We have had 3 days of still, warm and sunny weather. I have been able to open all the windows in the house and keep them open all night. Truly heavenly. My morning walks to and from the Gatehouse have been meditative. This morning it was still 20 degrees.
looking across Wilma's garden to ours
Our choice of paths to the Gatehouse is currently restricted by our fear of the plovers who, quite rightly, swoop to protect their young and scare the daylights out of the Pharaoh Dog and me.
We're keeping an eye on the not Gymea Lily awaiting some seed pods.
At home, the irises are beginning to tantalise. Photos from Lady Jayne's garden have energised me to create a new space.
A sculpture garden. It is still rather raw and I haven't really captured it well in these photos. The re-vamp required stacking the pavers around the water tank and building a concentric low wall. Formerly it was a very square and forlorn space. It was lively with succulents when we bought the house and it has taken me 3 years to realise that the building of the studio totally destroyed it as the garden it was because the light is no longer available. Now I'm hoping that the glass sculptures will bring some energy to it. I have a zillion cyclamen emerging from seeds so maybe it will become a cyclamen garden.
I LOVE the sculpture garden!!! So it's not a Gymea lily. I suspected not as they are so tropical (even though one was growing gamely in Bolwarra). But what is it??? Is the wisteria in your garden??? Can't wait to potter amongst the cyclamen. FF
ReplyDeleteThe fragmented reflections of your new wall in the mirrored sculpture are tantalising. John delivered me a job-lot of pavers, when he repaved 4 Mac. Inspiration has eluded me to date, but a curved wall would be much more interesting than a path.....
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ReplyDeleteDear FF, I now know the truth about the 'gymea lily' and shall blog it soonish. You may have to content yourself pottering among the cyclamen pots in the Sculpture Garden - they are mere leaves poking through the soil at present. Still, they have a month... And sadly the wisteria is not mine but closeby.
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