The first thing I do, once we have unpacked our car, which has been groaning with all the stuff we need for a week's stay in the holiday cottage, is head for the outer gardens of Colonsay House. It is a place of wonder for me! I particularly love the leaves of the giant rhododendrons. There are many different varieties, all planted in the early 1930s. The outer gardens are generally overgrown, having had little tending over the decades. That makes them even more magical! The old woodmill falls apart a little more every year, but that's fine by me because I love corrugated iron and especially if it's rusted! And of course the bees. Colonsay's beekeeper, Andrew Abrahams, has one of his apiaries on the edge of the pine wood. So lovely - the hum of busy bees and the heady smell of the pines. We are here - finally! Delayed by four months by the wretched virus, but now I am on holiday! Hooray!
Fantastic. Do you know about the Plantlife Campaign and roadside verges? Have a google. You should collect some seeds when it's seed time and try them in your garden. So colourful.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am a keen member of Plantlife, and the roadside verge campaign in particular! Last year I harangued our local authority about the cutting of the verges, which was beyond mindless, and I think (not holding my breathe) they seem a little less aggressive this year. I've got some healthy goat's beard plants coming along too, so I am pleased about that! They are my favourite seed heads! Thank you for your message, always appreciated. A
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