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Here, I journal the transformation of our tiny London backyard into a dream garden. I hope you will like it!

A dream garden, for me, is an outdoor space filled with rich colours and seductive scents, offering beautiful flowers, interesting textures and tasty morsels for our delectation. Also a source of nourishment for the local wildlife - birds, butterflies and bees. A space to enjoy with my SO, friends, family, and, of course, our cats. Somewhere to sit and have coffee, or even a meal, and a tiny patch of grass to lie on in the fleeting sunshine of the English summer. And, we're almost there...

Unless stated otherwise, all photos are by me (or my SO) and are clickable.

Monday, 9 August 2010

A haven for wildlife

This is one of the essential attributes of my dream garden, and I'm happy to say that in the height of summer, we have achieved it. (Not counting our two wild felines that prowl the garden fearlessly (except during fireworks, which, admittedly, happen more in late autumn and winter)).

A little wasp in the white African daisy (osteospermum):



A ladybird, wasp and hoverfly on a bronze fennel flower. Yes, I have wanted the colours in the garden to be just pinks and purples, but this plant is mostly purple; also, the yellow flowerheads are very attractive to pollinating insects, so I just have to live with the colour clash! ;)




Ladybirds - adult and larva:




Finally, one of the stalking cats in the bottom right corner. The trellis has now been covered with honey-scented sweet peas and purple morning glories.

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