There is a small change of style at Old Swan House - simply by letting the grass at the end of the orchard grow long and planting bulbs - daffodils and fritillaries - in it. And as a consequence of not mowing, leaving a chaise longue strategically placed to create a more romantic atmosphere in what is a somewhat formal garden.
I had in mind the image created by the painting (by Danish artist Peter Severin Kroyer) which hangs in at least two friend's houses.
I doubt that it will be quite a romantic as this, though the Felicite et Perpetue on the damson will provide the profusion of roses to equal that rather unreal bush!
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| Felicite et Perpetue suggested by my friend Jon Dodson |
