Increasingly the BV and I are delighted as much by the insects in our garden as we are by the flowers. I thought I’d end the week of flowers, hosted by Cathy at Words and Herbs, with some of the few close-ups that I’ve managed to capture. Have a wonderful week – and perhaps you’d … Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 7
I was trying to resist this temptation … because it’s cheating. However, I simply can’t. These two lovely pics are not mine at all, I found them on the internet. My prompt for the search was a card I received from a very dear friend. He’d photographed individual petals of Tulip ‘Rococco’ on a dark … Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 6
Sunday’s my favourite day – nothing unexpectedly shocking will arrive in the post. (Although there is now email, which knows no holiday). Peace will – most probably – reign. (But perhaps that’s tempting fate?) In the summer I’d be out in the garden, in winter it’s a spot of drawing, music or just reading in … Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 5
I’m so glad that I can’t normally move from February to June in 4 days as I’ve done this week with the Week of Flowers! Yesterday it was May 2021, today I’m posting pictures of some of the glorious June roses – they were absolutely and completely perfect at the beginning of the month. And … Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 4
Still joining in with Cathy’s lovely end of season posts at Words and Herbs, celebrating the flowers we’ve enjoyed over the year. What a lift to the spirits! I’m sticking with May apple blossom today. There was a lot of flower on my three little ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ this year, but strangely not as much … Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 3
I’m in May 2021 now, in the realm of euphorbias & hellebores just beginning to need cutting back. How wonderfully fresh, tidy and full of promise it all looked! Until tomorrow’s selection – have a wonderful Thursday! Continue reading A week of flowers. Day 2
December sees us moving away from the dreak, dieing days of November towards the light – ok, there’s still more darkness to descend up until the Solstice, but I can see the light coming, if only in my mind’s eye. Saint Lucia’s day on 13th December offers us the first hint of promise, just as … Continue reading A week in flowers. December 2021
Garden Dreaming at Châtillon 