stress

Helen

I have come back off a holiday and reluctantly settled into a habit of procrastination due to the ever burdening realisation that we are moving house and I must pack up all my treasures. I hate moving house because of all the belongings I have, but I love objects and things, beautiful things. William Morris once said "have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful" trouble is I find everything both beautiful and useful. 

In amongst my mayhem and panic I have discovered the sweet peas I am growing in doors have begun to show their beauty and my first flower is poking it's petals out, I felt happy and peaceful for a moment and forgot the feeling I have had these past few days.

Caroline

As a way to escape the rat race and pressures of life I decided to take on an allotment space (the sunshine does crazy things to you). In my head I have visions of the space looking something along these lines...

And for it to eventually feature in a book similar to this one however the reality is this...

My budget is pretty much £0.00 and I will likely have to resort to begging, stealing and borrowing but when you have an assistant like this it cant be all bad.

Heatwave

Caroline

I hope you are all enjoying the amazing weather, who knows how long it will last but I feel that summer has arrived and with it an array of jewel colours in the garden that can only belong to this fleeting time of year. Heres a few pictures of the things making me smile at the moment.

Helen

We have been so incredibly fortunate to be enjoying a weeks holiday at the moment during a time in which the UK is experiencing a 'proper' summer. I am having a lovely break and have been travelling around the North, from Lincolnshire to Bramley to Ilkely to Ramsbottom to Penwortham to Charnock Richard to Penrith and then back home to Crosby.

During a walk in Ilkey we went across the tops to Addingham and walked in an area known for wild Orchids. We saw the beautiful Dactylorhiza purpurella (northern marsh orchid) it was a spectacular sight.

Growth

Caroline

Growth a noun meaning amongst other things;

the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.

To me the above sentence relates to many aspects of what it is or means to “grow your own”. I enjoy the satisfaction of picking edibles or beautiful things from the garden and wish to do this wonderful course sometime soon.

Helen

new growth and old

speed of growth varies, an avocado takes around 7 years to fruit, a lemon 2 years and mint is ready within a few months, all of which no matter the time taken to produce give great satisfaction

avocado
lemon
mint

last day

the theme this week was 'last day' because it quite literally tied in with our final day on our floristry diploma, so together we made some little jam jar posy's that were given away to a few helpful people we have met along the way, the top posy was made by me, helen, and the bottom one made by Caroline. 

posy one contents:

Alchemilla mollis,

Eustoma,

Ruscus,

Rosemary

posy two contents:

Alchemilla mollis,

Delphinium,

Iris,

Aster

rest

Helen : Vibernum opulus in the bedroom

Caroline: Leftovers from a busy day...a place to rest my eyes

Helen we are spending too much time together this is spooky!!!