We usually prune our roses and wisteria in January but we decided to wait until I got back from Boston. With more than twenty Rose bushes, it’s faster when there are the two of us. The house certainly looks bare. The second photo is a reminder of what it looks like in June. Nous avons …
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Water lilies – Nénuphars
We cycled to Château de Chaumont this morning and I took this photo of my favourite pond. By the time we left at midday, the crowds had started to arrive. The gardens at Chaumont are one of my main sources of inspiration but they don’t seem to have slugs. Our main after-dinner activity at the …
Our Cyclamens – Nos cyclamens
Each year the number of cyclamens in the little wood behind our house increases. I love the pink ones. Chaque année le nombre de cyclamens dans le petit bois derrière notre maison augmente. J’adore les roses.
Summer’s Over – L’été est fini
I learnt to my surprise today from my knowledgeable friend Susan from Loire Valley Time Travel, that helianthus is from the same family as sunroot or Jerusalem artichoke. I only replanted these in spring and was surprised to see how vigorous they are. J’étais surprise d’apprendre aujourd’hui, de la part de mon amie savante Susan …
Cyclamens along the Cher – Cyclamens au bord du Cher
We went looking for cyclamens recently because it’s that time of the year. We came across these on our bike ride along the Cher yesterday and I think they are the best we’ve seen yet. The second photo is the house that owns the cyclamens. Nous sommes allés à la recherche des cyclamens récemment parce …
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Hanging Baskets – Suspensions florales
I’m amazed at how healthy the flowers are on this shop at the end of summer. I thought they might be fake but they’re for real! Je suis étonnée de voir la bonne santé des fleurs sur ce magasin en fin d’été. J’ai pensé qu’elles étaient peut-être fausses mais ce sont bien des vraies!
Giant Cosmos – Cosmos géant
I do not know what is wrong with these cosmos plants. I grew them from seeds and planted them mid-May and they are not showing any signs of producing flowers. Je ne sais pas quel est le problème avec ces cosmos. Je les ai fait pousser à partir de gaines et je les ai plantés …
Why aren't my petunias like that? – Pourquoi mes pétunias ne sont-ils pas comme ça ?
As an aspiring gardener – and I say aspiring because gardening, like parenting, is very humbling – I am always on the lookout for magnificent planters such as this one that we rode past last night on our bikes. Below are my petunias this year, which I am quite proud of, but they are the result …
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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