As you can see, my internet connection is better. I have spent the afternoon watching (and bidding on a couple of things) on an online auction, and loading photos! Enjoy. Back later with words.
The Gentleman Gardener - Little Whale helping me, in a supervisory role.
The first rose of summer, Roserie de l'Hay. Beautiful.
I'm not sure how useful cats are as gardeners, but it looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think you have a point there Simon - Ghengis considers himself a digger send to none! My lack of garlic this year besas testament to his efforts!
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DeleteI love seeing photos of your beautiful garden (as you know I hanker for a remote farmhouse with a gorgeous garden). Roserie de l'Hay is very early (is it named for Hay on Wye?) as at Polesden Lacey in Surrey yesterday only a handful of roses were blooming and I noticed that the wisteria growing on the water tower within the walled garden had caught the frost of a couple of weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteSarah, it can be yours for a good offer!!! I'm not sure where Roserie got its name but it would be very apt for me if it were connected with Hay-on-Wye! It's always our earliest rose, though the Zephrin Drouhin is not far behind, and there is a creamy rose out on the trellis, whose name I have forgotten. Oh, and my highly-scented single-petalled Banksia rose is out too, down in what was mum's patio garden.
ReplyDeleteA frost got some of my apple leaves (those in pots) and zonked a leggy raspberry too. I do hope we are post-frost now . . .
You have so many different colours, the ones here are all shades of pink and purple and all the same shape too.
ReplyDeleteWe have yellow proper roses out and some small red open ones like dog roses - no idea of names,types etc.
If you like I can save you seeds of lighter colours and different shapes. I like the sound of your red "dog rose" roses.
ReplyDeletePleased to hear your internet connection is improved and lovely to see some of your aquilegias. We have some in a border in the front garden and they are so pretty :)
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for them - I find seeds of unusual colours irresistible! I have tried not to buy any more because of moving, but that's not happening, so perhaps I will get in touch with the lovely lady near Sketty who has the National Collection of Aquilegias. Oh my - going to her nursery is HEAVEN!
DeleteLittle Whale must share genetics with our three boys! Jim's cousin and I found white aquilegia in the mountains of Wyoming years ago when camping. Roserie de l'Hay is romping over a corner of my garden, from a root salvaged when we moved here.
ReplyDeleteHe is a darling. Mind you, I always have a bevy of cats around me when I am gardening. They seem intent on making sure I get it right! I think your garden and mine could be interchangeable except I only have two peonies and they've not shown their faces yet this year (dry spring responsible?)
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