics! I luv your secret gardens! And what an entrance!! I'm trying another clematis this spring...I don't do good with them...try to keep feet shaded (as they recommend) and sun otherwise...you're doing something REALLY right with this one! Awesome! Jeanne S.
Marlene Kindred
17 years ago
What a beautiful clematis Cait!!! WOW!!! And your arbor is just lovely! Isn't it great when we actually achieve the idea we're trying to? Great job!!
tennesseetrash
17 years ago
Beautiful! Your hard work is paying off nicely!
cait1
Original Author
17 years ago
I'm so happy you're all enjoying this update! A drainage pipe runs underground where the clematis is planted so I never water it or anything. It's pretty much ignored as far as care. I really have no idea how to take care of clematises and the other one I have looks pretty much dead.

I really do recommend this one. Actually, I recommend ALL plants I don't kill!! I am notorious for killing plants and that's one of the reasons why I'm especially thrilled with how well this one is doing. I know, I know, ya'll think my garden gorgeous, and it is (if I do say so myself!), but I'm not the most green thumbed gardener out there and tend not to 'show off' my failures!! HAHAHA