As April comes to a close (and it is hard to believe we are a third of the way through the year already) the garden continues to erupt despite the unseasonable weather. It’s still chilly some days, though I have had a much drier week and been able to get outside and do some gardening….
Abstracts
This week Ritva is challenging us to explore and create something new: “Abstract photography breaks the normal rules of realism. It turns everyday scenes, objects, or textures into visual poetry, inviting viewers to see beyond the surface. It plays with light and shadow, blurring reality and using vibrant colours. Abstract images evoke emotions, spark curiosity,…
Seeking a Serpent
Wanting to take advantage of the dry and sunny weather we decided to head down to the Helford River and have lunch in the Trebah restaurant before going for a walk at Glendurgan Gardens next door. These subtropical gardens sweep down through three valleys to a sheltered beach which means a fair number of ups…
Six on Saturday | The Tulip Edition
At this time of year I am usually eager to show off my tulips. But like last year they have been rather disappointing. I only bought 30 new bulbs in the autumn: 10 Negrita, 10 Paul Scherer and 10 Bleu Aimable. I also replanted the larger bulbs from last year and left some in pots….
Shades of Spring
If you want to see a spring garden at its best then you can do no worse than visiting Cornwall during March, April and May. If the weather allows that is. Cornwall probably has the best spring gardens and Kent the best summer ones, though in recent years Cornish gardens have improved their herbaceous borders…
Rock My World
The countryside of the UK is strewn with rocks. No more so than Cornwall with its familiar Cornish hedges. Note. Not walls and definitely not hedgerows. Beneath their often deceptive coverings of actual hedgerow plants or other forms of flora lies hard, unforgiving granite. Be warned if you venture along the narrow lanes of West…
No foolin’ around
After the wettest winter on record April 1st dawned bright and blue and with a new car sitting in the driveway we had no hesitation in taking the opportunity to visit our nearest NT garden. We usually have a first visit to one of the Cornish gardens in February and certainly in March, but the…
Cornwall in Colours 