Honeysuckle Vine

One of my absolute favorite things about our home (that is original from when we moved here) is the honeysuckle vine. If you know anything about me, you know I love flowers and gardening. They are a great way to relieve the stress of the day and be outside (which I also love).

Back to the vine I mentioned. I didn't know anything about the vine when we moved in because it was almost non-existent. We had a lot of overgrowth and bushes to remove from our landscaping to even notice it I think. The one corner of my yard was horrible. You couldn't even get to it for the trees/weeds/bushes. I was 8 months pregnant with my first when we moved here and didn't paint so I worked outside as we got the house ready. That was one of the first areas that I remember clearing out. The next spring, I started to notice the beautful vine that grew along the fence.

Every May/June it blooms a lot! The smell is heavenly. It is right outside the bathroom window. I love to open that window, turn off the lights and just drink in the smells and sounds of summertime. There was even a light rain tonight which made it so relaxing. The vine will also bloom again in August/Sept. It is my pride and joy of my garden and people love it. I haven't seen very many of them. It attracts bumblebees of course, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It is just GORGEOUS. There, don't all of you want to come over and get a start to grow your own?

When we put in a fence 2 years ago, my goal was to continue that vine along the fence. I wrapped a few small tendrils around various posts of that fence and would you believe...it has spread all the way across 4 new fence lengths in that short time!! It has grown to twice it's size since we moved here--thanks to the new fence.

I will continue to post more photos of my garden and my favorites. Ahh--glorious summer!