The side effects of my BCG procedure have subsided today, and squirrels and moles have ceased burrowing.
When I returned from wandering around the garden with my camera on this shirtsleeves-mild-slate-grey-air morning listening to the
trickling of the Waterboy, I found that unless I culled my 57 pictures I would be in danger of flooding my readers, so I managed to reduce the offerings to forty.
Having neglected to water the nasturtiums in front of the garage trellis we thought they had died.
New growth is now flourishing. Will we see them Bloom?
The last of the smaller crab apples seen in this image alongside fuchsia Delta’s Sarah have been abandoned by the wood pigeons,
and blackbirds are moving on to the larger red ones.
Other fuchsias such as Army Nurse continue to adorn the shrubberies.
Busy lizzies and erigerons alongside each other drape the patio’s low wooden wall.
Violas are potted everywhere.
Some can be seen alongside cyclamen beyond the stumpery ferns.
Such as these nerines and this lace cap hydrangea brighten beds.
Dahlias we would of course expect at this time of year;
But maybe not so many pelargoniums and geraniums.
This viburnum and our numerous bergenias are also in season,
but solanum sharing a perch above a dead trunk is perhaps surprising at this time.
Leaves from the copper beech flitter rustling down to
the Rose Garden,
to nestle among seedlings of forget-me-nots, campanulas and aquilegias and rose petals,
many of which have yet to bloom or to fall. As usual all these images are labelled in the gallery.
in closing with this blue geranium, orange and yellow bidens and mauve petunias I have to acknowledge that I have no idea which season we are experiencing.
This evening we dined on chicken Kiev; boiled potatoes, spinach, carrots; cauliflower and leek cheese; and a melange of onions, tomatoes, runner and broad beans, and mushrooms flavoured so well with oregano and basil as to make the delicious smell match the taste. I drank more of the Morgon.
Wow Derrick, you did a fantastic job photographing the beautiful garden today! Amazing photos, do you do any processing or do you post your photos as-is? Dinner sounds very delicious, Jackie! 😊 Happy weekend!
Your garden is gorgeous. Glad you felt up to wandering and snapping pictures as well as enjoying that delicious meal. You poor lad to put up with such a life. 😉
I need all the sympathy I can get, Pat 🙂 Thanks very much
Thank you for all the wonderful photos of your garden’s flowers (especially the fuchsias), such a colourful start to my day Derrick
Cheers, Ivor
These photos are really lovely. Colourful and beautiful.
Said before and I will say again, you have an amazing garden.
Thank you very much, Mimi
Your garden always brings so much needed happiness
Thank you so much, Gary
Your garden is awash in color, and how lovely that you had a shirt-sleeves day to enjoy it. Your photos show off the beauty and variety, along with the work you, Jackie, and Martin share to keep it looking this way.
Thank you so much, Alys
It looks like permanent summer with you from up here.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
A beautiful set of photos.
Thank you very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
I’m so pleased to hear the side effects are subsiding. I love to see the fuchsias, next are the roses, so beautiful.
Thank you so much, Sue
I can’t get over how much of your garden is still blooming!
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
What a magnificent walk through. I always wonder which flower will be my favourite of the day – and I found the purple and orange violas. I have a lovely planter of black and orange ones so I naturally had to focus on yours.
Thank you very much, John
So many beautiful photos! I love the fuchsia and the stumpery. Cheers for the nasturtiums coming back! If anyone can get them blooming, it’s you and Jackie.
Thank you so much, JoAnna
Such beauties….these lovely blooms.🥰
Such a variety of colorful blooms left as the leaves from the copper beech come tumbling down!
Glad to hear the side effects from the vaccine are subsiding!
Thank you very much, Lavinia
I am glad to hear that you are feeling better, Derrick.
Delightful profusion of lovely blooms, including your fabulous roses.
Thank you very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
So, the seasons are playing with you too. Long may you enjoy colour in your lovely garden!
Thank you so much, Anne. You did, of course prompt the theme
Gorgeous flower photos…I especially enjoy the fuchisas and the blue vinca! 🙂
I see owls. And they make me smile. 🙂
So glad to hear you are feeling better, Derrick! 🙂
(((HUGS))) and ❤️❤️to you and Jackie!!
PS… “…seasons in the garden have an ancient grace…” – Terri Guillemets
Thanks very much, Carolyn. That vinca is a geranium, now corrected
As always, your photos are stunning! Thanks a lot for sharing, dear Derrick
Much appreciated, Luisa
You’re more than welcome, dear Derrick
Lovely garden tour. Thank you, Derrick!
Much appreciated, Jan
I’m glad you’re feeling better! Your garden is beautiful. I can understand how you got carried away with taking photos. Our seasons are also confused. The vegetable medley sounds delicious.
Thank you very much, Merril. Enough left over for tonight, I’m happy to say
Yum!
Keep up the good work!
Gorgeous flowers… and photos! I love dahlias very much!! 🙂
Thank you very much, Nicole
Frankly Derrick we can never have too many photographs of your delightful garden.
Thank you so much, Sheree
Pleasure
What a delight for my eyes and soul, Derrick! Thank you <3
I also have no idea which season we're experiencing. Flowering plants must be as confused as we are 🙁 While gardening yesterday, I noticed an emerging lily bud that only flowers in spring.
Much appreciated, Rosaliene XX
You could never share too many pictures Derrick! Your garden is always so beautiful and it changes with the blooms.
Thank you so much, Diane
This gave me so much joy, thank you. Do you cook with the nasturtiums?
I have never seen a lace cap hydrangea before–what a treat
Much appreciated, Rose. We don’t use the nasturtiums for salad, but perhaps we should
So many blooms still! Meanwhile, we’re stuck with gray all around and rain…
Thank you very much, Ilze
Beautiful.