Berries ...

Bittersweet berries for Fall

~Deb~

Holly Berries

~ Chris ~

From the Garden ...

Somerset Apples from our garden.

Good enough to eat :-)

~ Chris ~

One of the little treasures from the compost :-)

A little jack-o-lantern for the porch.

~Deb~

Garden Hammocks

Our hammock sits under a pergola covered in honeysuckle vine :-)

~Deb~

Our Garden Hammock

The comfiest seat in the garden

~ Chris ~

Pink

Pink Geraniums give so much colour at this time of year.

~ Chris ~

Peony blossoms in our garden hang heavily ~ lots and lots of rain in the forecast.

~Deb~

Yellow

Yellow Day Lilies
I wish they lasted a little longer :-)

~ Chris ~
Little yellow flowers have now appeared on the stonecrop - one of our favourite perennial ground covers.

~Deb~

Red

No matter how many choices there are at the Nursery, we always come home with baskets of red geraniums ~ love them ♥

~Deb~



This red Azalea has held its blossom by hiding from the midday sun.
~ Chris ~

Potato Vine

I like to use Potato Vine in my baskets & urns. In this particular hanging basket I've combined both the purple & lime green with pink geraniums and they stand up to the heat beautifully.

~Deb~

Our Potato Vine is very robust and seems imperious to slugs and snails.

It has grown to the top of the pergola and has to be cut back regularly :-)

~ Chris ~

Weeds...

Make A Wish ...

~Deb~

Dandelions :-)

I am sure they grow overnight!

~ Chris ~

Leaves

The leaves of our Bridal Wreath Spirea after a heavy rain

~Deb~

Acer Japonica - surely the prettiest leaves in our garden

~ Chris ~

Petals

The purple sandcherry is in bloom... little pink petals are everywhere :-)

~Deb~

Somerset is famous for its apple trees :-)

~ Chris ~

Magnolia Trees

A burst of blooms ...
~Deb~

Our Magnolia at its absolute best :-)

~ Chris ~

Early Morning

Early Morning

&

New Beginnings ...

~Deb~

Early Morning

The start of another day :-)

~ Chris ~

Inside ...Looking Out

Through the kitchen window...

Our bird watching window :-)

~Deb~

This is where we plan to sit

when the sun comes out :-)

~ Chris ~

Birds

The only bird to visit in the rain was this crow.

~ Chris ~

The reason we've given our garden the name

"Sparrow's Garden" :-D

~Deb~

Garden Gates

Our garden gate ...

The "window" to the garden

created re purposing porch railings from a home demolition.

~Deb~

Gateway to our garden :-)

~ Chris ~

Shadows

At this time of year, even the grass can make shadows.

~ Chris ~

Spending time in the garden

~Deb~

Bird Feeders

Just enough snow has melted

for Sparrow

to enjoy some Suet

~Deb~

Our Birdfeeder attracted a squirrel last year and it managed to tear the netting from the frame.

~ Chris ~

Water

Thaw...Freeze...Thaw...

~Deb~

Water brings life to the garden and our pond is full of frogspawn

~ Chris ~

Wednesday, 17th February 2010 - Branches

Our Cherry Tree provide blossom for the bees

fruit for the birds

and pleasure for us :-)

~ Chris ~

The branches of our Lilac are showing the slightest signs

that Spring is on it's way.

~Deb~

Colour In The Garden

Our WHITE garden says

"Ernie was here" ♥

{4 cm of snow -10C with wind chill}

~ Deb ~

The only WHITE in our garden is
 Heather

No snow, 3 degrees above

~ Chris ~

Wildlife

Heavy winds left not one but two hives on our lawn over the weekend.

~Deb~

Group Hugs

One of the first signs of spring in our garden.

~Chris~

Thursday, 4th February 2010 - Rest Areas

This old bench sits between the pond and the garden shed :-)

~ Chris ~

Wrought iron chairs

stacked up

patiently waiting for Spring!
~Deb~

Monday, 1st February 2010 - Leaves

Variegated Dogwood

The only colour to our Winter landscape comes from the leaves of the Variegated Dogwood.

~Deb~

Fatsia Leaves

Whether soaked in rain or sun these leaves just shine all year round!

~ Chris ~

Friday, 29th January 2010 - Paths

The interlocking brick path just off our deck

resembles a waffle

after high winds have blown most of the snow away.

~Deb~

I often have to tread carefully along the path by the washing line!

Clearly I am not the only one :-)

~ Chris ~

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - Weather

No snow, no frost, no rain, no sun.

Just heavy grey clouds.

And Fennel patterns against the sky.

~ Chris ~

Yarrow, with a sprinkling of snow.

After a few days of rain, the snow returned this morning, but only for a while.

~Deb~