This week in how does your garden grow, there has been nothing but rain. Although we have been trapped inside this hasn't stopped the garden exploding in colours and shapes. Our Bluebells in the garden have all popped out and you can imagine the tiny tinkles as their heads wave in the breeze.
The Japanese Maple is bursting forth in a riot of red colour adding a lovely contrast to all the fresh greens springing up around garden, The Maples also have their striking spiky shape which also adds a contrast against to soft curves of tender leaves..
Even the smallest plants don't escape the rain and the droplets of rain sit perfectly on the leaves as if like umbrellas.
Those maple leaves are a stunning colour and I love the bluebells :)
ReplyDeletethey are just lovely against all the green almost like they are rebelling the spring pallet
DeleteWhat lovely pictures, I have a Japanese maple too and I never even thought of taking a picture of it! they are really beautiful. I love how soft and delicate the leaves feel
ReplyDeletei love the shape of the leaves too we had this maple since it was a twig and now its as tall as me
DeleteGorgeous photo's. I love japenese maple and I keep promising to treat my garden to one x
ReplyDeletei think they are a really striking tree to have in the garden thank you for popping by :)
DeleteI really want to grow purple sage now! Come to think of it we haven't any in our herb garden here. I'll remedy that this weekend - is it hard to grow? I seem to be quite lucky with most herbs but thyme has always been a bit of a sod for me!
ReplyDeleteYour Japanese Maple is like a huge version of our tiny Acer which we were given when my husbands Nan passed away last year - I always think the leaves look ever more vibrant on duller days.
Lovely photos, here's hoping to a better week this week weather wise!
the sage and thyme was really easy to grow as we put it in a sunny place maybe that helped ? We had the maple from a twig which we had potted for 5 years then we moved and planted it out and it gets better and bigger every year. fingers crossed for some sun next week
DeleteI think we all had the dang rain & wind! Lovely colours and loving the herb garden, I grow mine in pots but want a kitchen garden so badly!!
ReplyDeleteI am about to up our herb garden into pots as we are re sculpting the top of the garden as it is a suntrap
DeleteFab :) you have totally reminded me of how much I love growing Sage too - such a rewarding plant and so pretty, I never expected that somehow. Beautiful pics too. I agree with you on all your lovely plants, but especially the splashes of white. I am desperate for a white hydrangea or five. Are they hydrangeas in white? I don't know. Love 'em anyway.
ReplyDeletei love to use the sage in marinades for the BBQ if we get some sun this year.... yes the hydrangeas are in white and welcome at the moment as the rest of the pallet seems to be green and reds in our garden
DeleteI love bluebells but we don't have any in our garden. Do they take on a life of their own and self-seed everywhere or are they easy to contain?
ReplyDeleteyes they do seem to take a life of their own and do a lot better that way. i dig try digging up the bulbs and transferring them round the garden but i never saw them again and lost many blueblues sadly
Deleteoooo! you have lots going on! the bluebells are so fairy like and beautiful. would love to have some. there used to be a japanese maple in the yard where i lived in nj. they are so gorgeous!
ReplyDeletewe have quite a few blue bells in the garden we also have some in pink too and your right they are lovely.
ReplyDeleteAre those lovely white blooms from a lilac tree? They're absolutely stunning! Love the vibrancy of the Japanese Maple too.
ReplyDeleteThe white blooms are really nice arnt they, we have had so much rain and wind here they are being knocked about already
DeleteSome of my favourites in there and many I recognise from here on the farm. Is rhubarb hard to grow?
ReplyDeleteNo Rhubarb is really really easy to grow i treat it so cruelly but every year it just gives gives gives, thank you so much for popping by :)
DeleteI really want to grow rhubarb but my garden is in such a state. Gorgeous photos.
ReplyDeleteAw thank you, luckily rhubarb has big leaves so hides so many sins :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should get some then. :O)
DeleteLovely pictures...there's lots of bluebells on blogs at the moment and I never tire of them. I am a huge Japanese maple fan too - I'm very envious of yours! Lovely post x
ReplyDeleteThank you, yes it truly is bluebell time they really are rather lovely arn't they
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous photos - loving your Japanese Maple. Heading over from How does your garden grow :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteWhat a great selection! I have a couple of maples myself and get so excited when their leaves open up all of a sudden.
ReplyDeleteMe too i just love it they are such beautiful trees
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