So this is shamelessly self-indulgent, but if you want to experience a year in a London garden, if you want to debunk the myth about England’s constantly grey and drizzly skies, if you want to see Dog during a year of contrasts and if you want to see how little winter we really get here, with a smattering of February snow and a searing of July sun that toasted both the top lawn and Dog (sometimes the piccy of Dog is not in the garden but it is too good not to include – humour me!), then scroll down. I hope you enjoy this as the seasons unfold…
January 2018
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Gorgeous pictures!
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Thank you
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How…little…winter…we…really…get…here…So it will be you we should blame when Snowmageddon arrives, eh, Geoff?
But lovely photos!
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Ah some one has to take the fall. I’m prepared to shoulder the burden. Thanks Mick
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Nothing better than gardens and dogs, two of my favourite things.
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‘‘Tis very true. Thanks Cherie
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What a wonderful walk through your lovely garden during the year. Glad you included the dog and even one of the cat!
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Glad you enjoyed it
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Beautiful 💜
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Thanks Willow
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😁💜
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Wow, Geoff, that is a lot of gorgeous photographs.
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That’s very kind
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Love ’em! And love how Dog features quite heavily in them too!
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He’s so vain..
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And rightly so 😁
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You have a lovely garden Geoff. I love your topiary. Dog sure is photogenic. The cat doesn’t get much of a look in!
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Poor Tikka! She does get a tough rap, picture wise
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I love your garden and am very jealous. Thanks for sharing such a colourful, cheering post. Great to see Dog and I enjoyed seeing the one of the cat. Poor moggy doesn’t get much of a look in.
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Much neglected mog! Dog approves though. And thanks for the kind words.
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I just love your Moai topiary and statues – did you make them or inherit them? They always make me smile. That was a lovely trip through the seasons and so good to see Mylo in many different poses scattered throughout. You are a most fortunate man ❤
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I am, truly. The topiary is the idea of Mrs LP and really the work of a Gardner friend who understands these things. Not my skill set. It’s taken about five years.
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So according to this, you have flowers blooming every month except February? How wonderful! We have winter from November to end of April, with maybe some brave crocuses making their way through snow in April. Did dog approve of the appearance of cat?
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Dog is asking for a recount… yes we are v fortunate to be temperate… long May it continue…
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I’m so jealous! We just starting to see some daffodils peak up through the mud but otherwise my garden is dismal!
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It’s been the best year for snowdrops ever. A bit early for much but yes the daffs are sneaking a peak..
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Great photos, Geoff!
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Thanks Erika. Much joy here..
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I bet!!
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Geoffle,
Your garden is absolutely magnificent and would probably outdo Sydney’s Botannical Gardens, at least on first inspection, particularly in April. I thought the marked different between March and April was rather extraordinary, especially as we don’t get such marked seasonal differences here.
My only query was for Dog and how could he let that cat into his domain? He’s letting down the side.
The last one disappeared back to school today and rather than carpe dieming and swinging from my chandelier, I snoozed through the day and read a bit before confronting the onslaught of dishes. Our dishwasher broke when the hailstorm hit and Geoff is getting to it down his list of replacing vehicles, fixing and restructuring the roof and going off to this place he calls work, which I’m not entirely sure about. The words of Bohemian Rhapsody come to mind. Are they misplaced?
Anyway, teenager appears broken after returning to school and fell asleep on the couch last night and disappeared the night before. I’ve been kind as he is starting at the senior campus and new environs etc but my kindness will expire at midnight tonight marking the end of the first week.
I actually popped round here to share a link with you to an article about the difficulties of being married and your spouse gets Alzheimer’s. Are you free to meet someone else and start over? I thought this real life scenario addressed these issues well and reminds me of Jane Eyre: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/b-smiths-illness-was-taking-a-toll-on-her-husband-then-he-found-another-love-20190130-p50un0.html
Hope your week has been going well. It was mighty hot here yesterday and I heard stories of 41 degrees. The lad ended up with heat stroke getting home. It’s raining today and such a relief.
Anyway, I’d better get going.
Best wishes,
Ro
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How lovely. Is that your Tudor-style domicile in the background? If so, may I have it and the garden, too?
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I suspect you’ll have to fight the children but, hey, give it a go.
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I’ve got four boys. Maybe we can take ’em.
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It’ll be worth the entrance money…
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What a wonderful home, and garden, and cat, Dog has … thank you for the picturesque visit … love the Púkel-men with their Snow-brows. 😀
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They are my favs too. Always keeping a watchful eye on us.. and I’m going to look up Pukel men now!
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From Lord of the Rings. 😀
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Ah indeed…
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Except for that splash of snow in February, your garden aims to please! Pics of Dog and Flowers — I felt like I was scrolling through English garden porn. You need to make a pin-up calendar out of this post.
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Garden porn! What a fabulous idea! And yes a calendar would be good, wouldn’t it.
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There’s definitely a market for this. 🙂
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