Sunday, May 30, 2010

Finally

About nine years ago Mike and I added a patio and pergola to our backyard.  We've loved sitting there in the afternoons and evenings, especially in the spring when things are beginning to bloom.  When we finished the pergola we planted clematis and wisteria hoping they would eventually twine over the top of the structure creating an arbor.  They both took off, spreading up the supports and over the top of the pergola just as we planned  The second year the clematis bloomed in shades of pink and dark purple.  By the third year we had to trim back the foliage.  We lost one of the wisterias and replaced it with another. They had yet to bloom.  We've found we could grow fuchsia against the house as it's cool enough for them there. 
We winter them over in the garage and they bloom in there before we can even move them outside.  But the wisteria continued to remain bloomless.  Until this year. 
Whoot!

3 comments:

April Celeste Garff said...

Looks beautiful!!! Makes me want to grow something.

Andrea said...

How lovely! It was so good seeing you last Sunday!

Aimee said...

Georgeous! I love when the plant does what you want it to! Loved seeing you all, between chasing after the kids!