tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post8063149932878364358..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: End of Month View – MayHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-73955692913350062962014-06-05T21:46:19.393+01:002014-06-05T21:46:19.393+01:00Simply Fabulous!Simply Fabulous!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-49219899481310884412014-06-05T16:42:13.715+01:002014-06-05T16:42:13.715+01:00Rick, I am forever moving pots around in my garden...Rick, I am forever moving pots around in my garden! I have my nursery shelves, which I use for plants that needs a bit attention, but many of them just stand in the flowerbeds between plants, either hidden when out of flower or in a more prominent space when in flower. If I planted all my pots in the ground, many of the plants would get much too big for the space I have, and I would have lots of open spaces from all the spring bulbs. This way I can ‘plug’ any gap as soon as I have any available :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-81374034393373067872014-06-05T13:42:11.267+01:002014-06-05T13:42:11.267+01:00Your wonderful short film certainly does your gard...Your wonderful short film certainly does your garden justice Helene. I know you have mentioned it before but your use of pots fascinates me, do you have somewhere that you put them when the plants aren't flowering or at their best or do you just move them to less prominent positions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-7754838754929722732014-06-05T02:13:23.167+01:002014-06-05T02:13:23.167+01:00Hi, and welcome to my blog. My pots require a bit ...Hi, and welcome to my blog. My pots require a bit more in terms of watering, but a lot of the garden is shady or part shady so it’s not as if the pots and containers are baking in the sun all day. The good thing about having pots and containers in a small garden is that there is always something ready to put in the flowerbeds whenever there is an available space – some bulbs that has died down or an herbaceous plant that has stopped flowering. My garden is filled to the rafters most of the year :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82313563685168932392014-06-04T15:16:57.661+01:002014-06-04T15:16:57.661+01:00What a lovely idea to film your EOMV. You fit so m...What a lovely idea to film your EOMV. You fit so much into such a small space. Beautiful. You seem to have a lot in pots, that must create quite a bit of work?<br /><br />My EOMV: http://www.gwenfarsgarden.info/2014/06/end-of-month-view-may-2014.html - just in pictures though. <br /><br />Gwenfar's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326735419091325096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-8327262053100595482014-06-02T04:08:06.183+01:002014-06-02T04:08:06.183+01:00Thanks Beth, I enjoy making these movies too, and ...Thanks Beth, I enjoy making these movies too, and in reality it doesn’t take any longer to take, edit and post a 5 minute video than it does to take, edit and post 50 or so photos from my garden. <br />Here is my very first movie, made in early March 2011, before my last major re-design of the garden. Not sure you will recognise the garden!<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqBlYB9wCkY HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63366548532935854832014-06-02T01:57:04.599+01:002014-06-02T01:57:04.599+01:00Your garden looks great, as always, Helene! The Ro...Your garden looks great, as always, Helene! The Roses, in particular, seem very healthy and lush. I enjoyed seeing your happy kitty in the movie, and that was a great ending. It's funny--my kitty was sitting contentedly in my lap and purring while I watched your movie. :)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60434530090265327812014-06-01T22:24:29.891+01:002014-06-01T22:24:29.891+01:00Thanks Nadezda, I am glad you liked the video – an...Thanks Nadezda, I am glad you liked the video – and the music. My cat looked a bit apprehensive in the first part of the video, but he mostly looks like in the end – horizontal and at sleep!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-5248347017245312832014-06-01T22:24:18.667+01:002014-06-01T22:24:18.667+01:00Thanks Donna, glad you enjoyed the tour. I don’t l...Thanks Donna, glad you enjoyed the tour. I don’t like to stake the peonies, I feel they look a bit too regimented, but if I don’t stake them like this they will bend down all the way to the ground, all of them! They are simply too heavy for the stalks, so as pretty as they are, they have get this treatment every year.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45109335545732986862014-06-01T22:18:48.884+01:002014-06-01T22:18:48.884+01:00Thanks, to be honest, I don’t water as often as yo...Thanks, to be honest, I don’t water as often as you might think, some pots need water every day, but the beds only need once or twice a week when it is not raining. I didn’t water at all from November to March, as we had enough water coming down from above! It helps a lot that large parts of my garden is in shade and that I have bark mulch in all the beds.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45372216293687900242014-06-01T22:18:37.959+01:002014-06-01T22:18:37.959+01:00Thanks Ruth, glad you liked the video, I have made...Thanks Ruth, glad you liked the video, I have made many over the years and it is a great record to look back on so you should definitely do some of your garden. Good luck with getting your garden back in ship-shape :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-41899387782313258142014-06-01T19:55:51.754+01:002014-06-01T19:55:51.754+01:00White roses, red maple, blue bells, deep red rhodo...White roses, red maple, blue bells, deep red rhododendron, fuchsias, clematis....your garden is beautiful as your video and music you chose! The kitty that speaks Norwegian looks very serious!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-64144564383900198552014-06-01T16:59:04.324+01:002014-06-01T16:59:04.324+01:00Helene what a wonderful tour to see your garden up...Helene what a wonderful tour to see your garden up close and personal...I felt as at home as your lovely kitty...I am amazed at how you have staked each peony and rose bloom with bamboo and so many delights around each corner and crevice just tucked away like that delightful cup and saucer. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-68651730591921268832014-06-01T10:27:44.723+01:002014-06-01T10:27:44.723+01:00Hi Helene, you manage to cram so much in, your gar...Hi Helene, you manage to cram so much in, your garden is lush and colourful, lovely. But I don't envy you all that watering!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-58709586063754982722014-06-01T06:49:34.698+01:002014-06-01T06:49:34.698+01:00Hi Helene, I love the video! It really captures th...Hi Helene, I love the video! It really captures the feel of your garden much better than photos! I really need to take some video of my garden I think! It's sadly neglected at the moment but the good thing is that I have all of winter to get it in order. If it's anything like the first months of this year it's going to go faster than I think though! Anyway, your garden is looking amazing, and it cheers me up when mine is looking less than its best :)Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52847270344938215152014-06-01T02:57:09.298+01:002014-06-01T02:57:09.298+01:00Thanks, I have quite a lot of videos of my garden ...Thanks, I have quite a lot of videos of my garden now, it is a great way of keeping a record. You can find some of them under the label ‘Posts Listed by Categories’ , and then under Videos on the left side of this page. So far I have posted 27 but some of them are photo slideshow with music rather than actual movies.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-26258125217884852562014-06-01T02:56:27.594+01:002014-06-01T02:56:27.594+01:00I have take videos of my garden regularly since 20...I have take videos of my garden regularly since 2009, it is a great way of keeping a record of how the garden develop, just as taking photos is – but the videos complement the photos in a great way. I look forward to seeing your video – with or without the dog :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-33028665643170754232014-06-01T02:56:16.905+01:002014-06-01T02:56:16.905+01:00Thanks Angie, my garden is growing like mad right ...Thanks Angie, my garden is growing like mad right now, even though the weather isn’t that warm. And yes, they are opium poppies, I had them last year too, Papaver somniferum ‘Black Beauty’ and P. somniferum ‘Cherry Glow’. The plant looks like a weed but the flowers are gorgeous!! I hope they will survive where I have them, it’s quite shady there, but in my garden only the neediest get the sunny spot :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71160418030498943942014-06-01T02:55:48.590+01:002014-06-01T02:55:48.590+01:00Thanks for your kind words, and welcome to my corn...Thanks for your kind words, and welcome to my corner of the blogosphere :-)<br />I will try to join the End of Month View every month from now on.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-43094637753349104112014-06-01T01:33:56.653+01:002014-06-01T01:33:56.653+01:00Your garden looks just fabulous Helene. What a gre...Your garden looks just fabulous Helene. What a great idea to make a movie - you really would have needed hundreds of pictures to display all of those plants! I also love your cat - he looks so happy in your garden.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53864822138900619372014-05-31T22:22:19.288+01:002014-05-31T22:22:19.288+01:00Very inspiring, Helene.
I've spent today ti...Very inspiring, Helene. <br /><br />I've spent today tidying up (mostly weeding!) the garden in preperation for some still shooting. Looking at your example I think I might try some video as well. No cats I'm afraid - but my little long haired Jack Russell may make an appearence (the greyhound will, as usual, be fast asleep).Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-73210278213272139532014-05-31T22:12:55.651+01:002014-05-31T22:12:55.651+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed your end of month view Helene...I thoroughly enjoyed your end of month view Helene - everything looks wonderful and you manage to pack so much in.<br />Are those opium poppy seedlings I spotted?<br />Your garden is a real credit to you Helene and it's clear you love it so much!<br />Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63675357745603717142014-05-31T20:01:52.607+01:002014-05-31T20:01:52.607+01:00Your garden is so full and so many interesting pla...Your garden is so full and so many interesting plants. Thanks for joining in the meme, I hope you find it usefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45316055467282111752014-05-31T16:33:32.658+01:002014-05-31T16:33:32.658+01:00In the summer and early autumn it is like being in...In the summer and early autumn it is like being in a glasshouse, without a roof! There are plants everywhere and you can’t really see the boundaries of the garden. Totally different from December and January, when the garden is very open and looks much bigger :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52047347377084916782014-05-31T16:33:12.696+01:002014-05-31T16:33:12.696+01:00Thanks Rose, I am so happy you came for a walk wit...Thanks Rose, I am so happy you came for a walk with me!<br />I am housebound because of my health situation, so this is my world, this is the only place I get to enjoy fresh air and sunshine – my garden probably means more to me that to the average person. Yes, this is my paradise :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com