A Place in the Shade...

The soft days of Spring

are dwindling...

 

as the days become warmer,

I find my self more often on this little bench...

 

it is a new addition this year...

 

a simple bench,

in a simple place,

beneath the shade of the Pussy Willow Tree...

 

 

David Austin's

Wild Eve Rose is nearby

and one of my favorites...

 



 

she trained easily

onto this bird feeder,

despite her name...

 



 

I thought I would reshare

this little bouquet

 from last year,

Wild Eve's first blooms...

 

she has owned my heart since...

 

I hope you too

are finding simple joys...

 

 

Don't Forget to Take Time

to Smell the Roses...

Peony Bouquet...

Each year is different in the garden

and that is what keeps it exciting...

 

it keep you on your toes...

 

this year,

the Peonies grew so tall and lanky,

a good foot and a half taller than usual...

 

then they just toppled over,

none too gracefully

I might add...

 



it was a good reason

(as if,  I needed one)

to just pick an armload

for the table...

 



sprigs of Ladies Mantle,

make a pretty and frilly companion...

 



 

 To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers

 is a delectable form of defeat.

~Beverly Nichols~

 

Always take time to Smell the Roses Peonies...

Roses on the Patio...

I hope you are ready for more Roses?

 

I have show you my Roses

 in the front and in the back gardens...

 

if you have missed those they are

Here and Here...

 

I thought today we would end the tour

on the back patio,

because this is where I like to end my day...

 

you can see the Paul's Himalayan Musk Rose

 growing on the porch pole...

 

it is much heavier in bloom

 here on  my sunny patio

than in yesterdays picture

growing in the shade of the Cherry Tree...

 

but, yes it is classified as a rose that is tolerant of shade

and both are happy as can be...

 



looking through the lattice...

 

my morning companion,.

a Scrub Jay...

I filled my garden colander with peanuts

and now we are best friends...

 

in the background

you can see Eden on the Arbor...

 



 

a close up of

Paul's Himalayan Musk...

 

the tiny blooms start pink

and turn white...

 



 

David Austin's

Scepter'd Isle...

 

so tender...

 



 

the giant blooms of

Francis Meilland Rose

in the front...

and,

up close...

 



 

Tiffany Rose,

I love those petals scalloped edges....

 



Roses in waiting...

 



 

the deep bowl shaped rose

David Austin's

 

Brother Cadfael...

 



 

David Austin's Huntington Rose,

holding it's head high...

 



while the early blooms

gave into the weight,

and drooped so gracefully....

 



David Austin's

Wisley...

 



 

up close,

and painfully pretty...

 



 

with the first flush fading,

today marked the first big dead heading...

 



such a pretty mess...

 



 

 I am linking up to...

Simple and Sweet Friday

and

Shabbilicious Friday

 

Always Take Time to Smell the Roses...