We left home in heavy rain with more threatening clouds above so we felt sorry for Barbara who was expecting us and other gardening friends for an afternoon in her garden and a social gathering.
Barbara’s always has some plants for sale the proceeds of which go to a children’s charity. We have several of Barbara’s perennials in our garden especially geraniums, of which she has many around her garden in most of the borders.
Among the perennials are roses which compliment the perennials well and more roses are climbing up the house wall and boundary fences.
There are plenty other perennials apart from geranium, many of which catch the eye as we perused the borders, from tiny ground cover plants to the huge Crambe cordifolia.
I shall finish my collection of photos taken at Barbara’s garden with a couple of general shots of the boders.
The bottom section of the garden is meadow with some specimen trees and a socialising area with unusual wooden benches and seats. This spot was found by a group of our lady gardeners for a rest and catchup.
Within the meadow’s long grass was a variegated holly with stunning fresh growth.
We finished the afternoon off with coffee and cakes on the wooden terrace, listening to the many birds singing with such gusto. The superb soloist was the blackbird.
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