Floral Images from England

A quick trip to England (London). As always, the gardens and container plantings were beautiful.

Chives

Well, you have to love chives. Delicious on a baked potato and pretty in the garden!

Artichoke Madness

Artichoke Plant
Largest artichoke on the plant
Many "chokes" growingThis spring is the first time I planted artichokes in my garden. For the first eight weeks, nothing much happened. The plants got ridiculously large...but not artichokes. Then one day, I saw a little golf ball sized fellow growing on this monsterously large plant. Wow! No wonder artichokes are so expensive.

Then, the weather got warmer and all of a sudden, the plant is prolific! This one plant has six artichokes coming along, however, I still think it is gigantic in size relative to the output(the greens are almost shoulder high--and I am 5' 7"). So I think in about another week, the first artichoke will be ready for eating.

Bougainvillea

Lovely bougainvillea rambles up the structure of the house and roof. I love the spring green color of the shubbery against the cherry red of the bougainvillea.

A Little Friend in the Garden

You never know who you will see in the garden on a sunny day!

Parsley--Gone to Seed

I had some Italian flat leaf parsley in the garden this winter. While out of town, the weather got warm and sunny. The parsley bolted and created this seed head. Reminds me of Queen Anne's Lace.

Forest Moss

Ilove moss. This moss was found in a wooded area in New Jersey.