I was pottering back and forward between the house and the studio this morning, getting ready for my friends arriving for my house group, when this little rose caught my eye. Although it is a bit battered about the edges, it is still hanging on, despite another frosty night
In our last garden, we had two castor oil plants, which sat in pots outside the dining room patio doors. When we moved here, we decided to plant them out in the garden, as they were getting a bit big for the pots. We put them in the back corner of the garden, which is shady and damp ..... a spot which they obviously like ......
..... because not only have they got rather large, but for the first time they have put out flower spikes. This one hasn't quite opened
but the top of this one has
The chickens look better, the rustier they get!
There is still a splash of colour from this clematis
My little 'lace lady' tree had decided to put out some new leaves
Our old sinks, which Malcolm turned into miniature alpine gardens, have filled out nicely over the summer
At the front of the house, my car windscreen had lovely frost patterns on it .......
....... but at the back, the gate was gently steaming in the sun!!