I fell in love today; one look and I was head over heels…her name is Nelly Moser. She is elegant and graceful, her petals are a delicate purple, complemented with a darker hue and her leaves are a vibrant green. Nelly Moser is Clematis and lives at the Botanic Park.

I am confident that I will love Nelly for years to come. Being a perennial, I’m sure Nelly will return my love, at least for a few months each summer.

My exposure to Clematis and other climbing vines is quite recent…but they wooed me immediately. For years I have driven down St. Albert Trail and saw the greenery draped over the sound barrier but really gave it no thought…until this year. Early in the year the Mayor suggested we should invite the rest of the residents that back onto the sound barrier to grow vines…a letter was sent inviting...