Just watched 'The Royal Paintbox' on ITV - very inspirational and uplifting. I am an artist myself (when I have the time), and I found this history of the Royal Family artists so interesting, and Prince Charles was a great narrator - a real eye-opener, and Charles, with his obvious passion, seemed like a different person! More programmes like this please.
Sun is shining here and I have surprises popping up all over the place. Mostly primroses and pulmonarias - and a bee and a brimstone butterfly My baby blackbirds have flown the nest, haven't seen them anywhere but I have loads of cover and I keep thinking I can hear them.
Hollie hock - hope you have your promised sun - and everyone else too, of course.
Cilmeri I just saw you post on here about 'views'. It's called a borrowed view (self explanatory) and yes, you can create it in your own garden by cutting gaps in hedges or fences etc to glimpse the view beyond. It's most effective if your own garden is fairly enclosed and it then looks like the bit you see through the 'hole' is another part of your own plot. It's a lovely thing to do if you can-the Italians are very good at it and the 'landscape' designers here hundreds of years ago.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was happy to be back in my own garden today. Not that I've been travelling, just that today is the first day it's felt like a proper spring in the garden day. I had a lovely time weeding the rhubarb patch as well as a selection of other jobs.
Been oop t'lotty this afternoon, and planted out a row of reasonable broad beansies, then prepared the new strawberry bed that produced a record crop of 4 strawberries last year ! Sowed 4 doz wigwam beans into potties, fed the wild birds with meal worms, blackies getting very tame this year, chattered to the gang of spuggies in the hedge, drowning out the Dunnocks , and had a generally nice relaxing time.
This is what it's all about............ relaxing. Gardening ain't fun if yer 1/2 killing yerself over a mere plot of soil.
Cilmeri I just saw you post on here about 'views'. It's called a borrowed view (self explanatory) and yes, you can create it in your own garden by cutting gaps in hedges or fences etc to glimpse the view beyond. It's most effective if your own garden is fairly enclosed and it then looks like the bit you see through the 'hole' is another part of your own plot. It's a lovely thing to do if you can-the Italians are very good at it and the 'landscape' designers here hundreds of years ago.
Thank you Fairygirl, just picked this up.
My garden is very enclosed. Realise that a trellised gap in the long fence would bring the hills beyond into view but still give some privacy from the (public) riverside walk outside. Considered a mirror in the fence but it would only reflect the house.
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Sun is shining here and I have surprises popping up all over the place. Mostly primroses and pulmonarias - and a bee and a brimstone butterfly
My baby blackbirds have flown the nest, haven't seen them anywhere but I have loads of cover and I keep thinking I can hear them.
Hollie hock - hope you have your promised sun - and everyone else too, of course.
Bright sunshine here- beautiful day
Cilmeri I just saw you post on here about 'views'. It's called a borrowed view (self explanatory) and yes, you can create it in your own garden by cutting gaps in hedges or fences etc to glimpse the view beyond. It's most effective if your own garden is fairly enclosed and it then looks like the bit you see through the 'hole' is another part of your own plot.
It's a lovely thing to do if you can-the Italians are very good at it and the 'landscape' designers here hundreds of years ago.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm happy to be back in my own garden today, but I was happy on my trip to England too. I was happy looking at Sissinghurst woodland blue flowers.
and my own garden
Gorgeous, Liz!
I was happy to be back in my own garden today. Not that I've been travelling, just that today is the first day it's felt like a proper spring in the garden day. I had a lovely time weeding the rhubarb patch
as well as a selection of other jobs.
Been oop t'lotty this afternoon, and planted out a row of reasonable broad beansies, then prepared the new strawberry bed that produced a record crop of 4 strawberries last year ! Sowed 4 doz wigwam beans into potties, fed the wild birds with meal worms, blackies getting very tame this year, chattered to the gang of spuggies in the hedge, drowning out the Dunnocks , and had a generally nice relaxing time.
This is what it's all about............ relaxing. Gardening ain't fun if yer 1/2 killing yerself over a mere plot of soil.
Thank you Fairygirl, just picked this up.
My garden is very enclosed. Realise that a trellised gap in the long fence would bring the hills beyond into view
but still give some privacy from the (public) riverside walk outside. Considered a mirror in the fence but it would only reflect the house.