I enjoyed the tour and seeing your lovely plants. I like the way you've used your many nice garden structures and furniture. Also, I loved the seeing the little dog and hearing the birds that clearly love your garden!

These garden tours are immensely wonderful ; can you believe the transformation in such a short time !

The purple tulips are stunning. My grandmother loved Wisteria, that will be a breathtaking arch among the roses in bloom. I hope we will get to see the lily pond painting. What a paradise for a little dog to rove.

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely kind words.... thrilled you like the garden so far. I will invite you into the garden once again when all the roses are in bloom. I sincerely hope you’re Keeping safe and well?

All our love,

Darren & Ava.

ps, I will post up the finished painting. 🤗 In the meantime, I’d love to see your garden! ❤️

My meager space in front of my apartment is shared with a next door neighbor that has just bought another load of nursery flowers for her side. She provides the colorful spring flowers while I impatiently wait for my seeds to wake up and roses to bloom.

Boscobel, Bathsheba, Strawberry Hill, Colette, and Sidonie are working at putting forth their leaves into the warm sunshine today, no buds yet.

The maintenance man scolded me for digging up the apartment lawn; there is a little spot for few roses- Evelyn, Duchesse de Rohan, and later a potted William Shakespeare will join them.

Under the kitchen window is St Swithun that I hope will grow tall and look back at me through the window while I wash dishes.

Lady of Shalott will be planed there also for a bit more color. The blueish purple Nepeta draws the hummingbirds.

This little fellow came every day and hovered so close beside me , he liked to perch on the rose support. I will love to see the hummingbirds return again.

The precious small space i have to work with is not as I would wish, but I'm grateful to have it.

I love to see everyone else's artistic endeavors.

Bee Balm from a previous year

Darren, you have made such incredible progress. It doesn't seem like that long ago that you were laying everything out and now you have created an amazing magical .garden. I love all of the beautiful iron pieces and arbors. Well done Darren!!

Finally got a chance to watch your newest video! Oh you are so close to tons of rose flowers! Can't wait to see them!!