big fat peony buds...

the last bloom on the shrub....

...now it's on to the herbacious ones!

At laaaaast, my loooove has come along....

My tree peony bloomed.

it's Chelsea week....

The Queen gave her son a medal as Camilla and Philip bemusedly looked on, Ringo showed up again [did George ever come? -- he was the gardener], and the poor corporate types withdrew lots of sponsorship money. Chelsea without the crowds at bbc.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk, guardian.co.uk.
Can't believe it, my fingernail is almost clean in this photo of my favorite [but one] card from The Garden Game. I'm drinking a Pimm's as I type this. Ok, this post is insufferable. Deal!

the merrie month of may

T.I.W.I.D.I. *

* this is why i do it