Garden January 2nd 2017

Who else do you know gets a shed for Christmas?

And some steps?

Garden Early December 2016

Rose Leonardo da Vinci

Robinia Frisia

Dracunculus Vulgaris

Path to the door

New Strawberry set-up

Rose Zephirine Drouhin

Arisaema Consanguineum

Plectranthus parviflorus 'Blue Spires'

Rose Abraham Darby

Pelargonium and Valerian let loose up along the back fence 

View through the apple arbour

Pierre de Ronsard rose

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Found old tyre planter

Old brake drum

Rosa Sweginzowii

Rosa Sweginzowii, our best rose (apart from the others)
A magnificent shrub.

Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit, Golden Diosma...

Goldflame Spirea, orange Geum and Heuchera 'Coral Bells'

Copper Beech hedge in the making

Fernery under the old Magnolia

Lillium grown by Ruby

'Leonardo Da vinci' Rose

Species Pelargonium

Naima, At Last!

I started 'Naima' in April and just finished it (although I need new buttons as these are too small and they catch)

 It's Cleckheaton Merino Angora Silk 8ply and feels amazing! Discontinued, the fools!

The Fair Isle is worked in scraps of this and that... fuzzy wuzzy, op shop... Just in time for summer.

Geometric Proddy Rug

My original intention was for this to be quite subtle and soft in colouring. Ha ha ha! I'll try to subdue the bright purple and yellow with more neutrals and duller mauves etc., but then you know how these things take a life of their own. On the day, the right colour might be something you hadn't thought previously.
This proddy rug is all blanketing or woollen cloth. Some dyed.
I had lain out the rug and chosen colours, pinning or poking them into place so I didn't have to think for awhile, but at the Melbourne Show, the little children who were having a go liked to put their colours all over the place, so it's gotten a little lost! And who was I to stop their fun? I'll figure it out again.

My Honey's Birthday Present Arrived

.It's good how we both like good stuff. This is so lovely. The old lino's are excellent in design and colour combo...why can't you get them anymore?
Made by Liz at Betty Jo Designs, especially for me.

New (Old) Sampler Pattern Done and in my Etsy shop.

The pattern is finished!