My spring garden this morning

The gorgeous Sarah from the wonderful blog A Beach Cottage in Sydney commented on her face book page this morning saying "I can't get my mojo going this morning" and I replied ""me too...""

then as I was hanging out my washing I looked at my garden and thought, hmmmmm if I don't get moving I'm going to miss my Spring garden for another year. So I grabbed my camera, some lovely old props and set up a table setting under my apple tree, (which is full of blossom) for Tablescape Thusday, I will be posting the story this week on my main blog.

Now, I'm happy, invigorated and planning a few more fun things to photograph. I thought I was going to have a day full of boring domestic.... cleaning etc . But, I'm back on my blog with some new shots. Yay, yay.... thanks Sarah...

Have a happy day everyone.

and good luck to all the little ones doing the HSC today, including my baby boy.

xx Coty

Rhododendron trees at Robertson

We used to live in this lovely old home in Robertson when my children were little and on the weekend I was sorting through some old images and found this one of my young son Thomas, yes, time does fly, as he is just about to do his final year 12 at school.

I remember every year I was so overwhelmed with all the flowers on this gorgeous pink Rhododendron tree which sat at the front of the house. It was enormous and the flowers lasted for weeks and weeks. There were a few more larger Rhododendron trees further down the long driveway that weaved around the property. I really wished I had actually taken more images back then, I think I must of been busy washing nappies or something.....

and below, are some images that I took on a very misty day in Robertson recently of some more enormous Rhododendron trees on the side of hill sitting in a wonderful old rainforest in Robertson. If you look closely through the mist you can just see how tall they are.

I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew with this blog, I planned to be doing many more posts on this garden blog of mine, I have taken all the photographs but each month I have been getting so far behind with my time and also my main blog takes up so much time. Please accept my apologise for not putting up many stories in the last couple of months, I hope I will find more time in my life this year to spend much more time pottering in my garden blog.

Happy gardening, xx Coty

and don't forget to pop over to my main blog

"Styling"

I have been posting some stories about the beautiful beach holiday we just had on our Summer Holidays at Mackerel Beach at Pittwater, Sydney.

Goodmorning little blue bird

I'm up really early this morning with the birds and it's already quite hot. It's the best time of the day to get all my chores done before it gets too hot. What a lovely site it is to look out into the garden and see blue flowers. These Agapanthus flowers always make me so happy as they always look so wonderful in mass. I remember planting them with Andrew and wishing at the time that they would double and create a mass of flowers. Well, it's happened and this year, even with the lack of rain we have more Agapanthus flowers than ever.

I honestly do apologise for my lack of posts here on my 'Garden's Blog' this year, I need to somehow blend my two blogs together, another task for the new year. Wishing you all a happy week, stay calm and cool on these hot days (to my Australian Friends) and lucky you if your having a winter Christmas, one day I will plan to be overseas at Christmas time to experience a white Christmas, I'm sure it is very magical. I'm off to do some more shopping today, at least the stores are air conditioned, but crowed, mmmmmm I'm not good with crowds anymore. x Coty