Enjoy these Lesley - so lovely to meet up with you again on my blog after all these years.
The view from our bathroom window about 4.30 a.m. or so this morning. The river mist was starting to rise, along with the sun.
A Blackbird sunbathing after having a wash in the shallow end of the pond, and below, a quick preen.
I can see Bathsheba from the kitchen window, and these gorgeous blooms will enjoy sunshine for a change.
One of this year's new-to-me Ramblers - this is Bloomfield Courage. I've wanted this ever since seeing it blooming in a friend's garden.
Finally one of the more unusual Nasturtiums I have grown from seed this year. However, the one which was supposedly purple is a vibrant pinky-red! Photo of that tomorrow.
I was gifted a Rambling Rector some 14ish years ago and in that time it has been RAMPANT and we have pruned it very hard three times and it has broken two arches - I absolutely love it and the scent is glorious and would not do with out it - it is definitely a glorious thug🤍🤍🤍
ReplyDeleteLike the Paul's Him. Musk, a glorious thug! Believe me, this garden needs it!
DeleteBeautiful roses, love the unusual nasturtiums too.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I've always grown Nasturtiums, as my mum did. She just had the ordinary orange ones though, which she grew up a trellis. I love all the different colours you can get now and try and pick a new one each year.
DeleteSome nice roses you have there and Rambling rector does just that and goes wild. If it is the one we had we got rid of it in the end. Violette I think you will find came into being around 1860 but it is a stunner
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of boring areas in this garden, so I want to bring them to life. Thanks for the info on Violette.
DeleteAll gorgeous. Thinking I should plant a rambler in my woodland edge. I nurtured a seedling dog rose from the undergrowth and that flowered for the first time this year but I crave abundance. I weakened and used our ancient hose for the first time yesterday. I just could not do anymore hand watering. It only leaked a little bit straight into a watering can which I carried up to my pots of hostas, evergreen Welsh agapanthus (from Dyffryn Fernant near Fishguard in 2010), the orange/Calamondin tree, Dark Secret pelargonium, resting hippeastrum and succulents. Oh yes, it is all looking very Great Dixter-ish outside my kitchen door! I have LOTS to say about movement and PD but all a bit too personal for a blog comment. Would love to be able to write or email you. I’m working a lot this month (covering holidays) but our son is here for the weekend and he and husband are planning a long off-road and shady cycle with a pub lunch which takes the pressure off me, especially on a scorching weekend. Look after yourself BB. I have learnt on this PD journey the other half has to work twice as hard to compensate. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteThanks for your note Sarah. Just found out the new medication takes 2 - 3 weeks to kick in, so AGAIN we are waiting. My goodness, I'm an Aries and patience has never been my strong point!! We will chat next week. Looking forward to it.
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ReplyDeleteThe roses are so beautiful they really are. The nasturtium is an unusual colour but very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteIt's different. I have a feeling I chucked the packet, but will look and see if I can name it.
DeleteIs the nasturtium by chance 'Cherry Rose?'
DeleteNo, this one was listed on Ebay as a purple Nasturtium. I have the Cherry Rose across the yard and it is stunning.
DeleteMost years I have several crops of nasturtiums, usually grown in big tub planters so they can ramble or spill out as they wish. This year several plantings have not germinated--have a few very feeble ones in a pot outside the greenhouse where last year they grew into a tower.
ReplyDeleteHere, Nasturtiums are your dependable annual. Sorry that yours have not been the same. I have some standard orange and yellow ones just coming out now.
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