Listening to the tinkle-trickle of the water fountain and the tuneful trilling of a red-breasted robin’s deceptively sweet-sounding war cry delivered from our southern neighbours’ garden, Jackie and I worked together in the Rose Garden this morning dead-heading, weeding, and sweeping in the warmth of the summer-sunshine. With an eye to next spring the Head Gardener also continued planting the vast array of tulips and daffodils she has been collecting from garden centres in recent weeks.
By a now sweltering mid-afternoon, the direct sun having moved around a bit, I photographed some of our results and the
bustling bees still working over the Japanese anemones.
Later I read more of ‘The Berlin Diaries, then watched the next episode of ‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams’.
This evening we dined on baked gammon; piquant cauliflower cheese; boiled new potatoes, carrots, and Brussels sprouts, with which I drank Reserva Privada Chilean Malbec 2023.
Jackie certainly keeps busy – Head Gardner and Head Chef all rolled into one beautiful person!
You’ve got that right, GP! š
Thank you very much, GP
Beautiful flowers and busy bees, a lovely combination! ā¤ļøš
Love the photo of the bee sipping on the Japanese anemone and noting that you’ve enjoyed a glass of wine š
Thank you very much, Rosaliene
Lovely images.
Thank you very much, Rupali
We know why your garden is so beautiful–it’s the constant work.
I really like the gallery of bee on Japanese anemone photos, especially the first. I also really like the word anemone. š
Thank you very much, Merril
So pleased to see Bees Derrick… Especially after reading the Butterfly count this year is way down officially…
Beautiful.
Busy bees — literally and figuratively! <3
As always, hats off to Jackie, both chef and gardener extraordinaire. My admiration for her knows no bounds.
We were listening to challenging robins today too. I like your Japanese anemones.
The Japanese anemones hold particular appeal for me today.