Friday 29 April 2011

Evening sunlight

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

Tuesday 26 April 2011

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!)




Saturday 23 April 2011

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.

Friday 22 April 2011

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`

Thursday 14 April 2011

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

Monday 11 April 2011

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!

Friday 8 April 2011

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!!!

Thursday 7 April 2011

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..

Monday 4 April 2011

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

Friday 1 April 2011

For Mum

Would have been my Mum`s Birthday today- These are for you.
Have a wonderful weekend.x