I woke up this morning to a fabulous surprise on my terrace. The passionflower vine that I bought a few months ago has exploded into bloom. I wasn’t expecting any flowers on it this year but it seems to love my terrace and has been growing like crazy.

Passionflower Vine

Passionflower

Passionflower
There are a few other things in bloom on the terrace as well. I have a great crop of pansies:

Pansy

Pansy
My Hens and Chickens are also flowering:

Hens and Chicks

Hens and Chicks
and another ice plant is in bloom:

String of Pearls
I love my container garden!
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5 comments
expatraveler says:
Jul 2, 2009
Wow – so beautiful!
christina says:
Jul 2, 2009
Passion flowers are so lovely! You must have a green thumb.
Alison says:
Jul 2, 2009
Thanks ladies! Not much of a green thumb Christina but I can usually handle things in pots
The passionflower seemed to have a mind of it’s own when it came to covering the deck so I can’t take much credit
Project Terrific Terrace 2010 | CheeseWeb says:
Apr 29, 2010
[...] a deep red clematis (to replace my deceased passionflower) [...]
Project Terrific Terrace - Update | CheeseWeb: Travel, Photography and Expat Life in Belgium Blog says:
Jun 25, 2010
[...] pride and joy is my beautiful clematis. This has taken over from my dearly departed passionflower from last year. I just love the deep red colour. I’ll leave you with a few photos of this [...]