“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” – May Sarton
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckoo flower)
Look a little closer, and the garden will open up it’s beauty even further and take you on a journey deeper into it’s magical world. Walking into a garden, you are often met by the sight of well kept trees and shrubs, roses, sometimes green lawns, colourful borders and with the subtle hum of scent hanging in the air; look closer and you will see shapes, sights and colour that is not always obvious at first. Oh, and by the way, colour and colourful do have a ‘u’ in it … fucking predictive text!
So going through some of pictures on my phone, I thought I’d whack a few of them in a post. All of the photo’s are mine and yes, some of them are a little blurry but unlike mother nature, my photography skills are not perfect.
Trillium chloropetalum (Giant Wakerobin)
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Helleborous orientalis (Lentern Rose)
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Asphodelus albus (White asphodel)
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” – May Sarton
Aleuria aurantia (Orange peel fungus)
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Angelica sylvesteris (Wild Angelica)
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Ajuga reptans (Bugle)
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Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) seed pod ….. Grow up!
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Eryngium alpinum (Alpine sea Holly)
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Narcissus poeticus (Pheasant eyes)
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Erodium rechardii (Fairy Heron’s bill)
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Last but not least, one strange (non) dog like creature that has often been seen in the garden …
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Meg (The Jack Russell Terrier … supposedly!)
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