Garden

Ah, lovely summer.

It's been warm and sunny

and the garden is blooming.

I've been tidying it up, post-spring-bulbs,

and planting some tender plants,

none of which is pictured here.

All of these ones can survive the winter perfectly well.

We've been in this house (and garden) for twenty-seven years. Some plants have got out of hand, and require firm attention with a spade.

I'm not so fond of destructive gardening.

I prefer to fiddle around with flowers

 
or do some gentle weeding.

But I must dig some of the thugs out.

I love irises.

And this humble heuchera gives lots of colour.

It's just as well that winter comes along eventually; gardening takes a lot of time, even in our little plot. But I do love my little bit of paradise.