Flower power in the family...
Dear readers,
After days and days of endless rain, I think a blog post filled with floral delights is in order...
... so today I invite you to take a stroll with me through the lovely garden of my sister-in-law.
This tranquil and inviting floral haven is in Oxfordshire, and the other day when we "popped in" for a cup of tea, I declined my cup (I know, I know, terribly un-English of me!) and asked if my camera and I could instead explore her beautiful garden...
As you may see in some of the photos, we had a few - and oh so cherished - minutes of sunshine, before the heavens opened again and emptied what seemed like every rain cloud in the county...
This is a wonderful "come-and-explore-me" garden. Even from inside the house you are drawn to the circular gravelled path at the other end of the garden. Where might it take me? What secrets lie beyond?
But I did not listen to the bench this time. There were simply too many flowers beckoning me, tilting their little petal heads to look pretty for the camera. So I listened to them instead...
... and said hello to a thousand little forget-me-nots, all enjoying the company of wonderful light-green foilage friends and pretty purple neighbours.
Thank you, Eve, for letting me explore your little piece of paradise!
Wishing you all a wonderful, flower-powered weekend!
Helena
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Update: Since I published this blog post, I have learned that in addition to my sister-in-law's own ideas and wonderful work with her garden, she also had some help from Andrew, a garden designer with the lovely company name Go Wild Landscapes. If you live anywhere in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire or Bucks., like what you see in this blog post and need a little help creating your dream garden, they are the ones to call! (Clicking on their company name above will take you to their website).
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