All Things Bright & Beautiful

In May my garden was a picture, Roses were stunning, the Valerian were growing in shades of light and dark pink, Forget Me Nots, Bluebells, something pretty and orange that reminds me of wallflowers, pretty little red Geum, the lovely Bergenias, some pink things, Pulmonaria which I don't like much but they are a nice shade of blue, and they fill gaps, and lots of what I think are wild chamomile, all were putting on a grand show of colour, and the lawn was a lush green.

Now there's a hiatus, some plants have expired, and others are getting a second wind. As for the lawn, well it now has lots of dry brown patches. I know it will pick up again though, grass is amazing, it can look dead one minute, then green up instantly after some rain.

The petunias and geraniums are doing well, the sweet peas not so well. It was exactly the same last year, I sowed loads of seeds, they grew, I planted them, they were very healthy, then something started  nibbling away at them, and bam - they stopped growing. I've put copper tape round them and sprayed them so I'm hoping some of them will grow to bloom.

I made that owl at a pottery class decades ago.

I think it's a bit freaky but I've kept it because I made it!! 

The gazebo is up and I've put bunting around it, I do like bunting, it's round the shed as well. I love sitting here when the weather is hot.

Some weather has been hot enough for Rufus to go in the stream for a drink and a cool down.

Further afield more trees have been cut down, and that is going to be a huge bonfire.

The wheat is starting to turn

And even further afield in town was this lovely family.

∼ Be safe and well∼

Polly x