Choice Morsels

Today's Garden Pic is one actually from late October: my blue Clematis. This particular Clematis type grows new growth off old stems. I keep hoping, though, that it will throw up some new stems from the root.   I'm rolling in lettuce from my garden, though! Huge leafy heads!  I'll try to post a picture next week.

I flew down and visited friends in Orlando a week ago. It was a nice getaway and got to know them a whole lot better. This week for Garden Pics, I'm featuring some "Blues." I collect flowers that bloom blue because they are uncommon. Bloomed earlier this spring: Portuguese Squill    Blooming now: Blue Clematis It's sort of a soft lavenderish-blue. I bought it for this color and because it's smaller stature for a clematis (5 feet), but my soil is acidy, so it was much more violet last year. So I watered it often last fall with water with baking soda and also added some lime--so this year, it's more the proper light blue color!