Week of Flowers: Day 7

It’s the last day!

Not strictly a flower, but I do love these bonkers berries and bracts on the Clerodendrum

I have loved going through my garden photos for this year and noting the triumphs.

A friend gave me a little seedling from her shrub about 7 years ago, and I kept it in a pot for a long time, but now it seems really happy in the border near the road. It has gloriously scented white flowers, before the fruits appear.

It turns out I haven’t taken as many photos of my garden this year as in previous years, but I already have plans for Cathy’s Week of Flowers for next year 🙂

Thank you Cathy, I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

Week of Flowers: Raspberry Blush

Raspberry Blush

Isn’t she pretty!

Appearing for Day6 of Cathy’s Week of Flowers.

Hi

Hi, is the name of this wonderful iris.

It smells of Lily of the Valley

I planted it as a tiny little thing in August 2020

And this year it was a fabulous clump.

I really do feel quite impatient to smell it again – it was DELICIOUS!

Joining in with Cathy’s cheering Week of Flowers: Day 5

Week of Flowers: Day 4

Bringing two passions together: crochet and gardening.

The pattern for the crocheted mandala or doily is by Zoya Matyushenko

Joining in with other gardeners for Cathy’s Week of Flowers to brighten up the early December days.

Week of Flowers: Day 3

Pictures from June in my garden.

One of my favourite colours to wear is hot pink, and I like to see it in the garden as well.Joining Cathy for her Week of Flowers.

A Week of Flowers: Day 2

The narcissi are from my daughter’s garden, she lives in a field of them.

The hellebore from mine.

Years ago, the house where she lives was a market garden supplying local shops and hotels.This photo was taken in May 2018.

Joining in with Cathy’s Week of Flowers to brighten up the first week of December.

Little Surpise

I’m joining Cathy for her Week of Flowers

to bring some sunshine into our December days.

This is a Dwarf Iris called Little Surprise

It was flowering in April in my garden. I am fascinated by all the delicate shades in one bloom.

In a Vase on Monday

The maize has been harvested, so I have my long view back at the end of my garden.

In the vase (jam jar) today are Kafir Lily, honesuckle and gardener’s gaiters.

The Kafir Lily is doing well in the south facing border under the fig tree. I had 91 figs this year! Best ever. I think the tree enjoyed the 2022 searingly hot summer – I’m not expecting many next year.

I grew the honesuckle from a cutting and now it is swamping the log store, it still smells divine! The weather turned a little colder this week, so I wonder how long the flowers will last.

I’m joining in with Cathy and her lovely meme, bringing gardens together from all over the world.

Silent Sunday at West Dean college

Pink Aster

Just one stem of this glorious hot pink aster.

in a charity shop orange vase – one of my favourite colour combinations.

The aster is a plant I bought from Peter Nyssen this year.

Aster Andenken An Alma Potschke

What a name!

I absolutely love the colour and the bees are loving it as well.

I have always been very happy with bulbs from Peter Nyssen, but the plants did not arrive in good condition. I sent photos and was given a full refund, so I am very happy with their service.

The asters really struggled to get going and needed a lot of nurturing, but 3 out of the 6 have survived and two are absolutely wonderful.

The vase is framed by a pot plant that sits on the shelf above the table.

Does anyone know its name?

I’m joining in with Cathy for In a Vase on Monday.

 

Sweet Peas and Pan

My vase of sweet peas is photographed by the little stone figure of Pan that I found many years ago in a reclamation yard. He now sits under the oak tree at the bottom of my garden

I was given the sweet pea plants and planted them along one side of the fruit cage. They are growing over the top, with many blooms beyond my reach

i’m joining Cathy for In a Vase on Monday.

 

 

Chedington Open Gardens and WWKIPD

On Saturday it was World Wide Knitting in Public Day and I had arranged to meet my ‘Friends of Attic24 Dorset’ group at the delightful village of Chedington for open air crafting and to enjoy the gardens.

In the end ‘the group’ was Caz and me 🙂 and we had a lovely yarny catch-up. I was making a blanket with left-over bits and pieces, and Caz was making an Amigurimi toy to raise money for the Woolly Hugs Charity.

Chedington Manor is a fascinating place owned by a fascnating man

who made his fortune developing medicinal Cannabis Oil. Since moving to Chedington he has sponsored and created many businesses in North Dorset to support the local community.

In 1999 he built the Great Hall and functions are held there. On Saturday, they were serving cream teas in aid of a local Hospice Charity. This was in the loo!

The gardens were fascinating with lots of interesting features, like the ice house

and the old grave stones from the site where the church used to be

and spectacular viewsI have lived in Dorset all my life and had never been to Chedington – always another corner of the county to discover

The 4 gardeners were on hand to chat and tell us about the place and the plants – they were all so friendly and generous with their knowledge. I had never seen this plant before and discovered that it is a Persicaria

Persicaria runcinata ‘Purple Fantasy’

I think it might like the wet shady parts of my garden.

This peony was growing just outside the front door-isn’t it beautiful!

There were 13 other gardens to see, delicious lunches served in the Village Hall and local artists exhibited in garden sheds dotted around the village.

The whole day was a truly wonderful.

Silent Sunday: 5 Star Bird Bath

Silent Sunday in my Garden Today

Wild and Weedy Wednesday

Cathy at Words and Herbs has been running a lovely series called Wild and Weedy Wednesday – so interesting – I’ve learnt a lot.

So many weeds are allowed to flourish in my garden, both intentionally and otherwise and this year seems to be a bumper year for them.

Am I too late to link this to another Cathy’s In a Vase on Monday? I’ll sneak in anyway! 😉

This is a quick weedy posy I gathered from my garden to take to a friend yesterday. I save jam jars for this purpose so that I can take the flowers in water and leave the jar and flowers which can immediately sit on a table or windowsill, without having to be arranged by the recipient.

The cowparsley and red campions are particularly beautiful this year

These photos were taken on an early morning walk from my house, it’s a steep climb to get there, but oh so worth itglorious to get up high and see for miles when this part of the world is just waking up.

I hope you are enjoying some beautiful weather in your part of the world – it has been a long time coming here, so I’m enjoying every ray of sunshine!

 

Silly Saturday: Knees

Knees are oh so Silly!

Inspired by @_lasandra_ on Instagram.

Sunny Silent Sunday

Little Surprise from Chailey Iris Garden opened yesterday.

In a Vase on Monday: Snowdrops and Ivy

Something has had a good old nibble on those ivy leaves, providing must needed food in the depths of winter.

Joining Cathy for In a Vase on Monday.

In a Vase on Monday: Candle Holders

My daughter asked me if I had any candle holders I no longer needed, to go in a line, down the centre of a dining table.

Hmmm???? I thought for a moment and went looking in cupboards.

Ah ha!

One little candle stick, and behind it, a collection of little glass bulb jars, found in charity shops over the years. The ones at the back are for hyacinths.

I have tried growing bulbs in the small ones with no success, but collected them anyway. I think they were made for crocuses. What do you think?

Would they make acceptable candle holders?

Then I wondered if they would also make cute little vases for an IAVOM post

I also tried them with sea glass, in white vinegar, which I like a lot!

After giving the bulb jars to my daughter (she is very happy with them), I put the fennel, rosemary, viburnum and hellebore from my garden into a nightlight holder for my own Vase on Monday.

Joining Cathy and her happy band of gardeners for In a Vase on Monday.

A Week of Flowers: planting combo

Again from West Dean in July, I love this planting combination

And I am on the look out for one of these

what a colour.

Joining Cathy for her Week of Flowers – what a joy it has been.