hand I sit in the garden
amongst the ripples of green...
thinking all the while as I watch
butterflies...
flutter by...
birds bathing in the carefully collected rain water,
this organical gardening is the only way forward.
The solitary bee houses have tenants,
the pond has an odd tadpole or two...
still!
The greenhouse, houses a passing
hedgehog...
that is if he/she isn't pipped at the
feeding-post by a mouse.
Life as I sit and look is good...
okay, all the regular gardener's
lawns look parched...
but we are giving life to the wild things,
that without their contribution
our planet would be a lonely
desiccated dreary place to live...
or more importantly...
to die.
With hollyhocks as...
high as an elephant's eye...
I wish you a happy weekend.
Ted learning his lines, err... reading... err, double err...
snoozing.
First sweet peas that the little shit-
sparrows haven't nipped out the blooms of...
who said wild gardening was a breeze?
Toodle-pip!
Gorgeous garden! My friend camped in hers the other night with her grandsons & they were kept awake by hedgehogs making passionate love in the luscious undergrowth.
ReplyDeleteHedgehogs seem to be making a come back, all due to the lovemaking in the 'luscious undergrowth' another reason why G & T gardening is the way forward.
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Hollyhocks? I struggle to grow them. What is your secret?
ReplyDeleteJulie x
'I think the answer lies in the soil!' It's like Hollyhock heaven around here, they pop up in the most unlikely places... blooming things are like weeds, very elegant, super-model type for all that!
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My DH would love to know the secret of your hollyhocks! His dad used to grow masses and we can't seem to get a blooming start here. They do look stunning, and the abandoned lounger looks inviting too!
ReplyDeleteI've got it in my head Mrs Winnibriggs House, that you are in America... am I way off the mark? Mind you, my geography like my blogging... decidedly dodgy!
DeleteThe abandoned lounger was having a breather after a heavy session of supporting my rotund boot.
LLX
... should read bott... Aah... I see why; the spell checker bossy-boots had corrected my spelling and I hadn't noticed.
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What a lovely observation as you relaxed in your garden LL. How long until the big stage debut?
ReplyDeleteHi Carol, Gin and tonic gardening at its best... but wait I don't even like gin and tonic that much... I'm sure you get my drift anyway?
DeleteThe show is taking up so much of our time, hence me not doing much on my blog. The first night is August 1st. Our life will seem awfully dull afterwards!
Hope you are well?
LLX
Your garden or should I say meadow looks idyllic (ours looked like that two weeks ago then he realised he had to buy a strimmer, there was no way a mower would touch waist high grass and weeds) and those hollyhocks are amazing and no sign of rust!
ReplyDeleteI don't want the lawn cut in case the baby frogs get squished. Added to which this relaxed style of gardening has made such an impact on our local wild life... well that's my excuse!
DeleteHollyhocks seem to like it in our neck of the woods. Each year we get a different colour palette. One summer we could lean out of the bedroom window and touch the top of a rogue one that had self-seeded in the gravel path. The only thing around here that's getting rust is the flaming hoe.
LLX
What could be more perfect, I love the more natural looking gardens Linda. An ideal venue to learn your lines, or snooze as illustrated beautifully by Ted.
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