A quick stroll through the garden in May

Looks like pure perfection Sheila - you will have us queueing up to come and sit in your lovely garden.
Do you have any trouble with your sorberia suckering?

How lovely your garden is looking despite the poor weather .....so much to see xxx

You do seem to have problems with the sober suckering I just chop them off and pot them up.
Lovely garden

Thanks Julia . . . the Cercis is about 6 or 7 years old: it seems to have reached its optimum height, which is good.

Sue (Stera) - what a lovely thing to say - thank you! There was just ONE sucker from the Sorbaria last year, so I cut it out and now have a new (small) one in the back garden.

Thanks Pam - very kind of you.

Thank you Peter . . . yes, that's the thing to do with suckers :)

Your garden looks lovely, Sheila - what a wonderfully colourful selection of shrubs!

Thank you for showing us, sheila.

Thank you Susanne and Siris :))

Thanks for the guided tour Sheila! At the nursery near Perth where I bought all my pond stuff (Linden Garden Centre) they have quite a few Bonsai for sale and they are magnificent. Next time I go I shall take a photo for you. I've never seen such lovely examples outside of a flower show. They are very expensive indeed!

Thank you for the tour Sheila. It all looks so neat and cared for. I love your collection of bonsai. I was visiting a rhododendron fair last weekend and was invited to join a bonsai group in a town up Island. I was temped but too far to drive... so I respectfully declined.

Thank you Karen . . . yes, trained Bonsai sell for ridiculous prices.

Thanks Klahanie - do you have any Bonsai yourself? Easy and fun to dig up a tree seedling and keep it small :)

I do not Sheila. I always thought that there is a certain technique to learn and have a impression that it is not so easy. When I talked to gentlemen who is really good at it, he mentioned that he killed lots of them.

Really? I guess people who take raising Bonsai seriously wind wire round the trunk and little branches to train them into shape. I just prune the branches judiciously and trim the roots in Spring . . . I love seeing the form of a tree in close-up, and for me it is a blessing to be able to do gardening sitting down!

I might try it one day...who knows...gardening sitting down really appeals to me as well.

Hi Sheila! it's been a cold spring here... just had to tell you.. regarding your pic of the bluebells about to go over~ Finally found mine yesterday, they are just emerging! talk about behind the season.

Mine are over too Lori on Vancouver Island. Enjoy yours.
Maybe we can see some pictures if yours when in bloom?

Beautiful garden, I particularly like your colourful bed, jam packed with goodies. Thanks for the tour :)

Thanks very much Gee. That bed suddenly seemed to fill out without me noticing . . . don't you just love perennials?!

A very lovely garden Sheila, the perfect size by the look of it, and so pretty many thanks for the tour...

You're very kind, Dotty, thank you! (It does just happen to be my favourite place . . . )

What a beautiful garden you have ! I love your little seating area.

Thank you Rose . . . I'm so proud of my OH for building that pergola himself!

Clever OH......

:))