Roses and seashells

The Parterre fresh with new growth

"Roses and sea shells" a departing guest remarked this morning - they were the little things that they had liked about their stay in our Blue room - it would make a good title for a book really but "never would have the time!"

Still - the garden wrestling is going quite well now, with the main lawn and encircling beds completed and the majority of the terracotta pots planted up and so, on the strength of it, I've moved on into the shelter belt and"could be some time" as they say!

It was good to read Mrs.G.H.'s lovely update of her gardening plans but alas Monkey puzzle trees don't do too well in this part of Cornwall so I'll just have to covet Pat's!!

The roads are still surprisingly quite here in West Cornwall but I would still advise you to book your accommodation in advance - I resorted to driving two exhausted walkers, who had walked all of the way from the Lizard to us hoping to spend the night, on to the next Bed and Breakfast, because we were full that night.

Wonderful sunny week here and the first ct of hay is down ready for turning and I'm trying to follow Chelsea flower show - difficult as it is just too lovely to stay indoors on these evenings!

A wild foxglove that has move in near the Bamboo

and lastly a happy little chap enjoying the afternoon sun in our garden room bliss is snooze shaped obviously!

Spud our "gift from the hedgerow" enjoying his afternoon nap

My paws and whiskers

ooh didn't realise you were there

but soooo happy - love Spudxxx @Ednovean Farm!

A May evening

I've started to plant up the courtyard pots at last

The 10 tons of gravel delivered this week has definitely
improved the car park!

It is a fabulous evening this evening, delightful relaxing and with a blackbird singing the evening towards us. Sparrows have nested under the corner of the house this year and the returning House Martins are giving serious consideration to nesting in the Garden room although not prone to making a rash decision. Meanwhile, Ollie and Spud have the answer to the daily life and simply select a sun warmed snoozing spot to observe the day from - on Friday i laboured over ten tons of gravel fro the car park and I think the results are worth it as Ollie dutifully stood to, peering knowledgeably at my endeavours, a cat of many seasons.

Ollie luxuriating in the sunshine this evening

The Irises I have waited so long to flower have finally
burst in the stable yard/car park

Spud enjoying one of the raised beds

The ferns are uncurling now with fresh new leaves

Last nights sunset over the garden - should be a good one tonight too

The Acanthus is about to flower and so we continue
towards summer!

self seeded ferns in a shady corner

A brush with the Olympics!

Cornwall touched history today when the Olympic Torch sped through the county from the start of the journey at Land's End. As it was passing by n the A road at the top of the village i thought "why not?!" Charles was positioned quite early to wait for a photo and i was able to sprint up to the cross roads after breakfast and catch the procession.
Helicopters whirled overhead, motor cycles roared by, flags were waved and just as suddenly the road fell silent again and the powerful Olympic machine disappeared on its journey to the corners of the country

For more pictures from the eagle camera of Perran Lady visit TheOlympic Relay Here from two distinctive angles!

Good Morning Mr Fox

The sea is so still like a mirror in Mounts Bay that the houses of Penzance form
a reflection in the water - that is the end of St Micheal's Mount's
harbour on the left

It's a fabulous balmy day here in West Penwith after a few challenging day and i was able to take the broodmares rugs off before cooking our guests breakfast, as they chased their morning Oats around their bowls before settling down to groom each other in all of those hard to reach places - that is the horses not the guests!. Walking back along our little lane still laces with brilliant blue bells I notice the local Rabbits sitting up like meerkats and sure enough the old fox who is around most days now was walking along the footpath!

Penzance

The Irises in our entrance that have replaced the Tulips
I've also added some white Foxgloves - one a surprise
present from a departing guest - Thank you!!

I bought this one from Cornwall Farmers and it has done rather better
than the expensive garden centre ones!

Progress of our Echium (Panina) dwarfing our house now!

Ah gardens should intrigue and reveal but slowly slowly!

A last snap as I sipped a glass of wine on one of our Terraces in
yesterday evenings sunshine

Scattering Rabbits in the May Garden

The vintage West Country apples in our little orchard have burst into bloom



The May Garden has left less time for blog writing this year as i have spent every spare moment scattering Rabbits and gloomily looking at the borders. Little by little I think I have installed some order and I have finally finished my first circuit of the "main" garden with just the shelter belt and the long gravel border yet to tackle. Spud and Ollie have kept me company most of the time as i preened the Phormiium and Pampass grasses of the debris of winter finally releasing their natural movement from the decaying leaves.



The steps that line the side of the main courtyard



The french lavender was a surprise survivor of the winter



Ollie enjoying the afternoon sun

Our "How do you do" little garden between the car park and the house
The English lavender is nearly ready to flower

Our humble Sycamore tree has it's own shady agenda

Ollie Cat sitting by the entrance gate

Spud enjoying the evening sunshine tucked in a Rosemary bush

Our old gentleman Ollie

Out into the main garden

The garden was waiting for me

Some granite left over from building the
 parterre wall made a lovely rustic
path

A step up leading to the sundial garden

I was quite pleased with the twirly whirly box last year -
can i repeat that success!

The house from the car park

The echium is getting bigger and just starting to flower

Sunday was the most magical day with a mirror like
sea in Mounts Bay and not a cloud in the sky

Magic and Bodkin wrestling - the best caption i read for this one on facebook
was "bottoms up" maybe you have one too?!

and not a single picture of my main venture but that was my week - don't forget to check out our
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May

St Micheal's Mount from our terrace this morning
my our echium is growing now!

May a curious word, for a curious month, a sort of undecided destination, as we approach summer... all-be-it by a cirtuitious route! My spare minutes are more taken by the garden now that the computer as i primp the borders and gather the debris that flies past each time the wind gets up. The Daffodils that i waited for so eagerly for in the Spring linger on, disconsolate tired guests to a party long over but with nowhere to go as yet, and I glower at their fading foliage each time I pass them. Still around the garden  things are stirring and the country lanes are alive with Blue Bells ready for Helston Flora day no doubt. Farmers markets are springing up now and Godolphin House is open this week so busy busy busy in Cornwall. Hope you all had a brilliant bank Holiday and more from the garden very soon!

Danni is progressing with his daily light exercise - we've borrowed some
Boots for him from a friend to help his poor feet!