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
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| This big handsome guy is eating all the goldfish in our pond. |
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| amazing, isn't it? |
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| gardening for bees |
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| Mr. Frog's cottage under the hedgerow. |
Lady of Shalott
Future peaches.....
Future almonds
Olivia Rose...early bloomer
misty morning
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| The hardiest, draught tolerant lily imaginable. Fortnight lily |
the garden fairies will come out and dance if you play the right music
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| Love these.....and gophers won't touch them. |
Old English roses..perfect for a cottage garden.
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| The poppies love it. Who knew? |
Abraham Darby
baby persimmon
Lovely...and smelly.
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| Monarchs |
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| 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
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| Gifts from the persimmon tree |
The last rose of the season.
