There isn’t much to do in the garden at the moment, except for watering the borders, still waiting for the rains to come. The West border is going to be slightly enlarged (50 cm) in the Spring, so I have started to cover the lawn with cardboard, lawn clippings, compost,…
The end of August is not the best time of the year for visiting gardens, especially with the heat wave that we have known in France this month. Which may explain why the three of us were the only visitors at the end of that afternoon. However, the grassy paths…
No rain for more than a month! Fortunately the only plant that suffered from the heat is the Downy Japanese maple ‘Aconitifolium’.
Where do bumblebees go to sleep? In papi Jo’s garden, they sometimes select a nice pink pillow for the night.
It’s relatively easy to associate colours in pairs. More than 2 becomes more complicated. Today I’ll show you some “colour pairs” which work (or don’t) in my July garden. Analogous Colours Complementary Colours I’m not so pleased with those 2 associations
Due to recent rain and wind, some of my taller perennials needed support. I had to complete my collection of existing home-made plant supports so I decided to create a tutorial. See this page :
Every two years works of art art exhibited on the various lakes, ponds and rivers of the Brocéliande country. Here are some photos I took on my tour of the exhibitions. Click on the thumbnails to view the larger photos.
Today, with a couple of friends, we visited the Jardin du Pellinec, on the North coast of Brittany. This garden is a member of the Association des Parcs et Jardins de Bretagne, and has been awarded the prestigious “Jardin remarquable” label. It has been described and photographed on so many…
This week-end is “Open Gardens Day” throughout France. More about the event here: http://rendezvousauxjardins.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/ A number of carefully selected public and private gardens are open to the public. On Sunday, June 5th, we went to visit an incredible private garden opened to all for the day. The garden is located…
Papi Jo’s garden received about 30 visitors on its opening day, most of them friends or people who live nearby. This is quite positive and encouraging and we hope more private gardens will be opened to the public next year in and around our village. However, with the organizers we…