Today I could take a pic of a common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni, basking in the sun on flower-bud of my Clematis ‘Mme le Coultre’. It was not quite awake, so gave me plenty of time of take very close shots. Then it flew away. An incredibly hairy creature!
The siskins have arrived in papi Jo’s garden! First ever visit was 2 years ago, in early March. They finally found their way to my garden again this year … and of course to the enticing fat balls hanging in my Everest crab-apple tree. Lovely colours, esp. in the males,…
Today is the first day of the Meteorological spring! Meteorological seasons are based on the annual temperature cycle and measure the meteorological state, as well as coinciding with the calendar to determine a clear transition between the seasons. The meteorological seasons consist of splitting the seasons into four periods made…
A new addition to Papi Jo’s garden, an electric scarifier. With the weight of the years the gardener’s back was starting to seriously complain about the endless manual scarification sessions. I hope that I will be able to master this new tool to get a correct result.
Storm Dennis animating the phormium and neighbouring plants…
Bouquet for the day of the feast of St Jacqueline. Entirely made of flowers in the garden!
Here are the “usual suspects”, with a few variations this year. 1.- Polygala myrtifolia2.- Viola (pansy)3.- Vinca major4.- Helleborus ‘Camelot’5.- Helleborus ‘Glenda’s Gloss’6.- Erica arborea ‘Great Star’7.- Erica x darleyensis ‘Silberschmelze’8.- Skimmia Japonica ‘Rubella’9.- Salvia ‘Amistad’10.- Rosa ‘Noason’ ‘Celina’11.- Narcissus ‘Paperwhite Ziva’12.- Rosa ‘Madame Alfred Carrière’13.- Solanum jasminoides ‘Alba’14.- Spiraea…
