This misquoted line is from Robert Browning's poem 'Home thoughts from Abroad'. It should read 'Oh to be in England now that Aprils there' but in mitigation he does mention May further on.
Well it is now official. Spring has been the coldest for more than 50 years, and not only that it followed a Winter that was also the coldest for 50 years. A combination of circumstance that has made for a very long 9 months, and tomorrow is the first day of summer. I am underwhelmed.
Not that May was a total disaster because I can remember at least occasions the sun shone and it was even hot. It was though unusual enough for me to grab the camera and take some pictures of the garden. I'll leave you with these:-
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| R. azalea |
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| R. azalea |
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| Camellia (peony form) |
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| Choisya ternate 'Mexican orange blossom' |
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| Convallaria majalis 'lilly of the valley' |
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| Cotinus 'royal purple' |
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| Cytisus scparius 'common broome' |
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| Dicentra spectabilis 'bleeding heart' |
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| Enkianthus campanulatus |
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| Fern |
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| Grevllea 'Canberra gem' |
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| Hyacinthoides 'blubell' |
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| Rhododendron 'blue peter' |
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| Iceland poppy-bluebell-sorrel |
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| Laburnum anagyroides |
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| Lidia obtusiloba 'alpine sandwort' |
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| Peony lutea ludlowii |
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| Papvaver orientale 'garden glory' |
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| Pittosporum 'abbotsbury gold' |
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| R. azalea 'homebush' |
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| Rhododendrum |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Charles joly' |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'lilac' |
Beautiful!! It must have smelled as wonderful as it all looked. :o)
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