I’m pretty sure I posted a photo of these little spiky flowers last year.but I still can’t remember what they’re called! Je suis presque sûre d’avoir posté une photo de ces petites fleurs qui ressemblent à une grosse brosse22 l’année dernière mais je ne sais toujours pas comment elles s’appellent !
Category Archives: Flowers and gardens
Our First Saffron Harvest – Notre première récolte de safran
I had nearly given up on these saffron crocus bulbs that our friend Susan from Days on the Claise gave us a couple of years ago when one of them suddenly bloomed. The photo’s a little hazy – like the weather at the moment. I don’t think I’ll worry about harvesting it though. You have …
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Pansies after the Storm – Pensées après la tempête
These are my newly-planted pansies after last night’s rainstorm, which was accompanied by a lot of wind. The second photos was taken a few days before. Voici mes pensées nouvellement plantées après la grosse tempête d’hier soir. La deuxième photo était prise quelques jours auparavant.
The Potted Tree – L'arbre empoté
Now take a good look at that tree on the right. I specifically took the photo to include the church on the left so you can see how big the tree is. I have searched the Internet but can’t find anything about it’s origin. I’ve certainly never seen such a big pot! The church is …
Giant Holly – Houx géant
This amazing holly bush (see photo below) is in Molineuf next to a B&B called Moulin des Charmes – and charming it is! Ce merveilleux houx (voir photo ci-dessous) se trouve à Molineuf à côté d’une chambre d’hôte qui s’appelle le Moulin des Charmes qui correspond bien à son nom.
Early Morning Mist – Brume du matin
In summer I’m never up early enough to take this sort of photo but in autumn it’s easy! En été, je ne suis jamais levée assez tôt pour prendre ce type de photo alors qu’en automne c’est facile !
Holly and Clematis – Houx et clématite
We have lots of red berries on our holly this year. The leaves at the bottom right are clematis. It wasn’t supposed to invade the holly bush but I am fast learning that plants have a mind of their own! Nous avons beaucoup de baies rouges sur notre houx cette année. Les feuilles en bas …
Autumn Fence – Portail d'automne
You’ve seen our Viburnum opulus Roseum in the spring with its beautiful white snowballs. Here it is in the autumn. Vous avez déjà vu notre Viburnum opulus Roseum ou viorme au printemps avec ses belles boules de neige. Le voici en automne.
Autumn Greens – Légumes verts d'automne
Not much growing in our vegetable patch in autumn. My summer salads have stopped growing (back left) and are now mounting. We’ve planted two autumn lettuces – escarole and sugarloaf chicory – three types of spinach that we need to thin out and some lambs lettuce that doesn’t seem at all happy. We still have some …
Last Saharan Roses – Dernières roses Saharan
We’re amazed at how many flowers are still blooming despite the low temperatures and the fact that it is nearly mid-October. We’ll know when the first frost comes – all the nasturiums will keel over. Nous sommes étonnés du nombre de fleurs qui continuent à s’ouvrir malgré les températures qui baissent et le fait qu’on est …
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