A garden year, 2016
Last week Annie posted a roundup of her hdygg photos. I thought it was a nice way of looking back over the year and as I haven't had time to get out in the garden lately, I thought I'd do the same.
January
January was all about hyacinths! I bought several half price and made a temporary kitchen garden until it was warm enough to garden outside again.
February
The first daffodils in February; they seemed to arrive early.
March
The Christmas rose that never flowers at Christmas.
April
April bought us just about every type of weather — and colourful flowers!
May
In May this blackbird started visiting out garden. It was easy to tell it was him because he had a mark on his face. Gradually, he became tame around us, standing near me as I potted plants and cleared weeds. We could always tell when he'd been because there would be soil all over the patio.
June
June was the month of the peony! After a two year wait it finally bloomed.
July
Echinacea was my favourite garden plant in July. This photo was a bit of a fluke because I was photographing the cone when a Red Admiral landed.
I picked two for this month because bees in foxgloves gave me many hours of slo-mo happiness!
August
August bought unexpected flowers from a friend. The garden was looking a bit neglected; they made a big difference.
September
September bought the first morning that felt like Autumn. It was cold, damp and all our plants were covered in droplets.
October
When the sunflower petals started to shrivel, I knew we'd seen the last of Summer for sure. Grown from seed by my own fair hands :)
November
The last flowers in the garden this year.
