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By tomorrow..
...the first meconopsis flower should be fully out. I might have to take the day off just to sit and look at it. If you double click image below to full size you get some idea of what a stunning colour the bud is.
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Tuesday May 17, 2005
This picture was taken just an hour after the one below.
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Tuesday May 17, 2005
Meconopsis grandis breaking bud
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Thursday May 12, 2005
Corylus maxima 'purpurea' and an unknown azalea. The purple hazel is an underrated plant, I think. With the light behind the leaves they range from shrimpy pink to deep maroon. Add to that purple catkins in January and frilly salmon coloured nut-casings in autumn - well I think
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Curried garden
Well I've not seen a bird or squirrel near either feeder. This maybe because the entire garden smells like our local Indian take-away.
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Curried squirrel
I'm trying a technique suggested by the RSPB - sprinking hot chilli powder over bird food. Apparently birds can't taste it but squirrels hate it. Have gone one step further and smeared vaseline up the trunk of the bird table and on the branch above the
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A theory...
Well I caught one slug motoring towards the plants and then diverted by the worryingly blue pellets (I bought them from HDRA - they must be OK!). Here's a theory then - slug/snail climbs leaf to nibble it, leaf can't take weight especially in recent
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Why does it have to be the meconopsis?
See below for the grisly details. It might be slugs, but there's no tell tale slime. And oddly, whatever-it-is has broken off the leaves just at the top of the stem and left them half attached and uneaten. Anyway, I've put some gritty sand and some
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Monday May 09, 2005
Marauding slugs...?
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Selective viewing
This garden is at its best in May. The peonies and geraniums start to flower as the tulips are finishing and nothing has 'gone over'. All is lush and fresh green. In short spells of bright sunshine I took the photos below and have now been driven in
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Sunday May 08, 2005
A late flowering Bergenia with fresh water bean growth and the young Acer 'Oakazuki' behind.
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Sunday May 08, 2005
The best kind of dog... 'Lurch' with Choisya 'Aztec Pearl'