Jude’s Garden Challenge has moved into a new month with a new theme, the essence of summer. ‘What does summer mean to you?’ she asks. A garden with water is the ideal, but without it, a view of water will do.
An exotic National Trust garden on a sunny, belated birthday, with a sea view like this is paradise.
Lucid Gypsy 
Looks so lush and summery. The complete opposite to how it is here now. Happy belated birthday to you 🙂
I love these birthdays that just keep on happening. It looks as if this might make up for the less-than-y itself. Thank you for a touch of the sea too. I’m off to the Baltic for a fix next week, but it won’t be like this – or like home. You’ve captured summer nicely.
Oh, yes, I’d be happy to have this one. Summer greenery all around and that blue, blue water. Now where’s the bench?
I’ve got the bench! Well, almost 🙂 But it’s occupied.
Well that’s no good. Shove them off for me, I need to put my feet up 😀
Aah. So inviting.
Happy Birthday, Jude. Hope you celebrated with something special. ❤ ❤ ❤
Became confused for a second. Thank you, Gilly for the lovey photo. This garden is appealing, especially because there are shade trees. ❤ ❤ ❤
Gorgeous summer scene, Gilly. 🙂
I like the way the blue in the sky and the water showed their different colors in the photograph.
Lovely … I can feel summer.
Beautiful, sweetheart! That’s 2 lovely shares. 🙂 🙂
Really lovely and inviting.
Is this somewhere in England, or is it from one of your trips?
Beautiful view from the garden! It reminded me the gardens in Sarasota Florida. 🙂
I opened your post Gilly and the feeling of summer washed all over me and music suddenly started playing. Was that in your post? I couldn’t make out whether it was or had my computer suddenly tuned in with background music. Very mysterious, but very nice. Don’t even know the name of the music either…
hmm palm trees …. looks very tropical out there 🙂