The Garden 17.06.12
By annella
43 comments
I’ve not been on here so much lately mainly due to the wet weather and a run of family problems knocking back my gardening enthusiasm. Yesterday, Surprisingly turned out to be a good day with me feeling a little more like my old self and for the first time in a while I wanted to take some photos. The first few are of the front garden which after laying the gravel takes very little in the way of time to care for.
Dianthus ‘Iced Gem’ and Cistus ‘Peggy Sammons’ glowing in the sunshine
Geranium cinereum ‘Sateene’
Jovibarba Pot
The seat corner in the side garden
Clematis ‘Corona’ growing in a large pot and doing well in semi shade
Honeysuckle ‘Sweet Sue’ fills the corner with her scent
Cistus creticus an old favourite of mine
Urn pot and Fern from my mum’s garden
Looking down the steps
Rosa ‘New Dawn’
Ceanothus ‘Yankee Point’ and Honeysuckle
Astrantia ‘Roma’ growing beside the steps
A few of the flowers growing on the slope
Geranium cinereum ‘Memories’
Helianthemum ‘Ben Ledi’
Geranium ‘Brookside’
Geranium cinereum ‘Ballerina’
Cerastium tomentosum
The steps looking very overgrown (next job on the long list!)
The side garden taken this morning after last nights storm and heavy rain
It’s my birthday tomorrow and I have the day off. The best present would be for the sun to shine :O))
- 18 Jun, 2012
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Thanks Sticki x
18 Jun, 2012
:-)
hope the other things sort themselves out too, and make you feel better.
18 Jun, 2012
Lovely photo' Annie and a very happy birthday with some lovely sunshine x
18 Jun, 2012
You have a beautiful Garden Annella, and I quite like the steps like that. Lovely rose, and the fern, and the ceanothus. Happy Birthday for tomorrow.
18 Jun, 2012
Such a pretty garden Annella I so enjoyed my tour with you.
Happy Birthday for tomorrow and hope the sun does shine like many of us.
18 Jun, 2012
Your garden is lovely Annella, its looks very big with lots of gorgeous gems in there. I love the way that there are little nooks here and there to explore and your archway looks lovely.
18 Jun, 2012
What a lovely garden,love the photo with the steps.....it looks nice just the way it is.
18 Jun, 2012
My how quickly it has bloomed, Annie! You can hardly see the steps now! :)
Happy Birthday for tomorrow...hope you have a lovely day, hun! x
18 Jun, 2012
Thank you for sharing your lovely garden and Many Happy Returns of the Day from another "Gem"
18 Jun, 2012
Ann, love the pics. Missed you. have made you a little something (in glass of course), need to get it to you. Jxx
18 Jun, 2012
Happy birthday for tomorrow from me too Annella, glad you are back and in better form, look forward to seeing more of your beautiful garden. The only thing is...I cannot promise you the SUN, but have a good day tomorrow anyways!
18 Jun, 2012
I do hope the sun shines on you and your beautiful garden Annella, its been a delight taking a stroll with you.
18 Jun, 2012
Thank you all for the lovely comments, they have really cheered me up :o)
Marion the archway is a mirror! I'm pleased it looked real to you.
18 Jun, 2012
Happy Birthday for tomorrow Annie. Have a lovely time whatever you do. Your photos are gorgeous and I'm particularly thrilled by your clematis, which is superb! I also love the Cistus, both of them, and it's great to see what my 'Sweet Sue' will eventually look like. It isn't doing much right now, so I think we shall have to wait until next year to really get the effect! I don't think your steps look too overgrown. I think they look beautiful!
18 Jun, 2012
Thank you Karen x. Sweet Sue took a little while to get going but was worth the wait. Luckily there are two sets of steps so we just have to walk around, Derek would be out with the hedge trimmer if he had his way!! Heaven forbid ;O)))
18 Jun, 2012
I love your garden the steps look a delight to walk up and the mirror really does look as if you could step through it. Have a great Birthday.
18 Jun, 2012
Thank you Denise x
18 Jun, 2012
Anne, hope things are better for you now. Your garden is looking stunning as usual . Have a great birthday tomorrow , and glad to see you back on here, I was wondering where you were :) as you've been quiet lately.
Are you going to cottisbrooke plant fair again this year, it's this coming weekend? I'm just debating whether to o or not...
18 Jun, 2012
Hi Jane, yes we are planning to go on Saturday if the weather is good. Pm me your mobile hun x
18 Jun, 2012
Happy birthday for tomorrow x your garden is glorious, I like the way the plants are creeping onto the stairs....so natural looking x
18 Jun, 2012
happy birthday from me to anne hope you have a great day, garden looks fab even though the weather hasnt been great for us, so much colour and PINK wow :o))) x
18 Jun, 2012
I really, really like your garden Annella - I'm torn between moving into yours or Spritzhenry's... sorry to hear you've had troubles, been having probs myself with health and family in the last few weeks, but all seems to be resolving now, thank heavens. Many Happy Returns for tomorrow.
18 Jun, 2012
How clever is that mirror??? Now I had to look at it again because it really looked like an archway to me, its beautiful.
18 Jun, 2012
It all looks so beautifully cared for.Really lovely plants everywhere.
18 Jun, 2012
Have a very happy birthday Annella and i hope the sun shines on you...That G 'ballerina' is beautiful.....Garden looking perfect...as usual...:>)
18 Jun, 2012
Sorry to hear of you knock backs Annella, but you can't be down for long when you look at your amazing garden. I'm in love with so many of your plants and will order Geranium Memories and Astrantia Roma as soon as I leave your blog...and I'm ggogling others:-) Have you been in touch with Flori? I take it you know she's back:-))
18 Jun, 2012
Forgot to say Happy Birthday for tomorrow...and I guarantee you sun for two days:-)))
18 Jun, 2012
Happy Birthday for tomorrow Annella. Hope yOu have a special day :)
Garden gorgeous....as usual. Those steps do not need fixing, it's beautiful!
18 Jun, 2012
your garden looks wonderful amd love the mirror 'arch' very clever ..........Happy Birthday for tomorrow .....:)))
18 Jun, 2012
Happy Birthday for the 19th it is our Wedding Anniversary and 12 years to the day we moved South so a double celebration.....
Your garden looks pretty and you have a beautiful collection of plants, pleased to see you back, wondered where you were, hope all is well with you, enjoy your day.
18 Jun, 2012
Thank you all for the very lovely comments, hopefully things will get better from now on xxxxxxx
18 Jun, 2012
Dotty I remembered it was your anniversary x
18 Jun, 2012
I know, many thanks Annella, hope you had a lovely day also.xx
20 Jun, 2012
Oooh. nice garden Annella :o) xxx
22 Jun, 2012
Thanks TT xx
22 Jun, 2012
Beautiful peaceful garden and the geraniums are gorgeous. The gravel part has really matured now - all looking great.
23 Jun, 2012
Just as I thought that my garden was really nice, I start to look at other GOYers gardens and think "I want it to look like that". Your garden is very beautiful.
23 Jun, 2012
Love the rich lush planting that gives the garden such a calm and relaxing feel. Very attractive.
26 Jun, 2012
Thanks Inverglen
26 Jun, 2012
What a lovely garden, Annella - I did enjoy the photos. I love the steps! And your front garden is beautiful. Mine is the real poor relation, I'm afraid. It's tidy - just about - and that's all that can be said about it. One of these days...
4 Jul, 2012
One sunny day Mel! If that ever happens again x
4 Jul, 2012
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happy birthday for tomorrow, i hope you get some sun!! your garden always looks good to me.
18 Jun, 2012