early in the morning

  Yesterday morning, at about 5 a.m., I went outside with my Lumix (Panasonic DMC-ZS30) and wandered through our gardens.  The air was clear and the stillness wrapped about me like a gossamer shawl. Dogs and neighbourhood children were quiet.  The ancient gingko, 'Autumn Gold',  presides over the front garden, sharing space with the Wayne Ngan sculpture and creeping white thyme (thymus paecox 'Albiflorus').

An off-shoot of tetrapanex 'Steroid Giant' has appeared right against our front path and I will need to dig it out before it upends the blocks. It is an exuberant plant,  popping up in unexpected places. However, it doesn't put out many side roots, making it very difficult to transplant. Because of this, it's a hard-to-find perennial, which suits me!

Apricot-coloured geums with a backdrop of nepeta

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A weeping larch has been moved from a large planter into the garden this spring, where it has responded by doubling in size!

And, finally, two hostas dominate the shade garden: to the left, 'Marilyn Monroe' and, to the right, 'Strip-Tease.'