The shed and flowers

My sentry box shed has caused much comment, and smiles, due to it’s small size. Someone even suggested that it’s really an eco-loo!

As a minimalist I can keep everything in it except myself!

It’s Shed Week 2008, and I loved looking at the pictures of some of the more eccentric and outlandish ones.

I said recently that much of the plot is brown and green, and that there’s not much colour! On reflection that isn’t strictly true as there is but it is dotted all around the plot. It’s not overwhelming which I like as too much colour would detract from what is a place of peace and relaxation for me.

Here’s a selection of flowers taken over the past week starting with 1) the superb rose Valentine Heart, 2) Pretty Lady starts like this and 3) ends up almost white but it’s scent definitely eludes me sadly!

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The sweet peas 4) and 5) were grown from seeds that Nikki sent me, and 6) look and smell lovely in a vase on the window sill.

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The big poppies 7) have finished but 8) there are the wonderfully bright Californian ones seen here with some love-in-a-mist and 9) some smaller red ones dotted around.

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There’s lots of 10) to be seen, 11) are almost hidden blackberry flowers and 12) is a pretty looking weed!

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Even non-flowers look good with the amazing artichoke head 13), this red leaf 14) and I think that the grasses 15) really are wonderful in all their combinations of shades and shapes!

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As I said earlier that is only a selection of what delights and surprises me every time I take a stroll round.

There is also the varied wildlife which I’m more than happy to share the plot with!