Whats Looking Good August 2022

I've not taken many pictures recently, partly because there's not much to take with the drought and partly because I'm having trouble with the camera.

We're keeping the pots on the patio, nursery areas and in the greenhouse watered and moving more than usual off to the charity garden centre so they can look after them.

Cosmos on the patio are doing well and the bees and other buzzies are everywhere











We've sold about a dozen of Hostas from our Hosta nursery and haven't yet closed up the gaps

Although there aren't any bees in this shot the flowers of this mint are the most popular

 

Others around the patio






We have loads of Verbena that seed themselves in the edges around the patio and lawn and we are always potting up seedlings for sale and to go to the charity garden centre

 

Amongst the profusion of plants in the greenhouse we have many succulents and related species that have been in there for over 40 years. Some just sit there and a lot are used for propagation for the garden centre and for flower arrangers

Some random shots in the greenhouse and on the patio where she has put them out to enjoy the weather


These are just babies that tend to break off from the overgrown pots and get stuck into the nearest container until there is time to do something with them. Garden life here is hectic and we have a lot of roundtuits

Back to back


You can see a lot of overcrowded bowls and on the right of the picture we have just grabbed the nearest container (had held chicken wings) for a temporary home that is an order from someone. They will look better presented when we give it to her



These were a load of cuttings that Mrs Shiney took and they've all started flowering!

 

@Victoria Hibiscus and

Crocosmia Lucifer (better shot)

 

@Victoria

They're both from the same plant. They are pink/purple in flower and go blue as they go over. It produces new flowers every day and needs regular deadheading.

The name on the label said Purple Hibiscus . Typical of a £1.50 plant from Aldi.

I've just taken some more photos - before deadheading.





Bees love them. We let them go right over, as in this photo, as the bees will work on them until they close up.

 

@Victoria I've done some research and the Hibiscus is Ardens.

Too many things underneath to rake as there is no room for a rake.