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Showing posts with label June. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June. Show all posts

June's blooms


Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 4 months, Covid-19 has had an impact on everyone. Everyone. Every person on this planet.  Just the concept of that is mind blowing.

For a period of time, the whole of humanity came together while being apart.  If you take away the misery and pain that this devastating disease has brought on, and focus on the fact that the country you come from, the language you speak, the colour of your skin, the leader you follow, your religious beliefs, your salary, the car you drive, your musical tastes and even the size of your garden...we are all the same.

We are human.



Gardening has been affected by the coronavirus.  In fact we're lucky to even have any plants to buy!  There were reports of nurseries having to consider throwing away hundreds and thousands of plants.


At the last moment, the government stepped in and many gardening businesses were given a reprieve.  


Usually my baskets and containers are burgeoning under blousy summer bedding by now. This year is a little different.  My pots all have a mixture of annuals and perennials...


Osteospermum jostle with dianthus and Petunias.  Not my usual colour coordinating displays but at least there are blooms and I am so very grateful to those humans who despite lockdown, grew each plant for me.


Every


Single


Plant


And bloom

































No human is more important than the next human.  Not whether they are the president of a country, the monarch of another...or the human who cleans toilets for a living.

Each cog is vital.

Each human is important. 

Each person matters.

Be kind.

And.....relax


A blessed day of sunshine and until around 5pm there was unusually very little humidity!  Almost like that dry heat experienced on the continent, 33c too.

Other than removing a couple of overhanging branches, the order of today was to enjoy the garden.  The Man That Can with a book, myself with my latest WIP (work in progress).


Between World Cup matches.

An anniversary.


Not much has happened this week due to the appalling weather. In fact there have been warmer days in winter than during the early part of this week!

I thought a glimpse of what we've managed to achieve in the time we've been here might be of interest, particularly since this week saw our 6th anniversary of moving into this house. Each will have a before and after photo.


Front garden 


Pond


Terrace 


Terrace Border 


Patio


Patio


Long Border 


Yen Garden 


Mugwort's Retreat 

Mugwort's Retreat 

Of course most of these areas have had multiple alterations during the last 6 years and I'm sure the next 6 years will reveal a few more.


Earlier in the week, The Man That Can tidied up the workspace as it had become cluttered with pots and bits of old wood, which were taken to the city refuse tip.




And finally, before the next downpour, a couple of floral shots of mid June's irises beside the pond and r. Shropshire Lad.