With mixed weather these past few weeks the garden abounds with a mass of foliage and greenery. After the first flush of early spring bulbs and flowers the garden seems to be in a hold pattern until the early perennials bloom along with early flowering shrubs and roses. This year my lilacs did well mainly […]
There has been a lot of progress in the Spring garden. You would never think that we had such a hard winter. Lots of lush new green growth and foliage. After the first wave of colour in early Spring provided by bulbs and rockery garden flowers there is always a lull before the next wave […]
Happy May 1st. I know this may sound cliché but I really don’t know where April went. Towards the beginning of the month everything seemed to be on hold in the garden. We went down to the coast for Easter and when we returned my husband and I were amazed how the garden had just […]
May 2018 It has been a month of new adventures plus meeting new and old friends. Meanwhile the garden is flourishing with continued sunshine. I have never seen it look so lush and vibrant. As the rockery garden fades and the early spring flowers subside there is always a slight lull before the next wave of […]
At this time of the year I always find it hard to keep up with everything in the garden and I am never short of inspiration photography wise. The garden is looking at its best with vibrant flower colours and lush green foliage. I have a wonderful display of tulips this year and I am […]
As we reach the end of May the garden is overflowing with green shrubs and plants interspersed with bursts of colour. The last of the tulips are still blooming; the double pink variety. The hardy blue geranium has just started to flower along with the oriential poppies and red peony. There are always […]
Happy Mother’s Day I thought it was time for a garden update and what better time to do it as we approach Mother’s Day. These past couple of weeks I have been very preoccupied with looking after my grandchildren along with an evacuation alert. Water flow in Shorts Creek reached dangerous levels. I must admit one day […]
It is difficult to know where to begin. The garden has changed dramatically these past few weeks. At the beginning of the month I was feeling a little disheartened at the lack of activity. Now the trees and shrubs are bursting with new growth. Finally the tulips, daffodils, violets and muscari are blooming. […]
As we reach the end of May the garden is fully flourishing and with the weather cooling off towards the end of the month there has been another spurt of growth. I was only away for a few days but I came back to all the peonies in bloom, at least 3 or 4 varieties […]
Oriental Poppy (papaver orientale) I am always fascinated by the delicate papery petals on the oriental poppy which are usually scarlet in colour, however, I ended up with a more delicate coloured cultivar. Oriental poppy (p. orientale) is a hardy early Summer perennial that forms a clump of coarse, deeply cut deep green leaves which sends […]