The lean to is looking so much nicer since I added the hanging plants.
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It's Hosta time again |
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The President recovering well after a hard pruning last year. |
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I do like my pots as you may have noticed but in the current hot spell it does make such a lot of work especially since we have a hose pipe ban already. |
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What's that in the Hosta bed? |
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Ah a better look. |
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| Nelly Moser already putting on a show |
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| Hosta bed but we will ignore the ground elder in the bed behind, sigh! |
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I decided to put two Acers in the shady corner as they were suffering from too much sun last year. |
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| Mrs N. Thompson |
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| The Empress Josephine |
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Mari Boisselot |
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Belle of Woking |
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| Pink Fantasy |
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Lots happening in the vegetable area. |
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At last seedlings are becoming plants after a rather prolonged cold spell in April |
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Hanging baskets waiting to be hung out |
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| Cosmos and Lupins and some cloches of clematis cuttings which have now been moved to a shady spot |
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It is really strange having so much more space since the Leylandii hedge was removed - however it is rather sunny for my nursery although the Laurel are full of shoots so it won't be long before we have a decent and more easily managed hedge again. |
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Wadas Primrose |
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Sadly the Wisteria is struggling to grow so we decided to put another plant in, another casualty of the decorating work last year due to new windows. We really missed our beautiful flowering Wisteria this year. |
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The Wallflower are still looking lovely and colourful |
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| We decided to move the barrel and connect to the downpipe with a coat of paint I think it looks ok. |
| There has been someone sorely missed in Orange Cottage Garden this Month. Sadly we lost our Springer Spaniel Beth. There is nothing quite like a dog as a companion in the garden or on walks in the woods and she is constantly in our thoughts as we go about our daily tasks.  |
| 'The death of a pet leaves a much bigger hole in the household than the space that they occupied in life.' Monty Don wrote in his book The Irvington Diaries. |
Everything looks lovely. Your Clematis look lovely and those Wallflowers are just gorgeous. Your vegetable garden looks like it has a whole lot going on. I don't know how you keep up with all the work that obviously goes on in your garden. It is sad to hear that you lost your beautiful Beth. That last photo is a real gem. It's so true ... that statement made by Monty. I don't think we fully realise just how much our pets have a hold on our hearts until they are gone.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bernie for your kind comments
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely suprise to see your newest posting and be able to take a stroll through your garden with you. There will always be a hole in my heart for Beth because she was so much a part of your garden.
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So sad for your loss of Beth!
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I was just searching for photos of Belle of Woking and came across your blog. What an inspiring garden! So glad to have found you. And my condolences on the loss of your sweet companion. I have two dogs that are always with me in the garden (or wherever I am--bathroom, kitchen, bedroom!) and I can't bare to think of the day when I will have to say goodbye.
ReplyDeleteHi Bell and Star how nice of you to comment. I just popped along to look at your blog looks very interesting and I will come back to look some more but as always too much to do.
ReplyDeleteBeing a gardener, we come across births and deaths again and again in both plant and animal kingdom. It's sad but it's alright.
ReplyDeleteHi Bangchik and Kakdah yes you are right it will be alright. How nice of you to comment I haven't been doing much garden blogging or visiting other garden blogs for so long - I seem to be so busy with my other blog Looking at Lyme Disease as well as advocacy connected with Lyme Disease, but I still find time to enjoy my garden
ReplyDeleteOh, what a lovely garden!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing it :)
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Kadee Many thanks I am pleased you enjoyed the garden.
DeleteSuch gorgeous photos of some beautiful flowers and garden...thanks for giving us a good look. I hope the pleasure of gardening will bring you some peace as you adjust to losing your faithful companion and friend.
ReplyDeleteMy my what a brilliant garden you have and so you should be proud of it. love the photos .
ReplyDeleteHi Richard Thank you. I am pleased you enjoyed the garden.
DeleteIt is surprising what can be achieved once one has been restored to good health and life after getting long term antibiotics for chronic/Late Lyme Disease, I have been lucky to have found my GP open minded and willing to treat me because she could see the enormous improvements I have made on antibiotics a pity more doctors aren't so open minded - if the treatment works why would you not give the treatment?
Take care Joanne