Stitches etc.

In the garden today:

This side of the garden is red, purple and orange - with a little hot pink on the way. The same colours as the 28-year old UFO posted yeste...

  That  Shakespeare rose again 

Not the most perfect specimen in the garden, but finally blooming, after relocation. .

Are these really weeds?

  David Austin William Shakespeare 2000 rose 

My daughter took this fabulous photo.

Discovering David Austin roses is a bit like discovering luxury yarn - you wonder what you did before and there is no turning back. (and yo...

Every year I am surprised by these roses, they start off looking orange, but as they open they fade to a beautiful pink. I love the way that...

The bottom of the garden is shadier and there are still some bluebells there - set off nicely by the Weigela "rumba" and the peoni...

Hiding right at the back behind other plants I spotted this: If you peel back the leaves you see more of its splendid glow! There are m...

They are already past their best, but there are plenty more flowers just waiting to bust into bloom. Remember the clematis ? Well, here it...

My mother planted this magnolia tree when we first moved into the house. That year it had fewer than 10 flowers - now it must have nearly 10...

I think this is a type of japonica (also here when we bought the house) - this time lit up by evening sun.

It was supposed to be "Cherry glow", but cheery works too. As the morning sun hits the tree, it appears to light up.