Ilkeston - In The Garden
w/e 30 May 2021
All of this week's
pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
"Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your
garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids
all in a row." That's how the nursery rhyme goes and
while we can't compete with Mary's bells, shells and maids, we
can enjoy the flowers that have survived the cold, wet May weather
of recent weeks.
Violas are doing well in the trough at the bottom of the garden.
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We've planted up a couple of hanging baskets and although predominantly
green at the moment, they do bring the promise of more colour
later in the season. This one is hanging from the holly tree.
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Because of the wet weather earlier in the year we were late planting
some bulbs but we are now enjoying the benefit of some late flowering
daffodils.
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We've also had a good display of irises but they are now coming
to an end.
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Alpine primulas have flowered profusely all over the garden this
year.
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Aquilega too will spread their seeds all over the garden too
if left unchecked. Beautiful flowers but a few years ago we were
inundated with them but now have them under control.
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Another plant that produces a beautiful symmetrical flower is
the cornflower and this too seems to have responded well to the
cold wet conditions.
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The azalea bush always produces a vivid display of red flowers
especially after it was pruned right back a few years ago when
it had become straggly and was looking quite sorry for itself.
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It's not all about flowers though. We also have in the garden,
rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, runner beans, peas, courgettes,
brassicas, tomatoes and even a melon in the greenhouse and last
year, we were gifted a gooseberry bush which looks like it's
going to produce a good crop too. (I haven't looked underneath
yet, I don't want any shocks).
I started by quoting a nursery rhyme but I'll finish with a catch
phrase from an old music hall song usually associated with Marie
Lloyd ( 1870–1922 ) - " Everything in the garden
is lovely."
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