FIVE MORE DAYS UNTIL SPRING IN MY ZONE OF THE WORLD!
I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE THIS GARDEN WITH YOU AND IF YOU ARE FEELING LIKE ME; A LITTLE PICK ME UP MAYBE ALL THAT WE NEED!
MARCH 20 th is the FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
Plus its my SISTER~ IN~ LAWS 50th BIRTHDAY
AUGURI ZIA GABRIELLA!
THIS GARDEN IS FOR YOU!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
TANTI TANTI AUGURI!
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE PULL HER EARLOBE FOR ME 50 TIMES!
(THAT’S AN ITALIAN THING!)
AS SPRING IS ALMOST HERE………IN Northern California where I am LOCATED I FEEL I CAN FINALLY SHARE A GARDEN FLOOZY WITH YOU!THIS GARDEN is in TASMANIA an island off the coast of AUSTRALIA!MY girlfriend in MELBOURNE had THE ITALIAN and I retiring here years ago!
WE have NOT had the TIME to ZIP down and check it out BUT I WOULD LOVE TO ONE DAY AND MEET JILL AND SEE HER GARDEN FOR MYSELF WITH MY OWN TWO EYES!
TO ME THIS IS THE PERFECT SPRING GARDEN.
I have NOT been able to grow LUPINE EVER!
SO, this took my breath away!
PLEASE enjoy JILL’s PHOTOS!
I had her featured on AGELESS STYLE A few months back TAP HERE TO SEE THAT ARTICLE!
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO THE GARDEN,OR WAS IT A PASSION THAT CAME LATER IN LIFE?
My mother was a very keen gardener and my interest in flowers started at an early age.
My passion for gardens took on a life of its own after moving into my own home over forty years ago creating this garden.
DO YOU PREFER TO LEAVE YOUR FLOWERS IN THE GARDEN OR DO YOU PICK AND BRING INSIDE?
I do both, I enjoy admiring the flowers in the garden, but I also like to have a vase or two of garden blooms in the house, especially those with a scent.
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IF YOU WERE INVITED TO A GARDEN SOIREE,AND ASKED TO COME DRESSED AS A FLOWER,
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?
I think it would have to be a rose, of the over blown heirloom variety.
An outfit using their shapes and colours would be so much fun.
Heirloom roses are one of my all time favourites.
WHICH OF THE FOUR SEASONS IS YOUR FAVORITE AND WHY?
Spring would have to be my favourite season, from early spring with the camellias, hellebores, bulbs and magnolias through to late spring when my roses and perennials start to bloom. I also rather like the gentleness of a winter garden as it is a good time to observe the structure of the garden.
DO YOU HAVE ANY GARDENING BOOKS YOU ENJOY AND WOULD RECOMMEND TO OTHERS?
I do have quite a library of garden books on a variety of subjects. My love of old roses was influenced by an Australian writer and rosarian Susan Irvine. I have every book she ever wrote.For roses I recommend Classic Roses by Peter Beales, it is an encyclopedia of literally hundreds of roses.Garden Style by Penelope Hobhouse and the Cutting Garden by Sarah Raven are also favourites of mine.
DESCRIBE THE SCOPE OF YOUR GARDENING AND TELL US YOUR USDA ZONE (OR EQUIVALENT)?
My garden is larger than an average Australian suburban garden that has evolved over time to the typical cottage garden it is today, filled with the plants I love. I have planted a mix of camellias, magnolias, roses, perennials, hellebores and bulbs. Tasmania is Australian zone 9B, with mild summers and cold frosty winters with moderate rainfall year round.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM GARDEN?
I am drawn to formal French and Italian garden styles with their structure and statuary. My favourite example of this is the Roseraie de l’Hay at the Bois de Bologna in Paris. As I don’t have any army of gardeners, an English style cottage garden is more realistic for me.
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST GARDENING ACCOMPLISHMENT?
Digging up the lawn in my backyard and creating the rose garden of my dreams with David Austin and heirloom roses.
WHAT DOES GARDENING GIVE YOU THAT YOU CANNOT FIND ELSEWHERE?
Working in my garden gives me a sense of peace that I find nowhere else.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FRINGE BENEFITS OF GARDENING?
A sense of accomplishment.
Joy when a special plant blooms.
Sharing the garden with others.
Forgetting your worries for a time.
The physical benefits of working in the garden can also not be forgotten.
If you could host a small garden party and could invite anyone dead or alive to join, who would three or four of these people be?
Edna Walling, an Australian garden designer well ahead of her time,
Vita Sackville-West, from Sissinghurst garden in the UK,
and my late mother, who guided, supported and inspired me in the creation of this garden.
LEAVE US WITH A GARDEN QUOTE THAT SUMS UP WHO YOU ARE?
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies” Gertrude Jeckyll”
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SIDENOTE:
I have a WINNER for the BIRDIES SHOES from MY last POST!
I had these notes that are worth sharing!
“Delicious on my just turned 80 year old feet! “
“Your metallic Birdie shoes are SO cool and my feet would be delighted to be adorned with them! “
” I would completely FANGIRL out on you!”
“Regarding the shoes I would like them.WHY?Because when I wear them I would feel as regal as you are.”
“I have been shopping for these exact shoes and comparing them to other brands! I would love to win them!”
HOW DO I PICK FROM THESE FIVE LADIES AND THEIR ADORABLE REASONS WHY?
SO, I put their names in a TOP HAT and swished MY HAND ALL AROUND AND CLOSED MY EYES!
TRA………LA!!!!
THE WINNER IS………….GINGER MCGUIRE!
Congratulations and I will get these shoes mailed AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
XXX
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