The white fairy has been in my gardens for many, many years and has moved with us - but she is now elderly and quite fragile. She took a bit of a tumble and lost a wing - out came the glue. As if in sympathy the other fairy flew out of the willow tree and landed badly - broken leg - more glue.
It seems the right time to relocate them to safer perches. So the white fairy smiles at us near the back door and her friend is guarding the gravel garden alongside our mad hare.
A rainy, gusty few days brings new delights into our autumn gardens and as we tidy up for the winter a little robin is usually twittering along near us helping himself to the last blackberries and scratching for worms. These little birds are so tame many people hand feed them, but we've resisted the tempation as we have a cat and don't want to tempt providence.
As we've been pulling lovely carrots, parsnips and leeks (which taste so good straight from the garden) there are plenty of worm-filled patches to scratch in.
This picture of our lovely yellow clematis (tangutica I think) is a perfect example of 'be careful what you wish for'. It looks glorious now, and will do when the fluffy, silky seedheads follow - and it covers the fence, nearly the whole long length of it......and a beautiful rambler rose......two bush roses, lilies.....and our lovely neighbour's shed!! I wanted it to clothe the fence but not take over! I was brutal last year and cut it back HARD, and look at it.....oh dear, must be more brutal!
The passion flowers also go mad, but are more restrained. They are still blooming their socks off - we have two - and the ornamental fruit are setting and will soon look like orange balls which I can dry and bring inside. Fortunately our two neighbours love it too - one has happily trained it along his clothes line and the other encourages it to scamble through his shrubs.
As an antidote to the virus I've been slightly extravagant in ordering spring bulbs online and happily planting pots of tulips, tiny iris reticulata and pale pink grape hyacynths (muscari) to cheer myself up. I hope you've all found something cheery to do too and that you stay safe in these worrying times.
Meanwhile these sweet little cyclamen definitely cheer me up!
Thank you for looking.
Robin x
3 comments:
Hi Robin! Yes, we now live in worrying times, I fully agree and it's still not over yet, first thing we all need a good vaccin. Things we've accepted as to be 'normal' aren't normal anymore. But our gardens will always ask our care and attention. I see that you've found your happiness in your beautiful garden and enjoy it to the fullest, in every season. Thank you for sharing these pictures, they make me happy.
I'm glad to read that both of you are doing well, take care and stay safe.
Warm hug, Ilona
What a lovely garden! The cyclamen are very early at your end, ours come out at the end of November together with the anemones. It's so good to have a garden and be able to work outside. I wish we had one.
The little fairy and wild hare are beautiful.
Keep well and stay safe!
Hugs, Drora
These are worrying times for everyone and it so true that being able to garden has been such a bonus. However even if you have no garden of your own, even bringing inside some pot plants to care for or a bunch of flowers can brighten the most miserable day.
Love to you both Rx
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