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Glamis Castle…a David Austin English rose…
enveloped in a froth of Nepeta Mussinii Six Hills Giant…
A perpetual show as they tumble together artlessly
over the stone walls of the master bedroom patio…
Antique Biot jar on serene sun dappled summer patio…
At the Avignon home of artist Pascale Palun of Vox Populi…
Photos Henri Del Olmo
Coté Sud Avril-Mai 2010
Bits and pieces collected over the years
and cured over many seasons in the garden…
Just those few touches
that please the eye first thing in the
morning and last view at night…
The hillside needs tweaking, the pots another rub of color,
the creeping thyme is fitful and petulant. I’m waiting for
garden furniture to arrive, and lavender to bloom….
but when the air is crisp and bright and redolent
with the scent of the Madagascar jasmine
…summer is perfection
Big and little bees move industriously about…
bending the froth with their nimble touch..
Sans ruffles…
the huge poppy seed pods
Living outdoors…
Barely on the computer…
Loving July!
Hope you are all out…out …out…enjoying your summer!
I must give Nepeta Mussinii Six Hills Giant a try behind my stone wall- love the look and soothing color for summer! The poppy seed pods are fabulous in the arrangement, too! Great post!
You sound so happy Trish!
Love your garden, your love for it shows in spades…
I have that fois bois console table too… it looks amazing in your garden 🙂
xo
Love nepeta…very much. And David Austin roses…this cheered me immensely. Thank you.
Lovely rose/nepeta combination. I need to replant a big variety of nepeta, I know I had one and your pictures make me realise that it’s disappeared! Your garden is a real joy.
Sharon
Your blog is amazing! Just found you via Cote de Texas… Your garden is stunning!!!!!
Happy Summer!
The delicacy and translucent quality in the rose was serene. Using the giant ceramic pot as an accent was a lovely touch.
Hi Trish,
It’s good to be outside right now and away from the computer! Your garden is beautiful and all your hard work shows. You are inspiring me to get outside!
I’m writing a post about getting outside after you inspired me. I hope you don’t mind me referencing you as my inspiration? May I “borrow” one picture to illustrate how beautiful your garden is?
Love your catmint spilling out over your stonewalls and those poppy seed heads look amazing in your arrangement. Thank you for sharing Pascale Paluns’ home with us, great article and love their home.
Trish
Thank you for taking me on this wonderful sojourn, my soul so needed to rejoice in the beauty of a serene and sun dappled garden. A provocative way to start the week end with a walk in a perfumed garden.
Joanny
Trish, Your garden is beautiful and you are an amazing woman. Talented in so many ways. I hope you enjoy every day of your summer. You give me so much inspiration. Mona
Enjoyed a tour of your summer garden. Very inspiring.
Always enjoy your pretty posts, so much!
Trish,
Loving that lavender….I can smell it from here.
Enjoy your summer.
xx
Hi Trish,
I loved seeing your gorgeous garden, what a treat ~ thank you.
Enjoy your summer.
Hugs
Carolyn
Absolutely divine. You 100% transported me with these images of your beautiful garden. I thought I was in Provence…pour un moment! Well done!
Happy summer!
Linsey
Trish the flowers look lovely. What kind of flowers are those green pods from in the pitcher on the last photo? I’ve never seen those kind before. They compliment the nepeta nicely.
Christina
I see that they are poppy seeds. Are they a certain variety?
Hi Christina. Click here for a good source. I believe mine is “Queen’s poppy” or “Danebrog”. Scroll down to previous post to see poppy before it shed it’s petals!
Gorgeous images Trish….I understand your thoughts on July…. I am finding it increasingly difficult to stay inside at the computer too….xv
Beautiful! The combination of the delicate rose color with the blue – summery without a hot feeling!
With all that you have going on, I’m admiring that you still can find the time to do your wonderful post!
Cordialement – et bonne Dimanche xxkarin
I always love seeing your garden . Your bouquet looks lovely
Hi Trish,
As you I am living outside these days! The weather here is so good, too hot in fact! The images you posted here are so beautiful! I enjoy looking at them! I really hope that next year we will have some beautiful roses and peonies in our garden!
Have a wonderful Sunday my friend!
xx
Greet
Glad you are well and enjoying the results of years at “hard labor.” Why is it that weeds can find a way to survive and thrive between the cracks and our beloved plants we carefully (surgically!) placed between stones balk? I keep thinking if we could hybridize anything on a dandelion root stock, we’d be brilliant!
Your posts are pure perfection. I adore the soft colors of your garden. I also agree about not spending as much time at the computer during our lovely summer weather. I drove way out in the country yesterday and today I plan to spend time working and chatting with my roses. As always, thank you for your lovely inspirations.
Hi Trish, I can’t imagine what could need tweeking on that lovely hillside.Organized chaos looks too lovely for words.Am spending an insane amount of time outdoors as well, and can write my name on the furniture soon!
You have inspired me to replant some roses, will order some David Austins this November for May planting here in Canada.Your garden is soooo beautiful. Nella