Thursday, May 23, 2013

Gardeners Diary

In honour of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show turning 100 years old this year, I'd like to share a few photos taken in our modest little garden today. All created on a very tight budget, but with quite a bit of back aching work (nothing a good soak in the tub doesn't sort out), we've fashioned our little haven to escape to when we can...


Won't be long now before the wisteria explodes into a riot of blooms...


And the lilac too...Can't wait! :) 



















It was only last year I told of my reasons for wanting to find a Viburnum Opulus for a corner of our garden. Well, I was lucky enough to be able to buy a fine specimen, which duly found its place amongst the other botanical treasures...And already I am to be rewarded with a fine crop of snowballs in May! :)
They make my heart sing...


The joy of blogging comes into its own when we can compare posts from previous years, to find out what was looking its best in the garden at about the same time...
2007
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2009
2010
2011
2012



Take time to smell the flowers...
Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping-by...

Photo courtesy of here.
Congratulations to Chelsea on 100 years of horticultural inspiration.
Niki x
PS: My grateful thanks to Maria for her wonderful blog post about here recent visit to my shop...Always a pleasure to welcome her and her husband from Italy.

I'll be back tomorrow to show some of the items that I shall be taking with me to the Vintage & Handmade Fair on Saturday. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Corners of Our Home...





























 Have I ever mentioned I like old things?!...
;-))

Niki x