Wednesday, June 10, 2009

From little acorns ... and conkers

Husband has grown an oak and a horse chestnut tree. Remember those poppies in our greenhouse? This is what they look like now.



9 comments:

CherryPie said...

I love those poppies, one of my favorite flowers.

jams o donnell said...

Wow they look beautiful Liz!

Furtheron said...

I cut down an oak sapling in the back garden recently - however I've left the sycamore in the front garden but that is growing at an alarming rate - I wonder if I can keep it small somehow?

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

I love the Poppies, lovely colours and photos.

Well done to uyour husband too!!

Suburbia said...

beautiful poppies :-)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful poppy pictures. I love the colour on the wall - it would look lovely in my courtyard area. Wish I knew the name .... (?!)
Wendy (Wales)

Liz Hinds said...

Theyr'e so bright and cheerful, aren't they, cherrypie?

THanks, jams and regina.

I'd watch a sycamore seedling carefully; they're lethal.

Thank you, anne, subuirbia and wendy.

The paint colour is either brick red or terracotta but mixed with a few odd pale bits that Husband found lying about because the original colour was too dark!

Anonymous said...

Here's to some interesting experiments then Liz!
Wendy (Wales)

Rose said...

Wow, am I impressed! Your poppies are beautiful, and I love that color. And the trees are pretty impressive, too, knowing how long they take to grow. I'm still waiting for the poppy seeds I planted to appear. I think Sophie may have dug them up.