back garden continued

Wow!thats a great little camera Rach! Love the panoramic. The climbing rose is actually ‘Iceberg’ but you were close...both destructive bodies of frozen water! 😉 Avalanche is the name of your spring flowering Clematis. I love that Digitalis so much. I might acquire some myself. But the wind is terrible here today and I’ve been stuck inside. Some of My lilac blossoms are lying on the floor. The wind has blown them clear off the tree! Great blog. X

It all looks lovely. The clarity and colour of the pictures is really good.

Hi Rachel, it's all coming along very nicely, well done, [and mum], Derek.

You are doing a great job, and as time goes by it will just get better, my lads garden is similar to yours and his lawn borders have gradually increased to let in more plants with a little persuasive help from me, his lawn is slowly shrinking and his wife who has a good sense of humour gives me the stare every time I bring some plants for him.

Thank you all.

Looks really lovely Rachel! Well done. You have some really pretty flowers and shrubs growing. A nice array of colour! Getting help and advice from your Mum has been invaluable!

All looking good, are you a herb user, or like me just like the look of them? Only the odd bit of mint or thyme gets used here! That Blue rose is stunning, as is the Foxglove and strawberries - Yum. Just need to keep the Blackbirds away.

Those white roses are perfection! Really lovely. Your photos are splendid & look as though your practised for ages! The garden looks extremely neat and well cared for - well done!

It was the digitalis that seduced me! But I want to get the one that came second in the Chelsea plant of the year competition. All sold out for this year.

Lovely photos ... your garden is really coming on a treat now!

We do use some of them Honeysuckle but not all as I don't have a clue what to use some of them for.

I just made a lovely egg salad for tomorrow’s guests. I put my chives in it. And they are great in potato salad too of course (but you knew that). Avoid the flower stems though. They are tough! Borage is essential in a good Pimms Cocktail darling!! Lol! Thyme is fab. With roasted chicken. Basil is a great addition to tomato based recipes, and oregano is great with italian pizzas etc. Rosemary really brings out the best in Roasted vegetable dishes, like the one you made me recently. Mint is lovely added to a glass of water, your pimms, new potatoes and chocolate desserts. Coriander is great in a curry. Parsley is a great addition to lentil dishes, especially lentil soup.

Hi Rachel, well done, your garden is looking really great. You have certainly moved to somewhere a little warmer and supposedly LOWER rainfall ! Time will tell. <];~)

Don’t think so Alan. Dundee is very dry! Warmer...definitely.

Your photographs are so clear and lovely.my favourite is the blue rose.i also have a little herb patch.my most used herbs are thyme and rosemary.my favourite recipe for them is Delia Smiths Autumn Lamb.You roast the lamb in a bottle of Beaujolais with thyme and rosemary.really delish.Would you like to share your egg salad recipe Karen. Sorry I’ve turned this into a cooking blog !

Hi Gerardine...that’s very easy todo! Hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, chives, salt and pepper! Nothing fancy, very old-fashioned, but very good! Your lamb sounds delish!

Thanks Karen,

Lovely photographs, your garden is looking good Rachel..
Very interesting blog with a bit of the cooking thrown in..