20 April 2020

The Garden Room




The garden room is my favourite space at this time of year.  This morning there is bright sunshine outside but, with an easterly wind blowing, it is too chilly to sit outside.  The garden room faces south and is warm and bright, with extra light coming down through the skylights in the ceiling.  This is not an add-on conservatory but an original and integral part of the bungalow, quite unusual with the high vaulted ceiling.

Paul thinks it’s an ideal nursery for all his young plants so there are various pots scattered around the room.  Last year he grew a cup and saucer vine (Cobaea scandens) from seed; after a false start he managed to nurture a vigorous climbing plant that produced exotic flowers all summer long.  This year he had more success with the seed but it has grown far too quickly and is branching out in all directions.  The temperatures are too low for it to be planted outside yet so, like us, it’s on lockdown indoors.



Earlier today we had coffee and cake in the garden room, luxuriating in the sunshine.  Rick had his Dentastix chew that he happily chomped in front of the French doors.  Suddenly he froze as a large, ginger cat appeared at the other side of the doors and peered through the glass at us.  Rick went berserk, leaping and barking at the cat.  The cup and saucer plant was completely upturned and trampled under paw.  Oops!

I think the plant will survive.  


16 comments:

  1. That's a wonderful room you have there! Glad to hear the cup and saucer vine will live - they're such a beautiful plant. -Jenn

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    1. It's a lovely room on a sunny day, very conducive to an afternoon nap.

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  2. ...But being a very chilled out husband, Paul simply smiled and whispered, "Oh dear!" before returning to his "Daily Mail" crossword.

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  3. Well any dog worth his salt would go berserk at a strange ginger cat wouldn't they?

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    1. I think the cat just wanted to say hello to Rick.

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  4. Ooops indeed! I can imagine the commotion in the garden room as you both lunged at Rick and the unfortunate plant. My Benji comes close to causing a heart attack when he spies a cat who dares to enter 'his' garden. A sudden outbreak of frantic high-pitched barking when it's all so quiet - result = one dog bundled from the room!

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    1. Paul lunged, I just continued to drink my coffee.

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  5. The garden room sounds very grand.

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    1. I'm not sure what else we would call it.

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  6. The room looks so beautiful. Here the French windows would not stay so clean, too much dust here.

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    1. I am fortunate to have a regular window cleaner, he does a good job.

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  7. I'm surprised it's not called The Winter Garden. I recently listened to a programme about a Lincolnshire farmer going to London; have you heard/seen it? Look on YouTube under Farmer Wink visits London. Perfect viewing for a lockdown afternoon.

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  8. A beautiful space. I’m glad the plant survived. It is very pretty :)

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    1. It really needs to go outside, it's starting to climb up the furniture.

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