Just before lunch I posted https://derrickjknight.com/2022/05/18/a-knights-tale-133-the-official-welcome/
This afternoon, while Jackie and Flo toured the garden centres in successful search of trailing plants for hanging baskets, I pulled up a few weeds and photographed
some of our flowers, all of which are titled in the gallery.
The New Wheel Inn is the now privately owned and refurbished incarnation of the Wheel Inn Community Pub, our favourite which was a casualty of the first Covid lockdown. This evening we dined there. The changes to the building are minimal, but all fresh, clean, and in keeping with the original.
We dined there this evening. Food and service were good. I chose sirloin steak with all the trimmings which was cooked as I had asked; Jackie’s main course was meaty belly of pork with perfect crackling and green cabbage; Flo’s, fish, chips, and peas. Flo and I each followed this with orange bread and butter pudding with brandy custard; Jackie’s dessert was cheesecake. Jackie drank Heineken, Flo, J2O, and I, Ringwood’s bitter.
Gorgeous flowers. It is always nice when a re-opened restaurant retains what was good from the previous incarnatoion
Thank you very much, Pat
“Pink Abundance” is a beautifully subtle colour, very nice!
Thank you very much, John. It really is abundant
Your garden is full of its summer finery now — and I ope the weather has settled down so that you will have fewer disasters through the season! What a beautiful place you and Jackie have created! And how nice that your favorite pub has come back and seems to do well!
Thank you so much, Janet
Glad your pub has come back and is open again. We have read reports that the UK is soon to experience shortages of fish and chips due to the Ukraine/Russian conflict leading to high prices. Hope those reports are exaggerated!
They will become more costly – many people will no longer be able to afford them – and the shops will go out of business. Thanks very much, Maj
Oh, those roses!!
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
It definitely looks like summer! Your flowers look beautiful. I particularly liked the “Arthur Bell” shot.
How nice that you still had a great dinner at the new version of the restaurant.
Thanks very much, Merril
Wandering the nurseries is a favourite pass time for both Norm and I. We just have to wait for winter to pass. 🙂
Thanks very much, Chrissy
The honesty seed pods are quite unusual. I don’t recall seeing those before in your garden.
They become transparent as the year goes on Roaliene. Thanks very much.
The honesty seedpods are intriguing.
Thanks very much, Sherry. Soon we will be able to see right through them
Some wonderful captures ? this time of year is truly inspiring ❣️
Thanks very much, Val
Thank you for brightening up my cold Autumn morning, and I especially like the Clean Lantern tree Derrick,
Thanks very much, Ivor. That lantern tree has been WPed – It should be Chilean. Now amended.
Ok . Got it now ?
Your gardens are beautiful.
Thanks very much, Mrs W
You’re welcome.
No roses here yet, absolutely stunning
Thanks very much, Gary. They have mostly burst forth in the last week
Absolutely delightful! I cannot pick one favorite, but summertime, pink abundance, and the climbing Arthur Bell are wonderful!
Good choices, JoAnna. Thank you very much
Those flowers in their youth, and the seed pod, are a joy to behold. They have such beautiful names too. Thanks for the visual feast.
Much appreciated, Uma
It is uplifting to see such an abundance of beautiful flowers!
Thank you very much, Anne
I would imagine the rooms in your home are blessed with cut flowers during a lot of the year.
Yes, Yvonne. Thanks very much
Such beautiful flowers. Jackie and Flo should have no trouble finding something for a hanging basket this time of year.
What a feast! It’s good that the changes to your favorite pub were minimal.
Thank you very much, Nicki
Every flower put on it’s best smile for you!
I am especially intrigued by the Euphorbia and the Honesty seed pods! 🙂
The overfly is busy at work!
I read that Just Joey was bred by Roger Pawsey and he named it in honor of his wife, Joey. 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Thanks as always and especially for that Joey information, Carolyn X
Be still my heart! These flowers are incredible. And I appreciate how you’ve labeled each photo. Many I knew, but some not. Pansies are my favorite spring flower. They grow profusely in planters/boxes/hangers here in NE in spring. When I was a child, I told everyone my name was Pansy. Pansy Wight. 🙂
🙂 Thanks very much, Pam
Your garden is full of colours, aroma and happiness. To look at is a joy.
Thank you very much, Alexander
Another excellent gallery and that sounds like a fine meal.
Thanks a lot, m, Andrew
Absolutely glorious and I’m glad your pub made a comeback.
Thanks very much, Eugi
Very summery! I would not have expected peonies to be flowering at the same time as roses. Are the roses early this year, do you think?
I don’t think the roses are early, Susan, although they have really shot up this week. Thanks very much.
Soooooo beautiful!! Thank you for your phenomenal photos and great gardening skills. You & Jackie are amazing!!
Thank you so much from us both, Jan XX
The garden looks great but the orange bread and butter pudding with brandy custard sounds even better.
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal
Gorgeous photos love foxgloves I have them in my garden too..
Thank you very much, Sue. It looks like a good foxglove year
It does Derrick. ?
A beautiful assortment of flowers! It will be another month before we see any rose blooms.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Gorgeoous flowers. The Roses are wonderful.
Thanks very much, Dwight
Flowers are like ice cream cones… wonderful, but don’t last too long! :>)
True, Dwight
Your glorious roses are here again to please my eyes, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
The flowers are so pretty!
Thanks very much, Aletta
Summer indeed! Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you very much, Ribana