Pink glory

Today was spent in the garden, mowing and strimming the slope and walled garden. I had a few little plants I still need to plant along my new pathway, which I did at the end of the day as it started to cool. It will be interesting to see how they flourish in that part of the garden, as it’s quite a warm area, behind the wall. Time will tell.

My tree peony in the walled garden is out, in all it’s beautiful, fuscia pink glory. I just love this plant.

The irises near the wall have also started to flower. It may however, put a hold on any repointing we are doing. The blue of the flowers looks so gorgeous against the white stone wall. The work we’ve done on the wall so far has definitely improved it, so we’ll get back to it soon.

An apple tree, that had not really been very successful in previous years, has burst into flower, so I’m really hopeful we may get some apples from it this year. Especially if those bees get a wriggle on and start to pollinate it.

I’ve popped irises in all around the garden, so it’s delightful seeing them start to burst into colour. They just thrive in the sun.

I love it when we are in the garden, and we are able to use our different little seating areas. Every one gives us a unique aspect of the valley and the hillside — each a different talking point, and each a calm little spot to enjoy.