Evening sunlight

Pampered or what?
Yellow and Orange welsh poppies self seeded everywhere -I haven't the heart to pull them out.

White wedding

A wedding in a field ,with daisy's in hair . Sunny blue skies and warm evenings.

Bunting (but not red ,white and blue!)

Summertime??

Is it Spring ? Feels like Summer-Have to stop and think ,this is APRIL!! Amazing weather. The hot weather slows you down , I'm feeling very chilled (I have someone to come and water for me,so I feel less pressured, a spare hour!)

Hope you all enjoy your Easter break -Just don't let your eggs melt! My son got an ice cream maker for his Birthday ,we are enjoying the fruits of his labour! Very yummy.

Happy Easter all.

A walk in the woods ,cool of the evening. A welcome break -

Iv been a bit stressed of late, this is my bustiest time of the year. Potting up plants, sowing seeds , weddings, getting the garden ready for open day . All this with half term too! My son had his12th Birthday. We had a lovely day on the river with a picnic,he baked his own cake,as he adores cooking now, he got a Raymond Blanc cookbook and an Ice cream maker (amazing ice cream in half an hour,so good this weather!)

I have now got someone to help water the plants, so I popped my feet up last night and enjoyed the garden. Who needs to travel when we have this glorious weather.
Almost black Tulips `Queen of the Night`
Tulip `Maytime`

Spring has arrived with all its glory...

Pots of loveliness on vintage trunk
Everywhere is greening up-I wish it would rain. Takes me ages to water the plants in pots and seeds Iv sown!
Violas are so sweet -flower on and on...
Scented Bouquets

Im addicted...

To buying SEEDS!! I carnt stop!

As follows- Cobaea (cup and saucer plant) wonderful climber

More.. Sweet peas Cupani -I have tons plants all ready to go in but what the heck ,can never have too many!

Sunflower Black magic (never grow yellow ones , as I hate yellow!)

Larkspur -white, lillac,deep blue

Cerinthe -I lost my plants in the winter

Panicum frosted explosion (best grass ever for cutting)

Buplerum

Salvia (clary)

Nigela hispanica

Nigela` mulberry rose`

Ammi

Wild carrot

Agastache

Cosmos -`purity `

Amaranthus `marvel bronze`

Rudbeckia `Cherry Brandy`

Scabious

To name but a few!

Iv had the lurgie all week-Felt washed out, could not stop coughing-so gardening has slowed down. So rested in the hammock!

Well, I never!..........

I had some exciting news today- I was approached by a TV company ,as they are making a programme about `Britain's best loved gardens` with Alan Titchmarsh . They are doing a programme on growing cut flowers and they have asked me!! They are coming to shoot in June. This is the reason I have not been able to organise workshops. They will have to re- schedule these for September. Alan is coming here!!!

Its a new dawn , its a new day..(Flynn still playing Nina Simone)

Red Kites flying high ,butterflies and washing drying in the warm breeze. I'm potting on in the poly tunnel-Ahh ,life does not better than this. When the sun shines and its warm enough to abandon the thermals . Britain in Springtime is heaven.

Hyacinth `Woodstock`
Tulip picking time..

Last years Sweet Pea tunnel

Phew, Mothers Day preparations were manic. We nearly ran out of flowers. I have been vintage shopping today, this week I shall show you my finds. Seed sowing is top on the list now. I have Sweet peas growing away in the poly tunnel. The Autumn sown ones damped off , but these sown in the Spring seem very happy chaps indeed,lots of strong growth. I shall start to harden them off this week. Sow some now-go on you wont regret it,they smell so divine. Seeds and plants from simplyseedsandplants.co.uk

For Mum

Would have been my Mum`s Birthday today- These are for you.

Have a wonderful weekend.x