Our Garden Today

Our skies this morning were cloudless and blue, and I took advantage of the sunshine to wander around all of our garden.

This pretty show of snapdragons and wallflowers is part of my tub garden. 

The geraniums are starting to flower.

I see in the photo there is a paper wasp sitting on the house wall. Horrible things.

These Dutch Irises have only opened in the last couple of days.

The jellybean succulent is blooming.  It always reminds me of my grandmother who used to grow the same species in this same urn some sixty years ago.  It was one of the first plants I ever remember noticing as a child.

(Those are paua shells surrounding it)

One of our neighbours have let their clematis scramble over the wall, making a pretty show in our shared driveway. 

I love the shadow silhouettes as much as the flowers. 

I gave the new seedlings a watering and picked some sweetpeas to bring indoors.

Their scent is almost too strong, but still enjoyable. 

Have a great weekend 😀 

Margaret xx 

Blooming In July

We are very blessed that we live in a temperate climate, as it means we can have flowers blooming through winter. 

Snapdragons remind me of my childhood and the fun we had squeezing open their 'mouths.'

My potted Daphne is flowering, for the first time (2 years old, but no flowers last year).

The Sweet Alyssum has been scenting the air around it for months on end now.

And the Calendula is still putting on a show, though she is starting to look a little straggly round the edges. 

Scrambling Fumitory is a weed, but I think it is a pretty weed and quite charming when it is left to grow wild.

I see this Jonquil every time I step out the back door, and its cheerful yellow always makes me smile.

The Dianthus also makes me happy, with its cheerful colour.

Our garden is not overflowing with flowers like a summer garden - these are just the odd one or two plants, but their presence makes sunny days sunnier and cold days more bearable.

Margaret xx