I took this photo because we are leaving on holiday for a month tomorrow and I wanted to be able to compare the vegetation now and at the beginning of July. Our ultimate destination is Poland but there are many different ways to get there by car and we don’t know which way we’re going …
Category Archives: Flowers and gardens
The Roller Coaster – Le grand huit
Surprisingly that is the name (in French) of our latest acquisition. This beautiful rose has a devine smell. Voilà le nom étonnant de notre dernière acquisition. En plus cette belle rose sent très bon.
A House of Roses – Une maison de roses
I went to the neighbouring village Chouzy-sur-Cisse yesterday and this house had eight different rose bushes along the façade. You can see more in the photo below. Ours are only just starting to open. Je suis allée au village voisin de Chouzy-sur-Cisse hier et cette maison avait huit rosiers différents sur la façade. Vous pouvez …
And the rain set in – Journée pluvieuse
I can only say that it was a good thing that I gardened as much as I could during the weekend because today, it rained non-stop! My first peace rose came out to comfort me though. Tout ce que je peux dire c’est que je suis contente d’avoir jardiné quand j’ai pu pendant le weekend …
Blue-Flowering Borage – Bourrache à fleurs bleues
As we walked past our next door’s neighbour’s house a couple of days ago, I remarked, once again, upon a plant with the little blue flowers that I love. It’s called borage and is also known as starflower. The leaves are edible (not that I’ve tried them) and it is often grown in vegetable gardens. So …
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Wisteria and a Steeple – Glycine et flèche d'église
This amazing wisteria is in the little town of Bracieux whose church steeple you can see. The wisteria is past its prime but still pretty impressive ! Cette glycine étonnante se trouve dont la petite ville de Bracieux, pas loin de Chambord ; on voit la flèche de son église. La glycine est en fin …
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Rue Basse des Grouëts Irises – Iris de la rue Basse des Grouëts
These are Rue Basse des Grouëts irises because they were given to us by our friend and neighbour Françoise who got them from her/our friend and neighbour Liliane and Liliane’s daughter who is also her/our neighbour! The little white flowers also come from Françoise’s garden (and maybe Liliane’s !).. Both are amazingly easy to grow: you just …
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Happy May Day! – Bonne fête du 1er mai !
Today is May Day when French people traditionally give lilies-of-the-valley to their loved ones. These were given to me by Jean Michel and come from our vegetable garden (the pink ones) and the garden of our little house next door. Thank you to our previous owners, Monique and Jacky, who planted them! Aujourd’hui c’est le …
Clematis in the Holly – Clématite dans le houx
Our clematis has a mind of its own. It just loves the holly bush! Notre clématite sait ce qu’elle veut. Elle est de plus en plus éprise du houx !
Surprise Red Tulips – Tulipes rouges surprises
I found these extraordinary tulips growing next to the red ones I posted last week. I didn’t plant them and I’ve never seen them before so I certainly don’t know how they got there! J’ai trouvé ces tulipes extraordinaires à côté des tulipes rouges que j’ai mises sur le blog la semaine dernière. Je ne …
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