Late spring at Ty Isaf is a time of profligacy in the herbaceous borders. The terrible winter saw many casualties in the garden, including the demise of a twenty foot embothrium, one of a pair that blazed here to great effect each spring. We lost a ghost gum and an acer and every clump of pampas grass. But as though to make up for all that has been killed, the flowering of the garden has been spectacular, with everything putting on the most ravishing show for us. Here are just a few images to give a flavour of how things are.
And last but not least, a farewell to our lost embothrium, seen here in its final, spectacular flowering last Spring.
Clive, your garden is lush and luscious. It has a mediterranean, almost tropical, appearance, thanks to your sweet valley’s micro-climate and your artist’s hands and eye.
Oh, now I see what a loss that one was, flinging its little flames above the hedge…
Absolutely beautiful. What a year it is for flowers!
The dogwoods in North Carolina bloomed wonderfully–so heavy and thick! When I arrived there, they were in full blow. Carolinians will be squashing those rosy fruits underfoot soon. Some plants loved the colder winter, definitely.