Sunday 18 December 2011

A 'BURSTING' DAY IN THE GARDEN' (EARLY JUNE JEWELS)

"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them."

~ Aldo Leopold



"How Could such sweet and wholesome hours
Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers?"

~ Andrew Marvell



ORIENTAL POPPY (Papaver)

BEARDED IRIS
(I. germanica)


SIBERIAN IRIS
(I. Sibirica)


PEONY (Paeonia)

'SCARLET O'HARA' PEONY


LADY'S SLIPPERS, WILD GERANIUMS, JACOB'S LADDER


FERNS, HOSTA, LIGULARIA, HEUCHERA, LADY'S MANTLE

AZALEAS

RHODODENDRON GARDEN

RHODODENDRON

EXBURY AZALEA

ALLIUM


"My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. "

~ H. Fred Ale

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