Saturday 30 May 2015

Colour

I have been enjoying colour in different forms over the last few days.  Above can be seen some coloured quartz beads which I couldn't resist sorting.  (I'm the same with coloured pencils - I have a tin of Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils which my Dad bought me many years ago and I have to sort them periodically!  Oh, and there's embroidery thread which has to be wrapped round a plastic card and then colour sorted too).
 The garden is starting to show its early summer colour with pastel lilacs and purples.  Clematis Crystal Fountain above has fully opened...
...and Clematis Arabella is just starting to flower.
This is the very exciting news - well, it is exciting if you are like me.  You may remember me saying I had bought two patio peonies and they are now just about to flower!  Above is 'Madrid', which initially looked as though it was going to have a pink flower and that bothered me a bit as I thought it wasn't the right variety, but was tricking me, because I can see the white petals peeping through in the bud.
 Here is peony 'Athens' which is tantalisingly close to opening fully.  I go out to look at it every morning, and each time it is a tiny bit further on, but still not quite there.
Look, you can almost see the golden centre.  Another day or two and it should be open.  It is a good lesson in being patient.

12 comments:

  1. It is lovely to admire and play with colour isn't it. Such beautiful flowers in your garden!!! Hope you are out there enjoying it today. xx

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    1. Thanks, Amy. Yes, I have been out in the garden today and am just about to go and pot on some cosmos seedlings.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. How nice to hear that another garden obsessive watches, and waits, and watches some more. Exciting times. And the garden is such a healing place.
    Too much colour is barely enough...

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    1. Thanks, EC. I am definitely another garden obsessive and I do love seeing the daily changes in the garden. I am considering increasing the number of pots in the tiny front garden too... I totally agree about colour.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Peonies are just about to flowers, and a beautiful June is coming to you. It's exciting!

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    1. Thanks, Poirot. I am very excited about the peony flowers and am looking forward to the roses flowering. May and June are my favourite months in the garden, although I like all the seasons.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. Aren't peonies just the most perfect flowers :)

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    1. Thanks, Annie. Yes, they are. The flowers may not last long, but when they are in flower, wow! I haven't got room for the large herbaceous ones, despite loving them, but when I saw these patio varieties I knew I would have to give them a try. I do need to pot them into larger pots but will wait until they have finished flowering. It is so exciting to watch their progress.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  5. I love peonies. Your garden looks lovely.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Thanks, Amalia. I have a lot of lovely plants. I am looking forward to seeing all the roses as I have added another seven this year (so far!).
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  6. Hi just found you whilst blog hopping :) I always wanted Caran Dache pencils when I was younger, they seemed so fancy! Of course now I could afford them but my husband might think I've titally lost the plot if I start adding fancy pencils to my (embarrassingly large) craft stashx off to read more of your blog, would be lovely to see you over on mine, emeraldcottage.blogspot.co.uk
    Jillxxx

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    1. Thanks, Jill and Welcome! Caran D'Ache are very nice pencils to use - mine are the watercolour ones which can be used with water like paint. They layer up well when cross hatching too.
      I have a very large craft stash which I just can't help adding to as well - there are too many lovely things out there, aren't there? I'll visit your blog too.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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