The rose tree is bursting with leaf now and the geranium scented rose will likely appear soon; if this warm weather has anything to do with it. Unfortunately it makes me sneeze but I know not to stick my nose in it this year!
This is another hardy that flowers beautifully every year... Not sure of its name but it is very pretty.
The garden is definitely a pink, purple and blue theme at the moment; blue from cornflowers and bluebells. Lots of aquilegia make up the pink and purple; a swaying haze of femininity.
I love our garden in May. It is at it's prettiest. Lovely lilac welcomes bees and butterflies. I wonder how many years it has been there. The garden is very established and now has become quite low maintenance - which is good for me. I come from a family of 'growers' but am very low key in comparison. I just like to potter and put a few baskets up. Lets hope this sunshine continues through...but looking outside today at the rain; we can but hope.
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| My 'blurry bees eye view' of the flowers! |
These strawberry plants are doing well. I have heard this year should be good for strawberries. I think the flowers are very pretty. For some reason my baskets always get pecked at by nesting birds. They seem to like most liners particularly these coconut matting ones. If I put a basket under the tree the squirrels and birds dig out the compost. What to do... Lets hope the strawberries get to June without being swiped by greedy blackbirds!
As usual the planting was down to me - daughter does the choosing then it all seems to drop off with watering etc.. not that I need to worry about that with all the rain.
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| Those naughty birds... sparrows nesting ; bless 'em |
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