Author Topic: Summer colours from our 'new' gardens (Read 3842 times)

rosebud · « **on:** July 27, 2007, 10:21:58 »

Here are some photographs taken by my son-in-law of the beautiful flowers and colours at the moment in our new gardens. There are quite a few, so apologies to anybody who isn't on broadband - but they are worth the wait ;D ;D

rosebud · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:27:01 »

rosebud · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:29:53 »

rosebud · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:33:44 »

Marymary · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:11:01 »

Lovely pics and sunshine too! Your 'new' garden seems to be coming on really well. Would be good to have more chance to enjoy it!

PS I love fuchsias - the big showey ones just seem so sort of impossible to me - how did all that flower get inside the bud?

SamLouise · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2007, 13:41:05 »

Have spent the past three days drinking tea and eating biscuits in these very gardens and they're nothing less than BEAUTIFUL. The transformation in just three months is astonishing, hard work or what?! Having been a regular visitor to the house and garden they moved from, I know just how gorgeous these gardens are going to look this time next year!!

I especially enjoyed the tour of the greenhouse. The tomatoes looked fabulous ...... ;D ;D :P

lorna · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2007, 14:26:11 »

Yep, spent many happy hours in the garden last week. The first thing that struck us when we pulled up were the lovely hanging baskets. To have transformed the garden in such a short time is just great. SavageBlue, when we were in the greenhouse there were 2 toms just ready, Lish and I were debating if we might have one each :) but we decided we just couldn't do that to our hostess!! I have a note of 3 plants that I really liked, and really loved the colour of the "bunny rabbits"
Thanks for great photos Mary.
Lorna.

Barnowl · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2007, 14:30:08 »

Looks amazing :)

What is the bush/tree with the purple flowers behind the iron bench?

flower · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2007, 14:33:28 »

Rosebud that was beautiful thank you for sharing :)

SamLouise · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2007, 17:04:10 »

Lorna, I heard the tale of the tomatoes, LOL. I also heard there was much laughter going on that week ;D When we got there yesterday, Rosebud was all disappointed as one of the tomato plants had bent right over and the tomatoes had come off or something (I was too interested in the tea and jaffa cakes at this point) It's a very nice, quiet place to sit, isn't it?

rosebud · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2007, 19:00:55 »

Hi Barnowl, that plant is called LAVATARIA, not sure if thats how you spell it.

Thank you for the nice comments we shall gradually get it right by next year, with lots of hard work then we shall move ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.!!!!!!!!!

Barnowl · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2007, 16:22:12 »

Thanks very much Rosebud.

PS. Done a quick search and I think the spelling is Lavatera.

rosebud · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2007, 17:41:34 »

yes your right Barnowl, it also grown in blue i saw one a couple of days ago looks very nice Barnowl.

Hyacinth · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2007, 18:27:04 »

Years ago I had a selection of these.....there's a dark wine coloured one and the white's just lovely..

shirlton · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2007, 18:42:34 »

What a great garden you have. Wish I had a big garden like that. Well done.

asbean · « **Reply #15 on:** July 30, 2007, 18:43:20 »

And it grows like mad. Lovely garden, it must be fantastic relaxing in it - if you ever get a moment :) :) :) Thanks for sharing :)

rosebud · « **Reply #16 on:** July 30, 2007, 22:16:37 »

Hi Shirl, it is a big garden to big for us we may yet move, the front garden is as big & and there are 2 side gardens + a vegetable garden, all great if we were 10yrs younger and fit . We are getting on with it though, my husband has been working very hard today on both big gardens, i would be sad to move but we cannot spend our lives just doing the garden, if you know what i mean Shirl/

Garden Manager · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2007, 21:00:38 »

Glorious Rosebud. I Love the crocosmias, one of my faves at this time of year. Dead jealous of the day lilly. Mines looking a bit sickly at the moment.

Thanks for sharing.

GREENWIZARD · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2007, 11:43:56 »

Doris_Pinks · « **Reply #19 on:** August 07, 2007, 10:05:50 »

Beautiful Rosebud!
You are going to enjoy yourself there! ;D

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