I love this time of the year. My garden looks a little scruffy in places as things start to die back. Tidying up in the garden is so satisfying as you know it will stay looking great for months.
On top of that the spring bulbs and winter bedding are in the shops. Lidl is particularly brilliant for bulbs this week. A very satisfactory morning spent planting bargain bulbs means I am looking forward to more hyacinths, tulips, crocus, and allium next spring. Deep joy.
Something Beautiful Everyday
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Circular walk, West Malvern, near Worcester.
This walk starts and ends by the Outdoor Centre in West Malvern, at the top of Old Hollow road. Walk down the path through the outdoor centre and on to the farm. You cross the yard through the two metal gates and then stick to the path through two fields in which sheep are grazing. At the top far corner f the next field you go up through the next field and in the top corner you pass under trees to a path entering the wood. After you pass through the wooden gate you go a little further up before meeting a path making a t with the one you are on. You have now done the hardest part of the walk. Take the left hand path and you follow the ridge through the woods until you reach a metal gate. This is a long flat section of the walk. You now go through a farm yard and then on to the bottom of a private road. Just past a few houses on the left is a footpath sign, and following this you go through a few fields and then are back at the first farm at the outdoor centre.
Here are a few of the sights I saw today following this walk.
Sheep freshly shorn |
Here are a few of the sights I saw today following this walk.
First field |
View north |
Towards wooden gate onto ridge |
Tree detail |
Ridge path |
Path in dappled shade |
View west towards Herefordshire |
View east across to Malvern Hill from second farm |
Lower path back to first farm |
Interesting burr in hedgerow |
Monday, 12 August 2013
Beautiful butterflies in my garden, Malvern, Worcester.
Cabbage White butterfly |
Peacock butterfly and a Bee |
The garden they were enjoying |
Romantic Roses, Malvern gardens, Worcestershire.
Roses are very much the traditional flower of the English country garden. Climbing, standard, bush and traditional forms, all are beautiful. They come in every colour and grow reliably. Dead head them once they bloom has passed it's best, and you prolong the number of flowers and length of flowering period. Enjoy these pictures of some of my roses.
Lovely Lillies, Lilium, Malvern, Worcestershire.
A warm start to August has really helped my lilies bloom magnificently. Grown from bulbs, these flowers are frost hardy and once planted require little from you to ensure they flower spectacularly every year. The only real problem I have faced is the lily beetle. This beetle is a jewel bright red colour when in its adult form. If you spot them you must remove them by hand and destroy. The beetles are quite pretty and easy to spot, but their young cause amazing amount of damage and will eat not only the flowers and leaves, but also bury down and devour the bulb. They are harder to spot, black brown in colour and maggot like, and as a defence they cover themselves with their own poo. Sadly these also need to be picked off by hand and destroyed. It is all well worth it though as I hope these pictures from my garden show.
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Beaches and coastline near Morpeth, Newcastle.
I enjoyed a fabulous couple of days exploring around Morpeth in Newcastle. One day we spent exploring the East coast of North England. There are many castles dotted around this area but it was the sand the sea, the fabulous rock formations and the incredible sky that I fell in love with. here are just a few of the pictures I took.
Market Place, Alston, Cumbria.
Oil burner and tealight holder |
I also bought loads of things from Mellow yellow gift shop and had a delightful lunch in the rather old fashioned tea shop, called Blueberries. My other half bought outdoor gear from the Outdoor Ramblers Shop.
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