Magic In the Garden

And I will stroll the merry way

And jump the hedges first

And I will drink the clear

Clean water for to quench my thirst

And I shall watch the ferry-boats

And they'll get high

On a bluer ocean

Against tomorrow's sky

And I will never grow so old again

And I will walk and talk

In gardens all wet with rain

-Van Morrison

This big handsome guy is eating all the goldfish in our pond.

amazing, isn't it?

gardening for bees

Mr. Frog's cottage under the hedgerow.

Lady of Shalott

Future peaches.....

Future almonds

Olivia Rose...early bloomer

misty morning

The hardiest, draught tolerant lily imaginable.
Fortnight lily

the garden fairies will come out and dance if you play the right music

Love these.....and gophers won't touch them.

Old English roses..perfect for a cottage garden.

 The poppies love it. Who knew?

Abraham Darby

baby persimmon

Lovely...and smelly. 

 Monarchs

Homegrown plumeria

Reseed themselves year after year.

The weeping mulberry behind the birdbath has delicious fruit.

Some palms we planted...and some the birds planted.

A magnificent elkhorn over six feet across.

We have been growing this one for around 25 years.

The elkhorn has thinner, wispier leaves and multiple “eyes” or rosettes of foliage whereas the staghorn  has a single eye and larger leaves.

 place to sit 

Gifts from the persimmon tree

The last rose of the season.