Tuesday 16 June 2015

16 June : Design


I have finished the front garden at last. Once I had decided to treat it as a large window box it became fun rather than intimidating and the shapes, colours and plants fell into place. As a dedicated follower of patterns and recipes it is a strange feeling when a design I have created becomes a reality. The sun catches the rose hedge at a low angle late in the day to magical effect - I hadn't anticipated that but I am totally claiming the credit when Monty Don asks me about it.

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  1. I so much love that photo!

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    1. Thank you! It is a David Austin rose 'Queen of Sweden' and I highly recommend it for form and colour.

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  2. So now you can add garden designer to your list of achievements- don't you just love it when a plan comes together. Beautiful picture.

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    1. Thank you! I think garden designer will have to be left off my CV for reasons of honesty but rose photographer might be OK.

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  3. A floating rose. How perfect.

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    1. The magic of photography transforming a rose into a water lily.

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  4. Such a lovely photo, the way the light catches it just right.

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    1. Thank you! Don't you just love that apricot-pink?

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  5. What a completely fabulous photo! Perfect lighting and beautiful rose with a little bit of leaf texture. Could be a painting. Well done :-)

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    1. Thank you! Not bad for an elderly HTC phone camera.

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  6. A sigh of satisfaction just left my lips.

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    1. It is the most gorgeous colour isn't it!

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  7. if only I could design a way to keep the neighbouring small children's footballs out of my front garden then I may be tempted to try and grow more than the ugly giant yucca type ugly beast....

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    1. I think you need a monkey puzzle tree...

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