Saturday 28 July 2007

End Of July Blooms At Barleycorn






Click to enlarge to see the little frog hiding under the lily.




7 comments:

RUTH said...

Beautiful blooms and what a bumper crop of strawberries.

A wildlife gardener said...

Thanks, Ruth. We did enjoy them and I thought of my dear friend who gave us the 'runners' 16 years ago, for she passed away a few weeks ago, but that invisible link is still running between us.

Gardeners are such generous people I think. I love to receive presents of seeds or cuttings from friends, for these plants become more precious then, and forever associated with the friend who gave them, and like the friendship, they keep on growing and spreading to other friends as well...and I love to pot up cuttings, and to share my seeds with others too, for, in that way, they, too, have something of me in their garden.

Chrissie said...

I love this idea of recording our blooms, I keep a monthly journal too :-) So many strawberries!! We have had about a dozen but are building up our plants for next year. I love the pond pics too. A great post, thank you :-)

A wildlife gardener said...

Good morning, Chris, and a warm welcome to you on another sunny but chilly day here at Barleycorn.

Our strawberries started off small in number too but they soon multiply. I save the runners and change the old ones, which get that 'woody'look, every third year. that way, the new crops are insured.

Thanks for your positive and generous comments :)

Bimbimbie said...

oh Tigger I've had my end of July fix wonder what glories you have in store for August ... saw the little frog - I've just posted something about a frog you might like to see *!*

Anonymous said...

i see the little frog. How cute.

Those strawberries look delicious.

A wildlife gardener said...

Welcome, bimbimbie. Lovely to see you again. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos of July in our garden. Thanks for visiting us again.

A warm welcome, Becky. The little frog is really sweet, just sitting there on the lily, yet camouflaged. The strawberries are scrumptious...all finished till next year now...