Posted by on Apr 17, 2020 | 15 comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAMA, how long do I  have to keep shelling?

Well, here we are, all of us in this together, so today I will borrow from Atcad and simply share  some lovely spring plant photos with you instead of meaty, pithy, in-depth thoughts about the state of our world…

If you have never gardened, mama says to plant nasturtiums.  They will come up whether you like it or not, and the flowers are lovely in salads, mild taste, non-toxic (!) and just plain pretty! A flower one  can count on…

This little corner of our rosemary surprised us when the nasturtiums started peeking out and climbing the wall!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And another of the sage, which the bees adore. This is a good plant to have as many of  our bees in this part of France are disappearing and we’ll need our tomatoes zapped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then, the first burst of Charlotte roses, planted from a branch of our neighbor’s grandmother’s rose bush, which would now be over 100 years old.  The grandmother was Charlotte – we  don’t  know the name of the rose.  Wait a minute, isn’t that a book, haha?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even planting something in a little pot might be fun to do and watch it grow…there is certainly plenty of time.

Maybe we can find the name of that rose in mama’s garden books.