Gardening ABC

Will you join my English corner
beside the herbaceous border
that has shrubs galore? Hydrangeas

Learn your Gardening ABC with me!
A for Autumn, B for Bulb, C for Crocus,
He's certainly still with us, the great Linnaeus

S for Saffron, harvested there in Persia
a land of Turqoise and Amber
Lily, Jasmine, Rose, she's a climber

Spring! snowdrops and primroses
Sweet scents from anthers, pollen
and stamens, absolutely amazing!








The Garden Alphabet


Will you join my English corner
beside the herbaceous border
that has shrubs galore?

Spring! the time for snowdrops
and primroses
Sweet scents for our pert noses
from anthers, pollen and stamens,
absolutely amazing!

I'll teach you
the beautiful names for flowers
Lily, Jasmine, Rose, she's a climber

Students! Learn the A to Z
of gardening with me -
A for Autumn, B for Bulb
C for Crocus, S for Saffron
harvested there in Persia
a land of Turqoise and Amber.