The Secret Garden, April

[puddleshark]

The sun came out, and behind the walls of the Secret Garden it was officially Too Hot. (Apparently Brits can only tolerate a very narrow range of temperatures, between 12 - 18 degrees C. All else is too cold or too hot.)




Sunlight in the copper beech leaves, on the walk through the woods to the garden.


All the beeches coming into leaf.


In the Rose Garden, unexploded alliums.




Crabapple blossom.


Hardy Geranium.






Spring must be here. The Pelargoniums have been let out of the greenhouse (all bar the ones on the bottom shelf, who were peering out through the dirty glass wistfully).


But the Tree Fern still has on its winter nightie.

Comments

[heleninwales]

LOL! I love that someone has put googly eyes on the tree fern.

It has turned a lot warmer here too. I was finding is a bit warm in my study and went to turn the heater down, but it was already off! I will have to start shedding layers of clothing.

[puddleshark]

Yeah, I love that gardener's sense of humour!

The sun's gone again today, but actually it's a relief. I've been walking down by the coast, and I'd much rather walk those steep paths in cool weather.

[kaishin108]

Wow, those blooms are amazing!

[puddleshark]

Aren't they lovely?

This is an old 19th century walled garden that was neglected for many decades, and is now being restored. It's really interesting to see it slowly coming back to life.