Garden centres opened again last Wednesday and the lovely Mr S went (safely masked) today to find some of the plants I have been longing for. He found them all in one place! The Thymes in our herb wall have become very woody and leggy so I hoped to replace them. Mr S found the three varieties that I wanted! There are also Violas for the edible trough, Chives to replace those killed off over the winter, Sapphire Lobelia to trail down the pan-stand, a white Lavender for the steps and a very dark Iris, Mr S’s favourite. 
It was warm enough to have lunch outside. This is one of our Summer favourites.
For our Ruby Wedding Anniversary, our four bought us a beautiful Acer in a ruby coloured pot. It is at its best as the leaves are new and gorgeous. I love that Cornish Violets have self-seeded in the pot.
commonprose
May 17, 2020 at 6:23 pm
The lovely Mr. S scored big-time at the nursery. So much beauty in your life! xoxox
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2020 at 6:29 pm
He did and went again today and found a fabulous pale yellow, evergreen Azalea! I’ll show you later in the week when it is planted. 🙂
Heyjude
May 17, 2020 at 5:35 pm
Those Cornish violets seem to have self-seeded everywhere in my garden this year!
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2020 at 6:29 pm
I love them! Hope you do as you have them everywhere! 🙂
thetinypotager
May 16, 2020 at 9:12 pm
Lovely pics – the acer is beautiful 🌿
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Thank you. We do love it. 🙂