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morning everyone...damp and drizzly so far here
Have a good weekend folks

 

Hope you all get to enjoy a Sun filled Saturday

 

Too sunfilled if you ask me. I had to come in as the heat is getting a bit much. Will go out again. Lots to do.

 

alp move to the North East it's raining c and ds here and you will ge able to grow Mecanopsis

 

@zenj I might have to if I had no money to buy a house with a proper piece of land. No, I can't bear the incessant rain and damp and cold. I need a long growing season. This year, I haven't had one courgette plant outdoors. Very sad.

Would you want to move south, @zenj ? The weather is also funereal up northeast .. I might have a little surprise for you. Very little!

 

What lose my Geordie accent ! Just looked out on to the patio and baby frogs jumping about at least they are enjoying the rain ,have a great day

 

Savill Gardens, Egham on Wednesday

 

Was going to say how impressive your garden is Mark.......

Checking some of my cannas.....concerned about canna virus that is now rife across the world. Some of mine I am sure are ok but a couple are suspicious. I guess if I have doubts I should get rid??

 

Bet the frogs croak like Cheryl .. Haha!

My little surprises

I saw some tiny leaves from my seeds ..

I hope I stand a chance, probably next year now!

 

Some banal flowers today

petunia star mix.. I really like these

I can see the lovely glossy sheen.. Gorgeous

A very perfect lily


Equally intricate passionflowers

All my trollius chinensis

Happy snapping

 

@Mark56 I think your own plants are more gorgeous than these. But of course, it's an experience. I think they charge for parking as well! Did it hurt your pocket deeply? We passed by it a while ago.

 

Mines starting to go mad, lots of buds on it but only one open at the moment, ive already started to train it over the new woodwork.

 

@martin-f I thought you took my flower! They look the same!

They can really take over. Two doors away, there is a huge passionfruit plant and the 20 years' old tree was completely covered by it last year and after that hundreds of golden fruits hanging around the tree. Quite a sight!

 

@alp lovely flowers, what are your seedlings?