Gardening diaries - friendly discussions on topics from latest bloom to wildlife.

Morning all lots of lovely pics and some great information being shared

@alp could we have pic of your whole garden including the lawn........ not that I'm nosey.......much

 

@Upsydaisy No, you can't! Work in progress and I can't never make it tidy. Just weeded the patch for an hour. Bought a Nora Barlow Black and a red double. Nearly £6.. Went to B&Q and got another spider flower for £1.50, one nerine for £1.50 and one dahlia for the same price. Shame I didn't go yesterday, all the dahlias have disappeared.

 

Nice work, @fat controller I followed your instruction and instructed my son to sort out the HD setting. Wonder if you can see any difference

a self seeded foxgloves


??? I keep forgetting its name


quaking grass


Can see more details, but still not enough

 

Agree @fat controller A bit of a washout. Also the sun was not out and that didn't help. Going to have a cuppa and then out to work again. See you later..

 

What a splendid show shiney, I think one of mine has downy mildew, it's failing to flower properly & the leaves are fading to white

 

The plant you've forgotten the name to is a Dianthus , it's one of the " Rainbow Loveliness " series. Hardy perennials easily grown from seed.

 

Lovely planting shiney ..like you I feel a lawn sets up everything else esp when it looks as good as yours does
My 6' plus delphiniums were smashed by the heavy rain and wind....however, more (undamaged)!spikes are on their way. No lupins damaged despite one or two being 4'.
Not a nice day but clearing now......

 

@KFF Someone actually gave me the Latin name, but I didn't bother to write it down. I raised it from seeds and love it as it is quite different from the ordinary dianthus and it is very reliable and not fussy. Still in the same pot from last year. Hasn't died on me yet.

The trouble with my lawn is that it is not level. Last year, it took 3 days for the flood to subside in the May downpour. My other two neighbours with the same style of house have levelled lawn. This one is a nightmare. And when I dug the border to improve on the clay soil, I found tons of slabs and subbase buried on what used to be the lawn.

 

@longk Just love all your photos, especially that one with the flash .. beautiful, like a sweet dream. So many lovely details. I must go and fashion a black card. @shiney that poppy is gorgeous. All my cameras can do it to click.. and that's it. I must invest in a new camera, among many other things.

I blame you guys for putting the seed of need in me! Hehe!