Day 223

Sunday 27th May

Day 222

Saturday 26th May
Beira Grass Roots 5th Garden Festival!

Day 221

The Wildflowers continue to put on the best show- daisies, foxgloves and campanulas

Day 220

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Tuesday May 22nd

Day 217

Monday 21st May

Day 216 Roses

Back in November I ordered a delivery of David Austin Roses. All are now planted in the garden (except for the Queen of Sweden- who is awaiting her spot in the 'River Garden').
Most are flowering now- and the fragrances are wonderful.
I neglected to list them when they arrived- but here is the list for our future reference.

1 Boscobel
1 Queen of Sweden
2 The Alnwick Rose
1 Teasing Georgia
1 Vanessa Bell
1 Lady Emma Hamilton
1 Desdemona
1 Lichfield Angel
1 Tranquility
1 Darcy Bussell

Day 215

Iris, Hostas and Zantedeschia in the new pond- Iris sibirica wrongly labelled as 'Claret Cup' possibly should be 'Dreaming Yellow' ?

Day 214

Pyracantha flowering

Day 213

Latest resident of the new pond

Day 212

Lupins, cornflowers and grasses are bringing in lots of insects- grasshoppers, ladybirds etc.

Day 211

Greenery around the polytunnel

Day 210

Chooks checking out the new granite bench

Monday 14th May

Day 209

Clearing out more pines from around the house and mulching the new borders

Sunday 13th May

Day 208

Irrigation going into the new garden. Oak trees growing back

Day 207

Cercis Canadensis 'Forest Pansy' and the Weasel

Day 206

'Iris High Command'

Thursday May 10

Day 205

New garden coming along nicely- with Darcy in the foreground (Rosa Darcy Bussell)

Day 204

Rosa 'Queen of Sweden'

Day 203

planting up the pond- already full of newts

Day 202

Very exciting moment realising some of the big stone pines- Pinus pinea, are showing some new life!

Day 201

Rosa Darcy Bussell

The new David Austin Roses all coming into bloom

Rosa Desdemona

Day 200

Alliums and Nectaroscordum siculum bulbs popping up in the side garden

Day 199

A tree for Twiggy- Malus 'John Downie' crab apple

Day 198 Dear Twiggy

We said goodbye to our beautiful Twiggy today. Wednesday 2nd May

Day 197

 Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena' 

Common Asphodel

Day 196

Monday 30th April

Inspecting the New Orchard

Day 195

breakfast in the garden

Day 194

Saturday- Rob's birthday party

Day 193