These green glazed garden planters, are very typical of southern France. They even make our bog standard Petunias look good. The piece of chipped glazed terracotta is the top of an old pinacle. It must originally have stood atop a very impressive building.
This medieval carved stone cow has certainly seen better days. Still, it makes a reasonable garden ornament. The rusty candalabra was an experiment, by a blacksmith friend, that went wrong. He chucked it out; I saved it.
The uppermost pot contains a plant that came from a friend's house. I half-inched (stole) a tiny morcel and stuck it in some earth. Now, several months later, it's a thriving, and attractive, flowering plant. Some knowledgeable person may like to enlarge the picture, and let me know what it is. It's a type of succulent.
The fountain that no longer flows. Never mind; it's the thought that counts! We no longer have fish either. Having survived a very harsh winter, they all died this spring. We have no idea why.
Those lion-mask fountains are classic, aren't they? Remind me to show you the one I made for Gary Lineker (more name-dropping). There's an amusing story to go with it too.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many BAD lion heads around. I was lucky to find this one at a local foundry. Some I've seen are almost cartoon-like! I'd like to see your GL one.
ReplyDeleteLove the cow and candelabra. Patina abounds!
ReplyDeleteCro - your garden's looking good. Trying to decide if that plant by the lion is a courgette plant? My other half was one of the top six welders in Shropshire in his hey day. He's made some nice things.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful Molly. I did a bit of welding myself when I was at college, but sadly never really mastered the art. Lady M was not bad!
ReplyDeleteVery, very hot here. Meltingly, Cro.
Hi Cro,enjoyed your garden,funny that you are so hot,everything was snow white here yesterday with frost -4,we have had a very mild winter this is our first frost.Travelling into the mountains yesterday all I could think about were tha lambs being born and the ones that are only a few days old but when I got to the top the sun was shining and they were literally bouncing around the paddocks.With a wood fire burning we are oblivious till we step outside brrrrr lol.Carole
ReplyDeleteThe pink plant you asked about looks a lot like an Ice Plant - used in new Zealand as a ground cover.
ReplyDeleteOh Carole. Don't remind me. I can't stand the cold. It's real swimming weather here, so the pool's getting plenty of use. Keep warm!
ReplyDeleteSH. Yes, I've just looked up 'Ice Plant' on the net, and that's it. Thanks.
I'm glad you identified that plant. We have got it growing all over our 'rockery' and I didn't know what it was called. Spreads like billy-o!
ReplyDeleteLucky you. I think it's beautiful, and now I even know what it's called!
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