Trowels Blog

Saturday, 10 May 2014

My Garden after the rain

Its so nice to go out in the garden after the rain and capture photos.

White Tree Peony

Golden Torch

Lonicera Italica Harlquin

Unknown peony after the rain

Lily of the Valley

Yellow Tree Peony

Apple Blossom

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Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Rhododendrons around my garden

Over the years I have come to get a small collection of these beauties in my garden and as they grow very well I have been adding some more.

They are just about ready to burst into bloom.

The ground is very good to grow them and as you walk around where I live you can see many rhododendrons in gardens at the side of roads and in big estates.

Come and enjoy.

Dusty Miller after the rain

Schneespiegel Compact Hardy Hybrid Rhododendron

Caroline Allbrook

Flava

Cunningham White

I have more waiting to bud and when they do I shall add more photos.

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Sunday, 27 April 2014

A stroll around my garden

The garden is an array of wonderful Spring colour come and enjoy the flowers.

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Saturday, 8 March 2014

Spring really has now arrived

This has to be my favourite season. There are so many Spring blooms to make our gardens come to life again.

This is a follow on from my last blog.

I added new dwarf bulbs in Autumn but still want to fill spaces with more dwarf daffodils but for now this is some that have opened.

The Aconites have opened a bit more since last blog.

One of my Harvington collection

Cream Beauty crocus, cyclamen, spilling pot and snowdrops - this shall soon fill out

Harmony as been so beautiful

Christmas rose

Crocus beauty & Pratia Country Park

Sarcococca Christmas Box which has a lovely scent

Rhododendron R H Praecox

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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Here come Spring

Just a few more days of some sunshine and soon all our spring bulbs shall be dancing with joy.

Come and enjoy my glimpse of Spring in my garden

Hope you enjoyed my bit of Spring which is on its way again

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Sunday, 9 February 2014

Spring is not too far away

Here we are into February and we still have not had much of a winter as it has been rather mild.

There is snow on high back hills but nothing lower.

It is so nice to stroll in garden and can see what shall soon be full of colour. Even the Birdsong has arrived. I will share some of my photos below.

Aconites starting to appear

Galanuthus shall soon be open

Trillium a wee bit bigger

Hellebores binging to show to

My Spring Festival Camelia is in bud again now

What to look forward too - the tulip bulbs are pushing through the ground

Speckled Hellabore

And soon daffodills again

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Sunday, 26 January 2014

It is a rainy day here so I thought I would have a look through some of my old photos. Come and enjoy a touch of Spring Colour while we await the delights in my garden and some of the gardens that I have visited over the years.

First of all, a photo taken this month (Jan 2014) of a Trillium starting to show in my garden.