Thursday, July 22, 2010

Honeysuckle Clematis

Here is what the Bag Lady's clematis vine looks like today:



Half in bloom, half starting to go to seed. The Bag Lady really needs to do some serious pruning!

The Bag Lady was also quite excited to see these:


The very first raspberries from the raspberry plants she added to the garden this year.
She was a little surprised to see them because she thought the plants wouldn't produce until next year.
Seeing them also means she will have to take a little pail and go for a stroll in the bush... wild raspberries are so-o-o good!
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11 comments:

  1. Leah J. UtasJuly 22, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    How 'bout that clematis.
    Mmmm raspberries. I used to eat them straight off the bush.
    We've got some growing behind the shed that might do well this year.

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  2. RebJuly 22, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    I like that clematis when it goes to seed, so pretty.

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  3. messymimiJuly 22, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    They do look delicious. The raspberries, I mean.

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  4. JavaChickJuly 23, 2010 at 7:54 AM

    I miss the raspberry bushes from home. Or rather, I miss eating the raspberries from the bushes. I don't actually enjoy picking the raspberries because you pretty much have to get right in the bushes (as much as I enjoy gardening, I do have a horror of bugs). My Dad enjoys picking them though, so that works out well when I'm actually there to enjoy the bounty!

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  5. the Bag LadyJuly 23, 2010 at 8:33 AM

    dfLeah - yeah, I love raspberries straight off the bush, too. In fact, those three in the photo went directly into my mouth!

    Thanks, sis - it does look pretty cool when it has gone to seed.

    messymimi - they were!

    JavaChick - I actually have a fear of bugs, too. After I pick raspberries, it takes me forever to clean them before I can use them!

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  6. LeviJuly 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    I had raspberries for awhile. Then eric covered them with a board. so I replanted. I am waiting. will have a long wait. not wild though except that they grow in a forest. Lots of competition from blackberries and deer too.

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  7. the Bag LadyJuly 23, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Janell, why would Eric cover them with a board? Does he not like raspberries?

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  8. solarityJuly 23, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    Raspberries. They're on my Someday list.

    Mary Anne in Kentucky

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  9. the Bag LadyJuly 23, 2010 at 9:23 PM

    Mary Anne in Kentucky - they finally made it to the top of my someday list! :)

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  10. Cheryl KohanJuly 24, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    That clematis is amazing. I've never seen yellow blossoms! Love it. I am very jealous of your raspberries, too. Yummers!

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  11. HilaryJuly 26, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    Yum.. raspberrries. Worth every scratch when finding and plucking them.

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