Saturday 23 May 2015

A quiet couple of days.

I haven't been out walking since Thursday; it has actually been sunny and HOT!  Too hot for Zac to go walking until the cooler evenings, so I have just pottered in the garden instead.
Remember those Triffids that appeared suddenly?  Well, they are definitely growing taller in just 2 days.  If anyone can identify them, I'd love to hear from you.


This Japanese Willow (Flamingo tree) is supposed to be a fast grower, but I think my particular tree hasn't read the descriptions.  It hasn't really grown much in the 4 years I've had it; I do trim it twice a year to encourage the pink colouration of the leaves, but it is soon going to be eclipsed by the vigorous Peony which is growing fast beneath it.  At this rate, the Peony flowers are going to look as though they are growing on the Willow!


These tulips are still going strong, long after all the others have died off


The Azalea in the front garden had been very hard pruned, so much so that all that remained was a chestnut brown base of branches with no leaves,  But shoots sprang up from it, then buds appeared, tightly closed and no hint of colour.  But look! It's a gorgeous bright orange - I'm so chuffed. 



I love the pattern of raindrops on this leaf.






and to end, not a Zebra crossing . . . 
Typically, they stand on the roadside, waiting for a car to come along, then decide to saunter across!









11 comments:

  1. Finally just getting over to the desk top and having a good look at your blog. It's lovely. You have some great stuff going on in this garden! Those little pink tulips are just so sweet. Love the pink and white. I have ones something like that and they are called 'Sugar Love'. ;)

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  2. Finally just getting over to the desk top and having a good look at your blog. It's lovely. You have some great stuff going on in this garden! Those little pink tulips are just so sweet. Love the pink and white. I have ones something like that and they are called 'Sugar Love'. ;)

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  3. As for your mystery plant - I saw the same thing in my friends garden and asked her what it was - she didn't know but they may be shoots of a castor oil plant - I Googled it and they look the same sort of leaves. Your garden is looking lovely full of colour - a great time of year in the garden.

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  4. Hello there! It's lovely to find a fellow blogger in Cornwall. Beautiful photos of your lovely garden, and I love the photo of the sheep :)

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    1. Hello there Chickpea - you live in a very special area of Cornwall which I discovered whilst living in Crafthole and now visit regularly. Incidentally, I hoped to gather some wild mint the other day only to find that the whole area had been closely mown; I hope it recovers soon. Lovely to 'see' you here!

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  5. Are the watery leaves from a Lady's Mantle? Mine spread thuggishly under slabs and all over the place. Not cheap to buy at Barnsdale so I could probably make a fortfortune!

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    1. I think it could be, though I'm not very au fait with the names of plants. I Googled Lady's Mantle and it does look very much the same, although so far, mine doesn't have any flowers (described by the RHS as 'frothy lime green flowers'.

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  6. Hi, just popped over from Deep in the Cornish Countryside blog, great photo's, your Triffids are Rodgersia and looks as though they are also coming into flower very soon. Will look back from time to time. Thankyou

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    1. Kathy - welcome and thank you for identifying the Triffid!

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  7. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !
    I love the crazy sheep !
    Where I live (foothills of the Catalina Mountains) we have to watch out for the Quail who wait for the last second and run across the road right in front of you.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. Thank you for visiting, AP, all the way from the Catalina foothills. I live on the edge of Bodmin Moor so there are sheep, ponies and cattle to watch out for when driving along the roads. We also have daft birds - the pheasants who live in the fields run out into the road, stop, then dash back and forth in a panic.

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