The garden today (1 November 2016)

This is what I saw in my garden today.

Gentians

Late-flowering roses

Violas

The garden this morning (7 June 2016)

BLACK PETUNIAS

GERANIUM FLOWERED THIS MORNING

RED ROSE IN GARDEN

The garden today, 9 June 2014

Blackcurrant sage - beautiful scent!

I just love these violas!

Rose Saints Felicite et Perpetuee

The garden today

It's looking so good!!

More violas .....

I just LOVE the delicate shading on these violas!

And here are the first blossoms on the QUINCE tree!! Just so wonderful to have a quince tree!!

And some Apple Blossom, Morning Glory and Bluebells

The wisteria has flowered for the first time - I planted it a year ago.

Flowers from the garden

All the roses in the vase come from my garden!!!

The Garden this week

The roses look so lovely - especially the rosa gallica!!

 (The second picture also includes rather a nice view of the sheds!! Not so pretty, but without the sheds we wouldn't have the gardens!!)

And I am delighted with the black petunias!!!

The Garden Today

I am so happy with the garden! Some of my roses have flowered......these are called Countess of Wessex, and their scent is delicious!

And the red rambling rose  (rosa gallica var. officinalis)   is about to flower.

Today I planted the lilies I bought at  Chelsea Flower Show - they are called AFRICAN LADY, and should look like this when they flower.

And yesterday I had the first radishes....I made a salad of radish and mint - the mint was also from the garden - it was delicious! My peas and beans are coming up and I'll soon be able to harvest the first of them. It's just so delicious to get fresh veg and herbs from the garden! 
I planted tomatoes and marigolds together the other day.

I am also very happy with my Delft Blue violas.

TANNHAUSER in the Venusberg.

Here is Beardsley's vision of the Venusberg - rather different from the minimalist setting of the current Covent Garden production!

......on quaint pedestals and Terminal Gods and gracious pilasters of every sort, were shell-like vases of excessive fruits and flowers that hung about and burst over the edges and could never be restrained. The orange-trees and myrtles, looped with vermilion sashes, stood in frail porcelain pots, and the rose-trees were wound and twisted with superb invention over trellis and standard.

Upon one side of the terrace, a long gilded stage for the comedians was curtained off with Pagonian tapestries, and in front of it the music stands were placed. The tables arranged between the fountain and the flight of steps to the sixth terrace were all circular, covered with white damask, and strewn with irises, roses, kingcups, columbines, daffodils, carnations and lilies;

 and the couches, high with soft cushions and spread with more stuffs than could be named, had fans thrown upon them, and little amorous surprise packages.