May was a fickle month. On very few days we were able to sit in warm sunshine in the garden but for the most part it was dismal, wet and cold. The week I spent in Scotland was very cool and wet in Kent, with the result that George managed to over water many of the plants in the greenhouse so that some rotted – not his fault as he had strict instructions from me to water every day! Everything was very much behind, many plants by at least three weeks. However, as a result, we are assured by the experts that it will be a very good year for fruit in the garden.
Our Acer is at its very best. (06/05/2013)
Here are the Acer leaves in close-up. (06/05/2013)
Red tulips (06/05/2013)
Coronilla (06/05/2013)
Spirea – bridal wreath (06/05/2013)
The wisteria is flowering well this year. (08/05/2013)
Apple blossoms (08/05/2013)
Kerria (08/05/2013)
Japonica (08/05/2013)
The golden hop is starting to climb. (08/05/2013)
View of the wisteria along the pergola (23/05/2013)
Garden view with an overgrown border (23/05/2013)
Black tulip (23/05/2013)
Choisya (23/05/2013)
A pot of pansies (23/05/2013)
White lilac (23/05/2013)
Bluebells (23/05/2013)
Centaurea (23/05/2013)
Garden view (27/05/2013)
A full greenhouse (27/05/2013)
The first iris (27/05/2013)
Yellow kerria and blue ceanothus in the western wilderness (27/05/2013)
The vegetable patch needs some TLC as it is full of violas and dill. (27/05/2013)
The photinias have done well this year. (27/05/2013)
Ceanothus (27/05/2013)
Wisteria and the Acer (27/05/2013)
Tree peonies with visiting bee (27/05/2013)
Sweet cicely, which can be used as a sweetener (27/05/2013)
Acer and house (27/05/2013)
Garden view (27/05/2013)
Edvard Grieg – Two elegiac melodies – Last spring