Hello friends,
I haven't written about the front garden in this small corner for a while.
Sadly, with all the work we have been doing with the pond in the back garden, the front garden has been neglected. However, most of these plants have weathered storms, heatwaves, and torrential downpours, so are very low maintenance, which is always good news for me. This is the one part of the garden that I restricted my colour palette to only three colours, plus green. Here are the yellows, purples, and oranges that have shown their sunny faces so far as we start the month of May.
I found a shrubby Potentilla in pale lemon and another variety with brighter yellow/orange blooms. The Geums are also flowering in orange and pale yellow along with the purples of the Wallflowers and Alliums. I also spied a Rock Rose and a Lewisia in the raised gravel bed above the bin store. There are plenty of other plants for me to enjoy in the next few months and plenty of time to take a cuppa tea and biscuit outside and sit and enjoy the garden.
While I was busy taking the above photos my hubby asked me about I wanting to do with the rhubarb! This is what I found when I went to investigate.
Naturally, I had to do this!
These are only a few sticks and there are plenty more to pick. They have obviously settled well into their new home and have appreciated the rich soil there.
In other food news, our lovely daughter bought hubby and myself one of these sweet chocolate bunnies each.
I also enjoy other chocolates in the form of biscuits, and this special version also ended up in my shopping basket. Who would have thought that these have been around for 100 years? They wouldn't last long in this family.
We had a few spare hours on Saturday and decided to visit Worcester Cathedral. It has been a few years since our last visit, and this time was made particularly special with an orchestra and choir rehearsal for a VE day concert this week. We could sit and listen to snippets of music from the war years and from the composer Elgar, who is also connected to Worcestershire. I'm sure the actual performance will be amazing.
This is the tomb of King John (of Magna Carta and Robin Hood fame). John had specifically requested to be buried in Worcester Cathedral, as he felt close connections with the city. His Plantagenet family coat of arms decorate the tomb. It felt strange to be this close to the earthly remains of one of our monarchs.
Not far away is the other royal tomb, that of Arthur, royal prince and heir to the throne of England after his father, Henry Vll, died. Unfortunately, Arthur died first in nearby Ludlow, possibly of a contagious disease, and it was decided that he should be buried at Worcester Cathedral instead of in London.
The British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his wife Lucy are also buried here, and there is a plaque commemorating the life of composer Edward Elgar.
We had a lovely afternoon at the cathedral, made more special by the music. The cathedral often has musical performances, so it would be good to go back and enjoy one of them in full - something for our wish list.
If you are enjoying a Bank Holiday on Monday, I hope you have a wonderful day; if it is a standard type of Monday, have a good day too.
And to everyone, enjoy the whole week.
Beverley x