How much more rain are we going to have?! Local rivers have burst their banks as you will have seen on the news and the nearest towns and villages have been flooded. My garden was also flooded to a certain extent, the water came to the back door but fortunately didn’t come any higher, thank goodness. A neighbour very kindly came and dug a drainage chanel into the field next door to get rid of the excess water for me. Everywhere is so wet, but the sun actually came out on Wednesday for a short time, so that is when I took my photos for today, in case I didn’t get another chance.
Iris reticulata Pauline is happily flowering on the alpine scree, this one is so reliable, the others just flower when they feel like it!
Galanthus Straffan which is in the back border and has increased nicely.
a lovely hellebore which likes living on the rockery.
A general view in the woodland.
Having opened out since last week, I think this might be Mount Hood, but there are quite a few Narcissus that are similar, so please let me know if you think it has another name.
Galanthus Wendy’s Gold has now appeared, a bit later than usual.
I’ll finish with a general view of the end of the woodland. At the front left is the large snowdrop Deer Slot whose inner markings are just like the footprints of a deer. At the right side at the front is G. Lapwing with Wendy’s Gold just to the left, in the centre back is G.Diggory.
The sun is actually shining at the moment but I don’t think it will last very long, more heavy rain is forecast for us again! Thanks once more to Jim for organising us, do pop over to him to see other gardens from around the world.
The excessive rain seems to please this magnificent iris! It’s gorgeous.
How lovely to have an iris named after you 😊 A lucky escape with the flood water and a very useful neighbour. Still raining here, hope it is clearer for you.