The last two weeks of glorious spring weather has been kind to the garden.
Despite the lack of rain the soil is still moist, and plants have been doing well.
A particular favourite during these past weeks is Clematis armandii. I grow it near the garage wall, over the entrance to the back garden, training it towards the kitchen door. In a warm evening the scent is irresistible.
In past winters, the cold weather damaged the top growth to such extent that I had to cut it almost to the ground, so there were very few flowers in spring. (Though a few appeared in August and September)
But this past winter, we only had one cold spell, which didn't do much damage, so tidying up was all that was needed. I even managed to get some shoots to the front of the garage.
