Sublimely beautiful and outrageously fragrant. Having just one of these attributes would be plenty, possessing both is almost too much to bear.
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Busman’s Holiday
Today I gave my poor neglected plot some attention. For the last couple of months we have had scaffolding at the back of the house and a gaggle of builders working hard to fix various leaks. The scaffolders did a great job as scaffolders. The builders did a magnificent job as builders. Neither of themContinue reading “Busman’s Holiday”
Just Peachy
Last weekend we travelled to Somerset to celebrate a good friend’s wedding. All was well, the weather perfect, the bride and groom radiant, we made new friends and I almost won the All Badgeworth Freestyle Croquet Doubles competition (we was robbed). It was an extremely satisfying day. The party was held in the Just Married’sContinue reading “Just Peachy”
Waiting Patiently – Still
In your own time ……..
Colour Scene – Red, red, red
This was definitely the right time of year to run “Colour Scene”. Everything at the moment seems to be in Technicolor, as if it were being viewed through a filter, intensifying and concentrating the hues. This is in part due to the copious rain we have had in the last few days which is exacerbatedContinue reading “Colour Scene – Red, red, red”
Colour Scene – Yellow Belly
Yellow marigold actually. Surely you will forgive me the lack of “belly” as we have a surfeit of yellow.
Colour Scene – Black and White
Meet my new boss, Max. I will be helping look after his garden. Whether or not I can depend on his assistance I have yet to ascertain. My initial survey of this garden included sightings of eucryphia, illicium (had to get ID from clever people on this one), many magnolias, several mature apple trees, anContinue reading “Colour Scene – Black and White”
Colour Scene – Green
Raindrops keep falling on my (flower) head. Is it just me or can anyone else see a face looking out of one of the droplets?
Colour Scene – Orange
This week I have decided to have one my “theme” weeks. A week is just about the extent of my attention after which I tend to get bored and drift off into some other random ramblings. I hope I am not being over ambitious. At first I considered a “rainbow” week, seven colours, seven days,Continue reading “Colour Scene – Orange”
To MBM from YBD
Happy birthday, although it is unlikely the sun will shine on you, these flowers may brighten your morning xxx
Off The Edge Gardening 