This is my mini 'Beatrix Potter' garden. New additions are the houseleeks and sedum in the watering-can and some lovely Saxifrage (Arendsii pink) just beneath it. The canes are ready to support the Runner Beans when they're big enough to plant out. This little part of the garden isn't doing too badly considering the treatment it gets from the dogs, which you can see in the photograph below.
Benji Bigfoot chilling out. Does he think he's under an umbrella? The clown!
Aquilegia McKana, one of my favourite garden flowers. I love everything about them.... the ferny delicacy of the leaves, the pretty nodding flowers and the pastel shades are a dream.
Another of my favourite garden plants is the herb Angelica. It's a statuesque plant that can grow up to 6 feet or more. It produces many umbels of tiny frothy creamy-white flowers and the leaves are large and lush. It also is generous in self-seeding and sometimes the seedlings turn up in the funniest of places........
You can see by the way the figure is standing that he is proud of something, but you can tell by the expression that he is annoyed that it cannot be seen. Whatever it may be. Whereas his mate.........well.
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That is too funny! Like Adam covering up with a fig leaf!
ReplyDeleteThat Aquilegia McKana is gorgeous, and I love your Beatrix Potter garden, too. The watering can is perfect!
Lol John! At least his mate's got big ears. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Ethelmae. It was hubby that noticed it first and it amused me so much I just had to take a photo. :)
Yes that IS a canny set of spark plugs (lugs) his mate has got..........i was just thinking, that's how i stand when i've come out the shower, funny thing that.
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"Guffaws and chortles!" Lol, I'm not going to reply to this..... keeping my thoughts to myself! :O)
ReplyDeleteBeatrix Potter was essential reading whilst I was at school Lesley and still conjures up lovely images to me. It kind of goes hand in hand with colour and gardens?!
ReplyDeleteHi Gf :) Yes, you're right... her paintings are as iconic as the stories about Peter Rabbit & co. Beatrix Potter's artwork and accompanying literature have universal appeal. I'm wanting to read the tales all over again now! :D
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle when I saw the pic of Benji sat inside the teepee, Linda
ReplyDeleteHi Linda :) For a big dog he seems to get himself stuck in the most awkward of places!
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