I flew back after four days in Wellington having enjoyed picture postcard spring weather, immaculate botannical gardens, a fashion festival of wearable arts and the NZ symphony orchestra. I came to earth with thud - the climatic difference while I was away. Himself at home endured heavy weather, flooding – the stormy works and sodden ground in Northland. Today, I ventured into the garden and got busy with the camera to show we might be a bit battered but the garden manages a smile and bursts with promise. The bees were a bit shy but a few hung around for the photo opportunity.
Stormy spring weather that I missed while away.
Luisa Plum blossom
1st of the Captain Kidd Apple blossom
1st of the Feijoa blossom
Lavender underplanted near the fruit trees as a companion plant
Calendula as a companion plant
Radish going to seed
Borage, Comfrey and Curry plants interplanted anong the fruit trees
Broadbeans
My first white carrot
Arctotis
Freesia smell heavenly
Day lily
Miniature cyclamen among the weeds
Clivia
Neighbour’s lambs remind us to put a spring in our steps
Finally - a patch of blue sky glimpsed through the flowering peach blossom.
