Sow and sow ( Part Two )

Around the garden path at Frogpond farm in Winter.

Foxgloves getting ready for spring.

A favourite hellebore called yellow primrose picotee.

We have closely followed the rules for planting asparagus.

First year don't pick any. 

This is to allow the crowns to become large and strong. 

Second year, just pick a few ( that's this year ). After that I think you can pick as much as you like!

Several years ago I rescued three Wintersweet plants from oblivion. They were one dollar each. I have never seen one before but had read that the flowers smell amazing when they come into bloom in Winter. This year, for the first time, they have produced buds....five of them. Viv noticed them a few weeks ago. Two of them have burst into flower. I needed to turn myself inside out to get a whiff but yes, they do smell beautiful. I can't wait to pick branches of them to bring inside.

The photo is not very clear unfortunately.

Bill spotted this brown goshawk out the front last week. Ewwww.

The Rose Garden in Winter.

With a matching Winter sky.

Around the garden path in Winter at Welsh Street.

Camellias, parsley, pink and mauve violets, pink rosemary, jonquils, rhododendron and passionfruit.

And a number of " I wonder what this is...."

A wisteria? Or a grapevine? Or other?

An apple tree? Or plum tree? Or other?

What is the swing tree? 

The girls are hoping it will make a great shade tree for the summer.

Sew and sew

Sixteen blocks of Honeysweet sewn together.

Five rows done and ten to go of Up Parasol.

And something that wasn't at the back of the sewing cupboard, a table topper from this little collection.

In the mail yesterday......I love a new book(s).

Hope I've got some seed growing photos to show next time. 

Maybe even a tulip flower......although that seems a bit early doesn't it!