Lily-also known as Elizabeth Gaskell
The full flush of roses appears to have quietened down, though the roses on the pergola are still looking good. Their colour is starting to be set off by the single purple flowers of the clematis. Elsewhere there are small groupings of
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Busy Bees and the Great Exhibition
The roses on the pergola have started to flower and I think they are worth three photos all to themselves. On the other side of the lawn the open flowers of a dog rose provided a nectar paradise for bees. Elsewhere flowers
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Meeting Sir Joseph Paxton
The roses are looking good at present and there is one in particular I'd like to tell you about. But first some photos Louise Odier (Bourbon rose, 1851). Souvenir du Dr Jarmain (1865). Single paeony. Scotch briar and osmunda regalis-Royal fern. A
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Promises kept
The granny's bonnets flowered as they promised last week to do, the azaleas and camassias jointly added a vibrant blast of colour, a small rhododendron made itself known and the judas tree could not be ignored. The gardeners (mere humans) weeded, trimmed
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What a difference a week makes!
"..it was a very still, quiet day, I remember, overhead; and the lilacs were all in flower, so I suppose it was spring." Cranford. Chapter 6. It was a busy day for the gardeners. The good weather has brought everything on; the
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