This week I must admit to feeling just a tiny bit smug. Just about everyone I have spoken to seems, understandably, to be moaning that the recent heavy rains have battered and spoilt so many of the plants in their gardens, just when they were flowering and should be at their best. I have of … Continue reading All because of the rain…
So I finally finished the Wisteria cushion and decided that just for once I would keep it for myself. It is one which I have wanted to make for so long and now that it is finally finished I don't really want to let it go. In fact it works so well on the end … Continue reading Just for me
The Chelsea Flower Show is a heady mix of all the things that I love most, flowers, gardening and the arts. This year was my third visit and it proved to be just as exciting as my first. Peonies and Alliums seemed to be popular this year or maybe I just seemed to notice them … Continue reading Chelsea 2019
Thrift is another of my favourite garden flowers. Its tiny pink flowers are both delicate and understated. A few weeks ago with a few minutes (literally) to hand and with an urge to draw, I made a few quick studies of some Thrift flowers when they were fresh and at their best. I am a … Continue reading Thrift
Heavy falls of rain over the last couple of weeks have meant that it has been a while since I have been able to get out into the garden. The plants were desperate for rain after a particularly dry spell, and the heavy showers interspersed with bright sunshine have meant that much has happened in … Continue reading Sunshine and showers
Last week I was finally able to get back to the Wisteria design which I have been working towards. Whilst Wisteria, this year, is a profusion of blooms, I am really glad that I have last year's photographs to work from. Last year's flowers, although fewer in number, were set against a backdrop of lush … Continue reading Wisteria continued…
Last week I was particularly busy, preparing for the craft fair on Saturday. However, not wanting to miss out on the fabulous weather, I did manage to spend a couple of hours in the garden one afternoon. Whilst tidying up the leaves of all the spent spring bulbs my attention was caught by the beautiful … Continue reading Apple Blossom time…
I’ve been on a bit of a mission this week trying to finish the new Hollyhock zip bags in time for the craft fair on Saturday. I had already sponge painted the flower design onto the bags, but I still had the Bees to add. Hand painting a Bee onto the design was fairly straightforward. … Continue reading The indestructible Bee…well almost!
This old saying is always an annual cause for consideration in our household. Does it refer to May the month or May (Hawthorn) the blossom? We are never quite sure. However, a quick google this morning finally explains all. According to the Field Studies Council, it refers to May the bush, not month, although at … Continue reading “Ne’er cast a clout till May be out”
The weather this week has been amazing and whenever possible I have been sneaking out for walks by the river, soaking up the spring sunshine and reveling in the beauty of the blossom, which is covering the hedgerows and trees. I have taken lots of photos as, in the future, I would really like to … Continue reading Another craft fair on the horizon
