Secret gardens

I have a confession to make - I am a nosy parker ! When it comes to peeping in over people's garden gates, over garden walls or into any kind of space that might have a plant or two lurking in there - well, I just can't resist.

For me, there is a fascination in discovering what I call 'hidden treasures', that is, people's gardens whether they be acres or just a simple backyard or even better a few plant pots scattered around the doorways and steps. All of interest to a gardener who is delighted by any effort at cultivation.
Ah, the simple pleasures that I have.

To me it is quite wonderful that however mean and concrete the surroundings there is always a person here and there who will try and soften and beautify their surroundings with plantlife.


It is almost like a primal urge for some people - a return to the roots almost ! We have found it very hard on our travels not to start gardening on our little sites on the camping areas - a quick tidy up, hoick out a few weeds, trim the hedges a little....


Plants keep you grounded - they need attention just like children - to neglect is to imperil. The rewards are well worth the efforts involved, a beatuiful blossom here and there, a vegetable to eat with delight, and the sheer excitment of seeing what is happening is often enough on its own.


Well, here are a few photos of my findings.