GARDENALIA INSPIRATIONS

 Thursday this week was a gorgeous bright sunny day.

It was so good to get out and in the garden for a good

tidying up.

The image below is from a lovely book of 

Gardenalia.

By Country Living.

This is another one of my picture books.

Great to pick up from the coffee table and get enthused a little.

Old garden tools are special.

Very old ones too valuable to use.

But great for displaying and adding interest.

I am not really  formal gardener.

I like random, messy maybe, eclectic style.

Even though I have my nice set of garden furniture,

it is little collections of odd bits that interest me most.

And bunting, oh yes, nothing like a bit of bunting to

add cheer to a garden tea party.

Back entrances, that sounds a bit odd ! ? anyway
with big pots and tables with 

little pots.

I love.

I like a little order sometimes, like this neat  row of

containers, full of perennials.

An old staircase has come in handy

for rows of Hyacinths.

Pink is not a favourite of mine.

But they look and probably smell divine.
Pink and yellow makes me feel weird.
Do they go together ?

Not for me.

This table looks interesting.

Looks like it is made up from odd pieces of wood.

I love my trees.
I always plant trees when I move into a new home.

I would much rather sit under a tree with a gentle breeze,
and enjoy my lunch or afternoon tea,

better than sitting under a hot parasol.

Do you find they make you hot ?

Must be to do with the colour.

Now I really do love this image.

The colours are light and fresh.

Now this old London Stock brick wall is 

lovely.

I would love a walled garden in these bricks but it would 

cost a fortune.

The hot pink Geranium is pretty in its hanging pot.

I do have a few benches that I have collected over

the years, old and rusty they may be, but I still dot them around my own garden.

Old cushions beckon for us to

have a little sit and ponder on

all the things we ought to be doing.

This is the lovely book that I have featured

in this post.

I wonder if you are getting in the mood for spot of gardening yet.

Or have you been hard at it already?

Lets hope that we get a good summer this year.

We really should do as we have had a hard winter.

Bye for now.

C

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