It's gardening season

New friends of ours from Halifax, Canada talked so much about a visit to Giverny this week so I wanted to locate some photos with a bit of music. Somehow I haven't managed to get out there but I can see why everyone goes. Stunning.

Thanks to everyone last weekend for gardening tips and we have now trimmed off the end bits of the rhododendron. Our hydrangea flowers are starting to flower and we're hoping that by 20 June they're all out since we are doing a garden party with Joelle's sister who recently moved back to Paris. The impatiens are growing nicely and we have two fuchsia plants that look wonderful, one that is OK and one that looks terrible. Because we're north facing and get limited direct sun, we've found over the years that these are the flowers that grow the best and won't be devoured by snails and slugs. Our snail count for the season is only around 150 so far, down from previous first weekend highs of 350+. This is for a 35m2 garden.

Happy gardening this Sunday! We're heading out to find something for our last few empty pots.