Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Beauty

 

I picked a Reine des Violette's Bourbon rose before the wind battered it. They are so fragrant and a beautiful colour.

I am afraid that the roses are suffering this year. They should be in the ground, not in pots, but I can't decide where they should go. I want to be able to sit in the garden and see them...but the garden at the back is for food growing....and the front is too windy and cold!!  When the fences and gates go in, that will give more shelter. However the best place for them is where my car gets parked!! Unfortunately I can't change that.

Life goes on. The roofing sheets are not as strong as I had hoped. What I should have got would have been twice as costly...and I could only just afford what we got. 

Pirate has hopefully been persuaded that he is not a carpenter and should leave it to the one due to come on Tuesday....apart from anything he shouldn't be up on a stepladder.

Are any of you feeling the effects of pollen more than usual?... apparently that is happening this year..I had my eyes checked this afternoon just in case.... thankfully that is all it is...but grumbly sinuses and weepy eyes are no fun.

Sunday, 25 July 2021

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

saving summer

 three large punnets of strawberries, three drying trays....one small jar of sweet nibbles

 A David Austin (aged 92 and still rose breeding) rose, "Munstead Wood"
 a beautiful rose, flowers well, marvellous perfume...drying for pot pourri, cordial, possibly a conserve....

Friday, 13 July 2018

a brighter note

Sometimes life gets too disorganized and cluttered and stressful to blog.

I'm watching as little "news" as possible, and catching the Tour de France on tv when we can.


Reine des Violettes is showing well..and smelling heavenly!