Kilmacurragh House, #botanicalgardens #gardens #wicklow

Dragonflowers

Purples

More flowers from last weekend

Buzz Off

Spray of Gold

Haven't a clue what the name is (if anyone does let me know lol) but I love this plant, it has such perfectly hued sprays, and it grows so easily (at elast in my experience and as I can kill plants without trying....) My mother has green fingers, my Grandmother was a fabulous gardener and I inherited their love of it but not their talent. It's taken me years of dedicated perseverance to grow herbs and tomatoes - god help this year's strawberries!

Spring Magic # 1: Cameo Rose and White Columbine

Aquilegia CAMEO ROSE AND WHITE COLUMBINE Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds

Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day tomorrow and bless their little cotton socks but the Mother's Of Ireland are about to recieve a shed load of flowers! The Flower sellers on Grafton Street were doing a roaring trade this morning at half ten, I hope it continued for them. I much prefer to buy bunches of flowers from them than from florist shops. I've passed by these stalls and the ones on George's Street since I was a child, and Dublin would be a much poorer, greyer, duller place without them.

And watching scores of men clutching bunches of gerbia and sunflowers and roses and tulips to their bosoms is an edifying sight whatever the cause.

PS buy your cards from HALLMARK - yes, feed the evil corporation people, they're donating money to Breast Cancer for every card bought!

Cerise on Green

Yellow on Black

Daisy, Daisy

Still trying to keep the winter at bay by revisiting some summer days :) But It's nearly Samhain, the year is turning and although Autumn is beautiful I can;t help but feel a little cheated because Summer was really a non event. Heigh Ho, have to embrace the cold now - and the fact that a week from Saturday I'll be 40 years of age!
I was thinking of doing a series of posts on things that remind me of being young...or that represent turning 40...if I come up with anything I'll post it.

Cascade

Star

Yellow Rose

Rosy Dawn

A lovely dawn in October, and our really out of season roses!

Last of the Summer Flowers

The Last Stand

The unnatural weather has caused my mint to bloom again and we have several small roses in the front garden; but our landlady's little japenese shrub has turned bright red, in a last burst of glorious colour.

Focus Colour

I've always loved those black and white shots where some bits are picked out in colour so while making my Breast Cancer Awareness grpahic I had a chance to practise.

Shower and Shadow

Blue Rose

The devil makes work for idle hands and mine found themselves wandering through gimp and playing ;)