2013 The story of our garden this year.
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January February March April May June July August September November
Wednesday 9th January - Happy New Year everyone.
First garden photos this year. The winter Jasmine against the back fence, the most flowers we've ever had, the garden continues to surprise.
The derelict boxes after the winter frosts. Sodden magnolia leaves and other leaves, the garden is too saturated to venture on and the weather is too miserable to work in the garden.
Everything is late this year? Must be the cold weather.
I trimmed the hawthorn down even further than the contractor who had not cut enough off - it's surrounded by ivy.
This is on the other side of the drive to the photo above. This was our first clump of snowdrops, I think later than last year, and I was afraid we'd lost all our snowdrops but by today all the others had appeared, see below.
There are many more in the back below
The daffodils beginning to show. We had many lovely yellow crocuses
You can just see the garria, which I've failed to photograph and the fungi on the eucalyptus stump
Thursday 21st March
What's this flower under the old berberis stump in the front garden?
Wednesday 17th April
Saturday 20th April
Front Garden
Back Garden:
Saturday 27th April
Tuesday 30th April
All Magnolias and Rhododendrons are Phyllis' legacy
This Ice Plant came from Therese
Friday 24th May
The Icelancic Poppies blew across from Colin's
This was a gift from Auntie Jean when we moved in
Saturday 25th May
Tuesday 11th June
The Wisteria, it doesn't show up in the photo of 2nd June
Working in the shade, too hot in the sunshine, this is approximately the middle of our three weeks fine weather.
Monday 17th June
Lots of our plants are gift fom ohter people's gardens. This Tiger Lily was given to us by Michael's Auntie May when we moved in along with may others.
Cousin Alison gave us this from her uncle's garden in the midlands.
London Pride, borrowed from Colin next door, a plant which featured in Michael's childhood
Geraniums from Alison's garden
Gifts from the birds
Our wildflower plot
from Betty's garden, next door but one
Part of Sue's Mum's legacy
More of Sue's Mum's legacy
From Mr Whewell, when he lived next door, wild Rhodedendron?
Tuesday June 18th
Back Garden
Front Garden
Monday 15th July
Back Garden
Front Garden
Friday 26th July
Sunday 25th August
Monday 23rd September
Wednesday 25th September
