I'm not newbie in nj but I enjoyed your photos. I grow many clematis, what is the red variety in the last photo? Haven't tried the fishing line trick yet.

Hi mnwsgal, glad you like the pictures.

The clematis is Madame Julia Correvon.

Lois in PA

ye gads, I messed up!

OK, here they are again, with a couple extra thrown in.

Last winter's jugs under ice.

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Wintersown belladonna delphinium "Bellamosum".

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wintersown pentstemon "Jingle Bells".

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Wintersown penstemon "White Plains". Looks to me just like the Huskers Red next to it but without the maroon leaves.

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Lettuce

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2009 tomato "Chudo Rinka" from wintersowing trade.

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Spring sown basil.

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This winter's first snow. Starting the cycle again.

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Not Wintersown, but still nice to look at:

Lavender garden.

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Saturn peaches, harvested without spraying. I got the tree mostly for the pink spring flowers, but decided to see what the fruit would be like. It tasted like something halfway between a peach and a pear.

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This handsome fellow stopped by to inspect my handywork.

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I discovered I could train clematis up any pillar without the need for a trellis. The secret is heavy-duty fishing line. It's invisible from 2 feet away, but does a great job of supporting the clematis vine (and later on, the string of Christmas lights). This is Madame Julia Correvon clematis.

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Clematis Etoile Violette

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Daffodils

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Side Garden

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Thanks for bearing with me. :o)

Lois in PA

Fantastic pictures! Thank you for posting them, I can't take my eyes away.

Just what I needed on yet another blah day here. Spring is near, but not near enough yet.