Clematis In My Garden

Your home has a lovely entrance way.

I really like clematis.  It is one of the few non-producing plants I have in my yard.  You can't eat it, it doesn't have a fragrant scent, and the blooms are not conducive to flower arrangements.  They are, however, very adept at climbing things like mailboxes and trellises. The star like flowers are strikingly beautiful and abundant.  My Granny always has a clematis in her garden, so I keep one for sentimental reasons. 


My clematis is in the corner of my herb garden where the garage meets the shed.  It's been there for two years and is doing very well, although there does seem to be a rectangular gap at the base of the plant where no vines care to grow.  The pine straw beneath this area is tamped down which makes it appear to be an entrance way.  Curiosity demanded a closer inspection, so I carefully crouched down among my delicate herbs to have a good look, and there scratched in the metal of my trellis are crudely written words.  It says "The O'Possums."  Stay tuned to find out more.