It being cherry blossom/azalea season we took a couple of trips out to gardens recently.
The first was the Japanese Garden which is fast becoming a favourite, and not just for the delicious food in the cafe. I have to say the cherry blossom display was a bis disappointing, but maybe we missed its peak. But there were some lovely looking blossom covered trees along one of the roads in. p
They had some beautiful azaleas out; not very many but eye-catching since they were bright red
In search of a rather more bountiful display of azaleas we took oursleves off to a place called Gargunnock House, a large mansion near Stirling now owned by the Landmark Trust. Reviews had led us to believe that for an entrance fee of £4 we would find a spectacular display of azaleas. As it turns out we did not find either a spectacular display of azaleas or anyone to take our money.. These were the best the place could offer
More positively a few weeks ago we splashed out on some garden furniture.
We never bothered in Orkney because the chances of getting a still and sunny day were too low to justify the outlay really. We had some old garden chairs that had belonged to my parents but I can only remember using them once in twenty years. But after the heat of last summer and all the talk of rising temperatures becoming a normal thing, and given that we now have a small and sheltered garden which we are slowly filling with colourful pots, we thought it worth actually buying a proper set. I'm happy to report that we have already sat out on it quite a lot and we even had lunch in the garden twice in April when the weather turned warm for a few days. It has since gone quite cold and horrid but that can only be temporary and I'm sure as time goes by we'll get lots of use from it. Also the OH already thinks the cost is justified because The Cat Cosimo spends hours on one of the chairs however high or low the outside temperature happens to be.
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