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These lillies were grown from seed that I brought back from the States originally. Collected from the plants in a friends garden. I did have a whole bed of them in many different colours but eventually dug them out to plant another rose bed. It takes about 4 years for the lillies to flower from seed. Obviously the bulbs have to develop first.
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to my English garden.
How beautiful! I love the carnations. I had some when living in PA, and really enjoyed them. I have the same color hollyhocks as you do!
ReplyDeleteI certainly did enjoy my visit. You have such a lovely garden. I recognized many of the flowers. Some we cannot grow in Florida as we are too far into the tropics, and have very dry and very hot summers. I can grow poinsettias outside in my garden though, which most areas cannot. That is always fun.
ReplyDeleteHello, I came from Nonnie's blog and I sure enjoyed your blog. Your pictures are so lovely and your garden absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWill come visit again.
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Your garden was soo very beautiful, I'm sure it is just as lovely with the shrubs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely garden you had. Thanks for sharing the photos.
ReplyDeleteI love your garden-very spectacular. I've always dreamed of having an English garden of my own but the weather in Provence is too hot for that so I keep looking for things that do well in really hot summers and cold winters.
ReplyDeleteI just don't have a green thumb or the patience to be a gardener. I really enjoy everyone elses though. Both my parents and my husband's parents love gardening. Neither can compete with you!
ReplyDeletehello, i'm reading your blog from italy (prato, a town near florence)but i'm born in england,your garden is beautiful it's like the one we see in fairytales books ,that's what i miss of england lovely houses and gardens.
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Barbara, I have finally had a chance to browse through your garden pictures from last summer. Oh my, we do enjoy the same plants. I was drooling over some very fluffy light pink roses? I hope this year you will give us some of their names. Not that I could ever grow things as lush as you do across the pond. I loved the 2004 photos before you started replacing the perennials, just my style. Wise decision I am sure as time moves on to replace with more shrubs. They look very stately and I love the ones you have potted up around the patio. I just read on your profile that you are 69? I was shocked. Your pictures certainly have you looking younger. Can't wait to see more photo's this year of your garden. Yours is one of those delightfully English Gardens, which I only dream of. We just have too much heat and not enough moisture to get the kind of lush growth you have in your beautiful country. I live actually in a semi arid desert. Which is crazy for me to try to grow an English looking garden in? The roses actually do okay because of the dry heat, I don’t have to spray for diseases. They just get a little crispy in our 100 degree weather in August. Okay, I am rambling….bye :]
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