Summer is officially here and the weather is beautiful. Hot days and warm nights mean everything (including me) is thriving. This is how my garden grows:
A rambling, cottagey wilderness of flowers and vegetables cohabiting peacefully.
Sweet and delicious sugar snap peas to be eaten for tea (or straight from the garden if you can't help yourself).
Strawberries thrive in hanging baskets and the birds don't come this close to the house.
Pretty maids all in a row... Guarding the door are the two ballerina apples Waltz and Bolero. Next is a blueberry in a blue pot, seven tomatoes, a lemon twig, and peeping around the corner...
Miss Rose Chiffon, my darling miniature peach tree.
If you look under the cover of the leaves you can see her babies. They are soft and green and fuzzy and the shape of a blob of glue from a hot glue gun - a fat round teardrop.
Pots on the steps can be changed with the seasons.
Miss Bolero and Miss Waltz also have babies... this is Miss Waltz's and she promises to be ripe later in the summer.
These little pansy sisters begged me to take their photograph.
I love to mix and match in the garden. This basket contains thyme, geranium and a lovely black succulent.
This is a potentilla which I grew from seed. It took two years to flower and I had all but forgotten what it was supposed to look like. I began to expect insipid, tiny pastel flowers, but what I got instead were these amazing watercolour-painted petals.
And finally, because I
have got a fancy-pants new camera and because this
is a garden post, here is the obligatory insect macro:
He turned his butt to me at the last second, then buzzed and flew away.
Hope you enjoyed this little tour. I for one always enjoy seeing what others are doing in their gardens!
(My print giveaway contest is still open. If you haven't entered already, just go
here!)
Fuzzmo and I drew the name of a winner this morning. It is....
Christine!
I get to open one of these a day for the next 12 days *rubs hands together*. It's for a fabulous swap I'm participating in called the 12 Days of Christmas swap. I made 12 gifts for 12 people and each of them made a gift for me. Each gift is numbered, and we open one per day counting down to Christmas. Fun, yes?
These are my wrapped gifts. I meant to show you this picture before now, but you'll have to wait till Day 6 to see what's inside!
Day 1
A rambling, cottagey wilderness of flowers and vegetables cohabiting peacefully.
Sweet and delicious sugar snap peas to be eaten for tea (or straight from the garden if you can't help yourself).
Strawberries thrive in hanging baskets and the birds don't come this close to the house.
Pretty maids all in a row... Guarding the door are the two ballerina apples Waltz and Bolero. Next is a blueberry in a blue pot, seven tomatoes, a lemon twig, and peeping around the corner...
Miss Rose Chiffon, my darling miniature peach tree.
If you look under the cover of the leaves you can see her babies. They are soft and green and fuzzy and the shape of a blob of glue from a hot glue gun - a fat round teardrop.
Pots on the steps can be changed with the seasons.
These little pansy sisters begged me to take their photograph.
This is a potentilla which I grew from seed. It took two years to flower and I had all but forgotten what it was supposed to look like. I began to expect insipid, tiny pastel flowers, but what I got instead were these amazing watercolour-painted petals.
With some nice rooms to live in
A big garden
Plenty of sun
And lots of space for the boy, the cat and me.
Next week is the opening of the Gothic Punk Art Exhibition. The show runs from the 24th Nov - 13th Dec at Our City O-Tautahi gallery, Christchurch. It's the fourth year I've participated in the show and each year it's bigger and better. The opening night is Monday 24th November from 5pm - 7pm, so please come along if you're in the area! For more information on the show and to view the artists' profile pages, go to the official site here.
she loves stars
she loves cupcakes
And as they say, there's no rest for the wicked. I've been gathering supplies for my next project which is a christmas ornament swap. As soon as my artwork is installed in the gallery I'll be starting on those babies! (I'm keeping the actual design secret, but here is a preview).
