A few from this Morning

to tide yall over till yours start blooming...Clematis "Omoshiro" was planted last year and here is her very first bloom of the season..I just love this one

Clematis "Pink Champagne" aka "Kakio"..

Clematis "Pink Champagne" is stunning ..don't you agree...such a vivid colour of pink!

Clematis "Daniel Deronda"..just starting to open..grapey purple colouring in the beginning

one of my Clematis "Josephine" has beaten the others to open

Just thought I'd share my front Island bed I did a couple years ago..waking up with colour and all my lilies have pushed up from their winters nap

Clematis "William Kennett"

WOW! What a treat to see all your beautiful Clematis blooms! Spring has definitely sprung in your neck of the woods!

Wake up clematis!!! How gorgeous Jeanne...I do agree your pink champagne is just beautiful...I do hope mine returns this year after having disappeared from wilt last year. I also love the colour of you WK and DD!!!! Fantastic.

Your yard is just gorgeous too. I love those white lilies....I don't think those grow in my zone but I still love them!

Jeanne -

Everything is gorgeous! You must be the envy of your neighborhood.

Quick question - what is that yellow bushy plant that is growing in your front bed picture? It is the 6th picture down.

Carolyn

ooo, ooo, ooo, that means mine are next! YESSSSS!!!!
gorgeous jeanne!

Wow, Jeanne! Callas already? Mine haven't even broken ground yet. I do have some blooms on my clematis, but no flowers yet.

Thanks for showing us what's to come!! I love the red edges on the Omoshiro - these are beautiful.

Just love Omoshiro, but they're all really nice!

Thanks yall..it's been raining for two days now..grrrrr...Carolyn..that yellow flowering plant is a bulbine...

Please send the rain my way! We're in a deficit already and it's only March! We did receive some much needed rain today, but not enough to make up the 5" that we're lacking.

i covet omoshiro. it is beautiful.

Thanks you two..I got it from Dan at Brushwood last year

Is Omoshiro more of a rambler or does it climb?

Omoshio is a climbing clematis

Jeanne as usual they are all beauties. Several with buds here but no blooms yet.
Hoping to get a new camera for my birthday as mine died this winter.LOL

Gary

My first 2009 bloom - Nelly Moser.

Irwells50, your posting comes in just the right moment. My very first clem. bloomed today, and I was forgetful -- but Nelly Moser, it's! Beautiful. Our climate must be pretty similiar, though, I may get more rain here. :-)

drooling over those 09 blooms.
lookin good in tx!
can't wait

My Nelly Moser needs to be moved, it's in too much sun. It'll have lots of pretty blooms, but they bleach out pretty quickly.

Mine do that too on my Nelly Moser but it doesn't bother me too much....I still like the look of it.....

Most of mine (clems.) are planted under a pin-oak. There they get light, but bright shade facing South, and they do beautifully. Here is a few of mine just begun to open. Nelly Moser leads the way this years. I've buds, and more buds to follow, but, Jeanne is definately got the best of Clems. collection going. My hat is off to her. Spendid job Jeanne.

Jeanne: I'm interested in how you are getting your labeling information on the photos. Are you using a special program? I use Picasa.

Hemo..I use IrfanView to not only resize my pics but to title them as you see..it's a free download and a great program..Jeanne
http://www.irfanview.net
Thanks yall..the weather here is gorgeous and must take pics of more new flowers that are blooming.

Jeanne: Thank you for that link. I'll check it out and download it. I like to title my pics as well and haven't had much success, at least not that I liked.

A second (and more representative) bloom on my Nelly Moser this morning

Oh la la pretty!

Bump.

Here's my Omoshiro. I love it.

It's beatiful, Pirl. Love seeing everyone's clems.

I'd buy more of them if they were available in the US.

pirl, those must be the reblooms? Lovely indeed!

You could email Dan at Brushwood (or another nursery) to ask when it will be available.

Sorry, Lily, the photo was taken in springtime. If it had reblooms like that I'd have six of them!

JJ - thanks for a great idea.

I've a scattered rebloomed of 'The President' here and there. Earnest Markham too are sending out a few cluster of rebloomers in the early Fall. Thanks Pirl.