As someone who rents my apartment, I always balked at planting something that would take several years to become established and bloom. I always avoided planting a clematis for this very reason. After living in this same apartment for 15 years, I decided I needed to get over this mindset! About 3-4 years ago I planted this clematis. And sure enough, the first year it only had a couple of blooms. They are lovely, so this wasn’t too bad. This year the vine is absolutely spectacular. I have the vine growing on the railing that leads down from my garden into my apartment.
Last year I planted an apple tree, elderberry bushes, asparagus, which all take some time to get established. This year we ate 4 asparagus fresh out of the garden that were delicious, if meager. I’m glad I changed my mind about planting these “long-term” plants, because when I look at this clematis I realize that it was absolutely worth the wait.
Happy Mother’s Day by the way!
Happy Mother’s Day! Glad to see you got a taste of asparagus this year. I’m impatient for persimmons, but I think it’s going to be another couple of years before my tree puts out.
It’s frustrating isn’t it? I keep looking at my little apple tree trying to will fruit on it. It didn’t even have one blossom on it this year. I wonder how many years it will take it to produce.
And with the opposite effect, the “black raspberry” plant I bought is really a blackberry and is trying to take over the yard. Plus I finally removed all the lilies of the valley – hopefully for good.
I wish I had known. I would have taken your lilies of the valley! I love them.
Oh dear with the blackberry! Those are tenacious.