Yesterday I posted about the lovely yellow Carolina Jasmine in my dad’s garden. In the middle of the yellow blooms, there is one large purple Clematis flower and one additional bud about to open. I don’t remember ever seeing Clematis in the garden before, and somehow the Clematis vine has become all intertwined with the Carolina Jasmine.

“Climbing clematis
Creep in among the trellis
And coloured stars show!“

(Diane M. Quinlan)