Aug 13 2020

Pink Dahlias

I have planted 2 dahlia beds and today I’m going to feature the perfect pink ones. The photos are taken in the sun (very hot) and after the rain (ah a little cooler!).

I hope you like them! Me….I’m obsessed!

That’s All!

See Ya xx

Jun 21 2020

Scarlet Pimpernel

They are teeny tiny but so pretty when you look closely and I can’t quite bear to pull them up as weeds…..yet!

And the flower is no bigger than your little finger nail!!

That’s All!

See ya xx

Jun 5 2020

Nasturtiums in Evening Sun

I think I love everything about nasturtiums-the leaves, the buds and the flowers…….

That’s All!

See Ya xx

May 15 2020

The Most Amazing Hoya!

I was given a Hoya Carnosa about 4 years ago and it did nothing for 2 years. I then moved it to an upstairs windowsill with sun in the afternoon…………….

Oh me oh my! I think it likes it here! It had one lot of flowers last year and this year it has 6! It is also called the Porcelain plant or the Wax plant.

It is the most amazing (as in the title) textured plant!

These are the flower buds-they look very much like plastic.

In this photo you can see the closed buds, some half opened and the fully opened flowers.

When they are fully open, they seem to produce a thick, sticky liquid which I presume is nectar of some sort.

I find them fascinating and as I sit here I can tell you they also have a sweet perfume!

That’s All!

See Ya xx

May 9 2020

Astrantia

I usually like plants that are bright and vivid but for some reason the Astrantia has always been a flower that I absolutely love-it’s so delicate and fine and just gorgeous, and I am pleased to say I have them in my garden!

If you wanted a proper description….here it is!

“Astrantia are clump-forming herbaceous perennials with palmately lobed basal leaves and branched, erect, wiry stems bearing compact umbels of tiny flowers surrounded by a rosette of showy bracts.”

Well I never!!! To me they are just beautiful!