It’s been hot and dry here of late and the scent of roses and other blooms are almost overpowering. A picture of the courtyard taken from upstairs, it’s so difficult trying to capture the roses from the ground. This bamboo in the back garden throws out the most enormous stems, it was only supposed to …
Every time I’ve thought that, Elvis Costello’s, Good Year for the Roses, runs on a loop in my head! Yet it has been a marvelous year for the roses. I’ve never known so many, so early, these are just a few, it must be down to the wall to wall sunshine we’ve had for the …
Slug free hostas…yay…but for how long? The hostas have multiplied across the gardens over the last couple of years, which is weird given there’s a thriving community of slugs and snails and no frogs, thanks to that big freeze a couple of winters ago. Perfect lupin blooms, although the leaves already have mildew. Rain-battered campanula. …
It’s been cracking the flags around here these past few weeks. Goodness, what a difference a little sunshine makes. Roses are opening right, left and center. I love these dog roses but they only tend to last a day, good job there are so many of them. This adorable little lady seeded herself, she looks …
It’s been an interesting week, one way or another. Hubs acquired a couple of free sailing lessons at the recent Mersey River Festival, so off we tootled to West Kirby, on the Wirral, to enjoy them. I wasn’t concerned about my hip, as for some strange reason I thought the lesson would be aboard a …
While I am trying to fix the timed- out comment problem….please copy your replies in case you are timed out. A view from my greenhouse through CLOSED doors…..dogs have to run and all that! I have spent the week hiding in there! The weather this last week has matched my health! It has been wild, …
