May Bank Holiday weekend 2012

ooooh your garden looks lovely ~ as always ~ and sunshine on the emerald lawn, beautiful

i had to go to london yesterday so missed the time in the sun and the garden :-(

Hi Annie...
Garden and pots looking lovely.
I like the Geranium. How tall is it ?
Glad you had a sunny day at home for gardening. :o) x

Thanks girls. TT the Geranium is about 15" tall when in flower.

Your garden always looks lovely Annella, so no change there. Its beautiful.

Thanks Cinders x

The geranium is a pretty colour. Must have been lovely seeing it open in the sunshine :o)

Ditto Cinders!

the garden, the plants, the shrubs, are just magnificant, absolutely stunning,

That's very kind Yorks

Photos of your garden are always a pleasure to look at, there is always so much of interest to see.

Fingers crossed Julia x

Your collection of pots is always a pleasure, and I still hanker after your mirror it just looks so right, we did a gate but it is not right , need some work doing (money) my African eyes did not last the winter,your garden always looks just perfect, so well designed, really lovely Annella..

It looks beautiful and your hard work shows. Everywhere looks so neat and well cared for and I really like your pots too.

wow, such a display! should add at least one zero to the house value!

How big is the bottom garden? I'm betting it's not as big as it looks, thanks to your very creative planting scheme and the glorious seclusion.

Stunning as always Annella :-))
I bought a lovely little erodium last week which I remember seeing, and falling in love with, for the first time in your garden :-))

Photo`s of your garden are a pleasure to see, it all looks grand and so full which I like, all your pots have really good selections in them as well...
I love the pic taken from the window...

Wow - you've a beautiful garden there!

Oh, Annie...your garden is beautiful...everything about it!!

I completely understand how frustrating the bl**dy weather must be for you...you wanting and needing to get out there...

Chin-up hun...Soon come! :) x

btw...I have lawn envy!!!!!!!

I'll make your lawn better Karen, just invite me over Lol!!!

Simbad which Erodium did you buy, Spanish eyes or Fran's delight? The pretty leaved Geranium you sent me has really filled out this year on the slope, can't wait for it to flower.

you've a wonderful garden Annella very special

Done!!! :)) x

Thanks Paul a few less weeds after yesterday, just want some flowers to open now :o)

When???!!!! Lol x

Every minute I can out of work Snoopdog, thank you

will PM you...tomorrow...have to go and eat now! :) x

Me too!!!

I have never seen such razor sharp lawn edges in my life!! Pity it is all ruined, totally ruined by leaving those tatty dead flowerheads on that poor hydrangea!!!! I know your neighbour will agree with me!

;))))))....sorry Annie...too much Gin I'm afraid. No, seriously, it all looks perfect to me. Your slope is an absolute lesson in steep bank planting! The mirror is just 'to die for' and your pots are simply perfect! :)) The Crab apple still going strong too, in spite of all the rain. A few days of sun and the flowers will be zinging!

Thank you Karen! That poor Hydrangea has never waited this long before x

Ours too Annella, it looks dreadful ......ours not yours!! lol Karen you on the gin already, mother's ruin and all that!!

I love that garden, I like slopes and steps, mine is rather flat. It does make for a very interesting garden having differing heights and levels. I love it Annella, I too am green with envy. lol :o)

Dotty it is the last of a few Hydrangeas to be trimmed late and it will most probably be the best one this year! Thank you Olive, that's a big compliment after seeing your garden. AND Karen keep off the gin Lol!!

What a superb garden full of wonderful plants and shrubs. Your pots are to die for - How many have you got? They are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing these pictures with us :o)

Absolutely stunning, your pots are amazing, do you mind me asking what is the plant in front of your Fatsia, lovely foliage :^)

Daylily thank you and the plant is Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'

top garden..superbly kept, so attractive from every angle..your diligence and hardwork is certainly rewarded with a gorgeous space..great blog

Hi Annella, its called erodium pelargoniflorum, very pretty, sure I saw it for the first time on your pictures?? its covered in flowers, beautiful :-)), must take a picture later :-)

Yes that's the one that Karensusan sent me, it's very pretty

Lovely set of pictures. It is nice to see gardens from bedroom windows it can make it so much more interesting when you then see different pictures of the plants/garden, it all falls into place as to where that part/plant is! Love your garden and the pots.

Your photos are always so beautiful and your garden so perfect, you make me feel totally inadequate, Annella. I hope you're ashamed of yourself ;-))))) Strangely, your lithodora and saxifrage are on my current "wish-for" list - simply gorgeous, but the garden shops are stuffed with annuals, and no alpines or perennials at all. Sigh.......

a lovely maintained garden, well done:-)

Just came back to look at this again Annie...so pretty! :D Hope you had a good weekend in spite of everything! x

I did Karen..just pm'd you. The garden had run wild with all the rain, looking at these photos again made me realise how much!

Yes, and a good prune is so therapeutic too! :D

Very x