Don’t you love May? Possibly the best month of the entire year in the gardening calendar and I’m not even talking about the Chelsea Flower Show. After months of truly dreadful wetness and the onslaught of S&S, our gardens battle forth and produce the most wondrous of shows.
So many to choose from this week so I shall start with another long look at my garden. This area is two thirds down the garden between the gravel and herb gardens. (1st third is patio, 2nd is the gravel garden/lawn and the final third is my herb garden). On the fence is a vigorous Clematis montana and my Gertrude Jekyll rose which are in the feature photo.
As you can see the lawn needs edging, but because of the foot injury I have been unable to do much work. Also you can see where I have made a start clearing the Bee & Butterfly bed which is full of cinquefoil. I’m leaving the rest of the bed until the late spring flowers and bulbs finish flowering (Alliums, Dutch irises and Foxgloves). My intention is to use it for annuals, but maybe not this year. What has amused me is that Sparrows use the earth to dirt bathe! I wondered what the little hollows were until I saw them doing this. I guess usually I don’t have any bare soil.
(Please click on an image to scroll through the gallery – the first camassia shows a bee heading for it, a belated photo to celebrate World Bee Day last Monday)
I am also linking to Becky’s Squares | Moving Forward Day 25 where you use photos (square format of course) to illustrate one or more of the following:
- Move forward
- Reconstruct
- Renew
- Burgeoning
The garden is definitely full of renewal and burgeoning now! And I have a lot still to reconstruct. As many of you know, my garden is my happy place and it is certainly helping me to move forward.
Jim of Garden Ruminations is our host now and as a former nurseryman has a lot more than the SOS happening over on his blog so well worth following. As always, if you want a peek over other people’s garden walls then please pop over to his site where you find links to many more wonderful garden enthusiasts from all over the world. See here for the participant’s guide.
Cornwall in Colours 
May is a very pretty month, certainly the most beautiful… Your photos are very arty!
Thanks Fred. Trying out the new camera phone which is pretty good.
Looks so pretty, what a joy
Thank you. It keeps me out of trouble 😁
The Clematis and rose really look fabulous growing together – great shot!
Thanks Chris – one combination that works!
Beautiful – especially those two irises!
Yes those irises are great. I haven’t got many different ones in the mix. mostly the deep yellow ones, I might try a different mix this autumn.
Yes, May IS best, as your garden amply illustrates.
I usually have more alliums, but I dug up a lot last autumn. Still the foxgloves are coming now to add more colour.
Love seeing your garden, Jude!
Thanks Sue, glad you enjoy the virtual visits.
Your garden is brimming with beauty!
May is a good month usually, though I have had a fair few disasters this year with the rain and the S&S damage.
That’s a great bit of burgeoning, Jude! And a Bank Holiday too 🤩
Bank Holidays are pretty meaningless when you no longer work and next week is half term so I expect it to be busy. Currently raining! No surprise. The garden is looking nice though – and maybe I will get some pots emptied this week!
You’re supposed to be keeping off that foot! We always avoided going far on Bank Hols because the roads were a nightmare 🙄💕
The foot’s not so bad until I try to put a shoe on and then it hurts! Flip flops ok but I can’t drive in those. 😬
You must have chipped the bone, or something?
So many bones in the foot. Who knows! Hope by next week it’s improved.
Beautiful as usual, Jude. I’m enjoying May in Arizona even more this year, as it’s been cooler than usual, yet we can still enjoy the wildflowers (earlier) and cactus flowers (now.) Plus I can have the windows open for a short while most mornings. Have a marvelous weekend!
That’s good to know. I bet the wildflowers and cactus flowers are amazing. Wet weather continues this weekend and the forecast isn’t looking much better.
I’m so glad your beautiful garden brings you so much comfort and joy. We’ve been seeing so many beautiful flowers growing wild on our journey through North Wales.
North Wales?
Yes, we’re in Wales. I sent you an email. We’re not going to Cornwall this time though.
Mmm… haven’t received any email. How long are you here for?
Just seen the email. Gosh that is quite an itinerary! You are zigzagging across the country (countries). I do hope the weather improves for you.