I love the sweet smell of magnolia tress - and this is a truly magnificent tree. And here's my Mum - relaxing in the sunshine - she's a wonderful person, and I love her dearly.
Hellebores or Christmas Roses - such a lovely sight in early Spring gardens - there are a lot of them around Ness Gardens - in all sorts of colours. This is a fabulous deep pink one - there are also pale creamy white ones. And I was really lucky, as my Mum bought me a couple for my garden. And I know just where they're going to go.
When I was a little girl - I think one of the first signs of spring was the appearance of primroses. We used to live in a little village in Devon - and I have memories of walking along hedgerow paths and see these tiny, pale yellow flowers lining the edges of the path. And they still bring back great memories. So it was lovely to see this super patch of primroses at Ness - they have them in pink too!!
A single magnolia bloom - which is the most perfect dark pink, with a heavenly scent - just wish photos could give you the smell too!! And a catkin handing from a silver birch tree - it was so lovely!!
The picture above is called "Under the Microscope" and is based on Chris Beardshaw's Gold medal winning garden "Ness Botanische" at Tatton in 2009. It's amazing and will look spectacular once the planting has time to fill out. It leads to the potting sheds and the wonderful magnolia trees behind!! Such a great day out!
Now, I'm waiting for some of today's challenges to go live - particularly Less is More and Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, so I'm off for breakfast. I'll be back later today with some cards to share.
