04 June 2009

Guess the Plant ...


No prizes, just wondered how many of you know the answer ...

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And here are a few more photos taken in Mum' gorgeous garden. Considering it was bare ground when she moved in 2½ years ago, she has totally transformed it into a wonderful haven. Not bad for an octogenarian ...





The greenhouse is Mum's but the shed/studio is ours. The variegated private and pittosporum mark the boundary between our 2 gardens. The little stepping stone pathway is designed to make it easy for me to hop over the fence and make my way across the garden! Clever Mummy!







"Geoff Hamilton" didn't seem to mind moving from Northampton and seems to have settled in well!
It just shows what can be achieved if you set your mind to it, doesn't it. All you need is time, enthusiasm and a love of gardening!
There'll be another post a bit later. Something totally different - to include my 'purchase of the month' (well, one of them!!!!)





















































8 comments:

Sal said...

I'm guessing that it's one of those blue poppies..Mecanopsis.
I am probably way off the mark though! ;-)

OhSoVintage said...

I was going to say a passion flower.

Vintage to Victorian said...

Good guesses, but not right! ;o)))

Anonymous said...

I think it might be the old fave'love in the mist'.....perhaps??

Cowboys and Custard Mercantile said...

Is it a clematis of some sort?

Niki Fretwell said...

'Nigella'?
Niki x

Vintage to Victorian said...

Well done Anonymous (who are you?) and Niki. It's Love in a Mist or Nigella, taken in Mum's garden last evening.

Country Cottage Chic said...

What a pretty garden! I wish my mum lived next door....

Jayne