Green ferns. Beautiful rosette of emerald fronds radiating out, reaching for the sunlight. The ferns in our woods are looking fabulous in the dappled light.
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Hidden under the artichokes are these balls of sunshine. No vegetable garden should ever be without marigolds. They support the ecosystem naturally and very effectively. They repel aphids, mosquitoes and evidently rabbits too. Being such a bright gold…
The colour and design of the aquilegia flowers are amazing. They appeared so quickly and burst into flower from nowhere. Just love that they appear in so many colour combinations. Always providing more #colourinspirations
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The Chapel Folly doorway framing a view of the pond beyond. This is a part of the ruined chapel that we built in the garden with stone reclaimed from a building that was taken down some years ago. It’s design to create romantic views for photographs …
It’s impossible to not believe in magic at this time of year when everything explodes from a state of death and hibernation into the most abundant and vibrant life and vitality. This is a part of our driveway to our home. The colours are so vivid tha…
The purple sprouting in the #vegetablegarden is definitely past its best but the insects especially the #bees love it so it’s staying there for the moment. Can’t help but love the delicate tones of soft yellow glowing in the afternoon sun. More col…
Don’t you just love these colours? The soft greens, pinks, purples with hints of turquoise are just so much more interesting combined together than plain flat colours. I’m sure we have some cloth painted in these tones but if not exactly this, then…
Layers of pleated petals inspire thoughts of full skirts with pleats of silk. Light, translucent and with a glow of surreal light. Welsh Poppy Gold has to be a colour to add to the collections.
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Today it’s making more scrubs washbags for care workers and nhs staff. The local initiative to support our front line key-workers has been incredibly inspiring and moving. We have donated some fabric and Georgina has donated buttons for them to make …
Hand painting fabric in new ways is definitely on the agenda. This morning we have been talking about doing more painting to not only evolve our skills but to explore different ways to achieve different effects. Whether we show you our daubs is another…
