Thank you, that is beautifully said.

Our butterfly bush has the first flower buds of the year... With a bonus ladybug on top. 🌱🦋🐞 #gardening #flowerreport #springvibes

It's the end of the blue era at the countryside plot! I've been painting everything chocolate brown so that it will look better with the medium emerald green we plan to paint our tiny house in the future. The garden is also looking pretty good this spring! 🏠🌱

Things are going slower than expected as our builder hasn't been able to work much, but the roof is about half done now. Fingers crossed it will be ready for next summer. 🤞

My new favorite winter flower! They last so long as long as the heavy rain stays away.

Another one I will be sowing again! Such pretty flowers and not nearly so hard to grow as I thought.

Spring always makes me excited to visit the plot! Lots of plants about to flower, and I will definitely be sowing these poppies again. 😍

It's still pink poppy season at the countryside plot... And the climbing jasmine will be flowering soon as well. 🌱

I know about borage amending the soil, but I'm not sure about larkspur... Other that they help attract pollinators, and they look beautiful of course. 😉

Close-up of white larkspur flowers with a cheeky pink poppy in the background.

UPDATE: I was right about the second larkspur to open its flowers being white! So pretty. 😍 Am I the only one thinking they kind of look like little orchids? 🌱 #gardening #flowerreport #spring

Close-up of purple larkspur flowers

This is my first year growing larkspur from seed, and the first flowers have just opened! 😍 Such a lovely purple color, and I can't wait to see what other colors will pop up... Not counting the white one next to this plant probably opening tomorrow. 🌱 #gardening #flowerreport #spring

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Spring vibes at the countryside plot. 🌱

Pink poppy flower

UPDATE: the first pink poppy flower opened today! 😍 Such a great way to start September. 🌱

Thanks! The builder has been sick as well, so no roof yet for now. 🙈

Close-up of kindle opened at chapter 9 with pink poppy plants (no flowers yet) and bright red ranunculus in the background.

The weather has been very mild this week, and I decided to try and burn away my stubborn pneumonia by soaking up some winter sun in the garden. The Stranger by Harlan Coben is keeping me company, which I'm really enjoying so far. 💙📚 #currentlyreading

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Multiple bright red ranunculus flowers

This bright red ranunculus is on fire this year! 😍🔥 So many flowers opened at the same time, and there are a lot of flower buds still waiting their turn as well. 🌱 #FlowerReport #bloomscrolling #gardening

Pink poppy flower buds

Simple and double pink poppy flowers

This is my first year growing poppies, and I'm so excited to discover that the first flower buds are starting to appear! For reference: on the right are the two varieties of pink poppies I was gifted seeds of. 🌱

No, it's actually still in the same pot I planted it in last winter... It died back early summer, and then started growing again during the colder months.

Close-up of red ranunculus flower

Happy Saturday! Let's celebrate the weekend with this bright red ranunculus flower... The first to bloom this winter! 🌱

Haha there is still a long way ahead, but we hope to get at least the roof, plastering, windows and doors done in the next couple of months. 🤞

Winter at the countryside plot... The daffodils always flower early down here. 🌱

Dark and light pink two-toned verbena

Purple double erysimum flowers

Light orange double snapdragons

Another year of severe frost damaged a lot of our plants, but a quick trip to the nursery brought back some color to the winter garden. Pictured below: verbena, erysimum and snapdragon. 🌱

It's been a while since I did a countryside plot building update... The first phase of our #tinyhouse and bbq area has been finished for a month or so, and we are waiting for our builder to free up time to start on the roof. 🏠 #inprogress

Gotta soak up that autumn sun even if it's chilly outside! 😉 I'm currently hanging out with my newest physical book and some of my seedlings... 💙📚🌱 Left to right: a young kale plant with flax seedlings (orange), pink poppies (green and blue) and mixed delphiniums (yellow).

It's an apple pie kind of Thursday. 🍏

Happy Hump Day! Delilah Bard always makes the funniest facial expressions... 🤭😼

Haha there is still a long way to go yet before that can happen. 😉

It's starting to look like a real building now. 😁