I am spending much more time in our garden during the pandemic...
focusing on the flowers and plants.
Listening to the birdsong
chatting with fellow gardeners on the street.
Many of us are dealing with the urban deer and their voracious appetites.
One doe visits the front yard every day and has decimated most of the Hostas.
You can see in the first picture that its looking quite big!
This is what is left of Sum and Substance a large variety of Hosta.
I watched her eat two "salads."
She's nibbled the hydrangeas and some of the rose blooms despite the thorns!
We are going to build a fence...
Constance Spry and Paul's Lemon Pillar Roses
on the pergola at the entrance to The Humble Bungalow Garden.
High enough that the deer cannot reach all of the blooms.
Constance has a very deep rich fragrance and Paul's Lemon Pillar is a more sublte citrus scent.
The Heart Flag hangs in honour of all the frontline and essential workers.
Jude The Obscure
(my favourite David Austin Rose!)
a stunning repeat blooming apricot rose with an amazing
and
intoxicating perfume.
The pink rose in the background is the McCartney Rose
a hybrid tea rose
rich scent
repeat bloomer.
Sir Paul!
William Shakespeare
our only red rose in the garden.
"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends."
~ Okakura Kakuzo ~
Roses growing at the Cottage on Pender.
"Flowers grow out of dark moments."
~ Corita Kent ~
No scent to speak of but very attractive.
"It’s ok to feel delicate sometimes.
Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals.
A rose that never wilts isn’t a rose at all."
~ Crystal Woods ~
Are you a gardener?
Do you have urban deer or other wildlife dining in your garden?
My current book borrowed from a friend.
What are you reading?
Take care and thank you for dropping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
