Category: Cheering up Mondays

The elegance of an iris for Day 22 of the advent calendar. This is part of the National Collection of . . .

Who doesn’t love a tulip? They are certainly one of my favourite flowers. This was on HW Hyde & Son’s . . .

Dahlias are another must-have flower for me and I’m building up quite a collection. I grew this from seed a . . .

Day 19 sees the delicate flowers of potentilla. I saw this in a Cotswold garden designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes.

Day 18 and a rose that I saw out on a garden visit for Cotswold Life. Roses don’t really do . . .

I couldn’t do the advent calendar without including a sweet pea. I can’t imagine a summer without sweet peas and . . .

A little floral sunshine for Day 16 of the advent calendar. I love the colour of this and the tactile . . .

Day 15 and one of the flowers from this year’s cut flower gardening trials. I grew this China aster from . . .

Day 14 of the advent calendar and another memory from RHS Chelsea. I adore peonies and displays by Kelways Plants . . .

These were grown from seed last year and have been a real delight. I love the velvety texture of the . . .