Tuesday at Two (May 21st)

The weather has been quite a mix this last week – but the garden has enjoyed the sunshine and rain. I cheated a little with the photo today as at 2pm it was just starting to rain again, and looked quite gloomy – so this picture was taken at around 3.30pm… sun and stormy skies after the shower!

And here’s a closer look at the rockery directly below me when I took this photo…

Irises flowering next to Tulips, with Euphorbia, Poppy and Heuchera foliage, Aquilegia on the right, and the later Peony buds bottom left.

Tuesday at Two (May 14th)

After a very cool spell, with lots of rain, the garden is looking lush and healthy. Two iris flowers have opened, but the big red peony buds still haven’t braved the cold nights and unfurled. Maybe it will warm up enough for them in the next few days…

The Ice Saints (days in the middle of May when we very often get a cold snap) are nearly over – the last one, Cold Sophie, is tomorrow night. I can sow my last seeds soon!

Tuesday at Two (May 7th)

Green, green and more green!

The early peonies should be opening in a day or two.

Tuesday at Two (April 30th)

We’ve had both icy Siberian winds and Mediterranean heat in the course of the month of April, but it seems the weather is settling a little now. The last few days have been cooler and damp, and the trees and plants are loving it.

Today’s photo…

And another look back over the past few weeks…

(Click on any photo to open the gallery)

The previous views from November 2012 to February 2013 are reviewed here.

What’s your view looking like now? Nice and green?

Tuesday at Two (April 23rd)

What a beautiful day!

It’s a breezy day – a cool wind but when the sun comes out really warm. And spring is rushing along now.

After congratulating my dear neighbour, Mr Barth, on his 101st birthday this morning, I gathered some wild Bear’s Garlic from beneath his Magnolia Tree, which is just starting to flower.

My Ornamental Fuji Cherry (Prunus Incisa Kojo-no-Mai) is also flowering now, just to the left of my Tuesday view…

I saw this cherry in my Mum’s garden last year at Easter and fell in love with it – when I returned home my local garden centre had them on sale! (The bees love it too!)

Later I’ll be planting some English Mint, Pineapple Sage and Parsley, and sowing my carrots, chard and kale.

Bear’s Garlic Pesto for dinner tonight!

What are you sowing/planting in the next week or so?