Magnificant though the carpets of bluebells are, I have to say, individually, the brighter, paler blue of the Spanish interloper, as seen in our garden, outshines its smaller, darker British cousin by a country mile.
Flowers
Pear blossom:
Rhododendron:
Broom:
Gardener:
Folly
The newly named edifice is complete:
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pinkie Very cool. Could you build H a small wooden cottage one day, with little flower boxes under the windows?
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I certainly could. If you draw me a rough outline, and an indication of size.
It’s not cricket
I was surprised to discover that Adam Hollioake had been declared bankrupt; and even more surprised to learn he had taken up a new sport:
Treehouse
First and second storey completed; third still to go.
Although this may look like a couple of pallets crudely nailed together, in reality it’s a complex structure akin to a medieval Siege Tower.
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pinkie
Medieval Siege Tower or the right leg of the Wicker Man :-0
Easter blossom
The blue bell show not up to last years – I blame the weather but Nicky, Nicky, Nicky. British bluebells are fine and delicate. They are subtle not brash. They are test cricket not 20Twenty, they are a fine wine, not coca cola. I have never heard anyone say that they were inferior to the Spanish weed