Following on from the last time that I displayed my rear, may I present the current state of affairs here at the DeVice Mansion:
Yes, it's a garden update in preparation for The Very Mistress's 9th Annual Garden Photos Event!
Above are my pineapple lilies, Eucomis comosa "Sparkling Burgandy", lounging about on the paysho. I bought one in 2014, which has produced a new bulb every year since then (those of you who can do maths will know that I now have five!). To the right are the seven foot sunflowers, and below, the rest of the rear garden.
Oh, and so as not to shock you, the purple ring - you'll be pleased to hear - is not mine. All will be revealed with a stroke or two of your scrolling finger(s)!
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| This delightful Black-eyed Susie was a gift from a friend (ignore The Mother's bottom on the right) |
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| My shady area behind the garage is coming along well |
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And now for the main attraction (and what an attractive ride this is!):
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| Here's Rob showing off his purple ring |
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| Looking EXTREMELY handsome with his adorable Winston |
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| Cute with a cauliflower |
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| Don't worry. I don't think anyone's proposing an enema with that thing |
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| Northern Queen (the lettuce, not Rob. Although, he does live in Sheffield...) |
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| Pulling one off (a leek flower, or somesuch) |
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| I don't know if this is a grimace or a smile, but just look at the size of his tuber! |
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| Shirt off for Naked Gardening Day! |
Rob Smith first came to my attention while reading one of The Mother's gardening magazines a couple of months ago. His happy, cheeky little face was beaming out from a small photograph in a kitchen garden article, and I was sold!
He used to be (maybe still is?) cabin crew for Virgin Atlantic; he won the BBC Allotment Challenge in 2015; he's a regular columnist for a couple of gardening magazines; and is a pretty, pretty face for Dobies of Devon for which he is a heritage veg enthusiast, seed guardian, and horticultural expert.
I won't be making any impromptu trips to Sheffield, however, as Rob already has a boyfriend.
Bah!
Great to see your garden, a fine progress from clean slate to blooming paradys. I vaguely remember something "praecox" - ?
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, Della Sperma Praecox. I didn't allow her (and her band of monks) into the gardens as there's not enough room on the terasse.
DeleteSorry. I think it should be "terrasse"?
DeleteRob's massive tuber would be a great addition to your burgeoning rear plot, my dear... Jx
ReplyDeleteThe sheer size of it makes it look rather unweildy, but I'm sure I could squeeze it in somehow (although, I expect I'd be wincing/grimacing more than Rob in that photo...).
DeleteMy spelling fingers have gone right to pot. Obviously, I meant "unwieldy"
DeleteRob has a boyfriend? Well, bugger! I was about to check my Virgin credits to see if I'd get as far as Sheffield...
ReplyDeleteYou garden is looking amazingly settled considering the short time you've been there And the Eucomis lep' right out at me, it did. I used to grow it in my mother's garden, but not that colour.
Oh, thanks for the reminder about MJ's garden challenge.
Disappointing, isn't it. Still, I suppose someone must be taking those photos.
DeleteThat first Eucomis has been a great investment. I bought the first one for about £8 (possibly £12?), and now I have four, with a fifth on the way. I should have bought more and flogged the new ones as they split - I could be living in a palace rather than a mansion, now!
I can't believe that you've just moved in and your garden already looks like a garden. I am so jealous. All I ever do in my garden is pull weeds out.... I just don't have the imagination to make something of it.
ReplyDeleteYou and Rob would make a lovely couple - maybe there is another Rob out there somewhere?
Sx
Come winter, it will mostly all be desolate again, as most of what you see are annuals (having sprung up from wherever the seeds landed). I really need to get more structure (shrubs etc. Maybe a Big Pink Bush?) into the garden.
DeleteI think we'd make a lovely couple, too. I can even tolerate Rob's accent!
*looks under garden bench*
ReplyDeleteI see you have a pot to piss in.
Ah. Yes. I believe that pot is a remnant of one of Count Podgkinson's water-based play times? I really should have had a tidy up before taking the photos (I left the garage door open, too).
DeleteIt's matured lovely and I didn't even wince at the bamboo. Do you fancy a ménage à trois with Rob? I was involved in a love triangle/polygon once and can thoroughly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteI was once a point of a triangle, but it was all a bit awkward (too many elbows, as I recall), so I'm not fussed about a ménage à trois with Rob. Having said that, if his boyfriend looks like Chris Hemsworth, I wouldn't say no.
DeleteP.S. Thank you for gazing past the bamboo. It's only there to mask the water butts.
Having graced Sheffield with my presence I would have to give the considered opinion there is better up there. And what is that animal? A tiger?
ReplyDeleteIt's so sweet you finding eye candy in a gardening magazine. I used to fantasise over the underwear models in Readers Digest. As a result my word power is atrocious!
If it is a tiger, it's a very small one...
DeleteAh, underwear models. We never had Readers Digest, but I rather enjoyed the Kays Catalogue!