What's looking good APRIL 2024

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    It can't be worse than the mess my garden is in at the moment, and anyway it isn't a competition for the best looking garden.
    Myself I just show closeups of the plants so the mess can't be seen.
     
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      Between you and me I dont think he's got a camera.;):biggrin:
       
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        Best a before and after perhaps...
         
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          We grow a lot of Verbascum chaixii and we keep the Mullein caterpillar away from them by having a few Verbascum thapsus around the area (the wild yellow variety that grows up to about 10ft each year and is their favourite). It works :thumbsup:

          When I say 'we grow' the chaixii I really mean they grow themselves as we don't need to do anything. :heehee:
           
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            Nothing wrong with a close up or three @Michael Hewett :smile:
            I'm just awaiting my favourite pasqueflower to open properly - one of the reds. It's almost there...
             
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              Problem being, I have an all singing, all dancing, soopa doopa camera that takes fantastic piccies of plants and stuff....we'll see later
               
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                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                We wait with baited breath. :whistle:
                 
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                  As we do for your big revelation next week :biggrin:
                   
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                  Most of my garden looks pretty rubbish too but I just zoom in on the good bits ...
                   
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                    My first (ever) clematis flower this morning. I think it's a Guernsey Cream. I suddenly got a desire for climbers this year and bought 4 different ones from the supermarkets.

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                      Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Red first bloom opening but lots of buds ...
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                      ... and Rpsa-sinensis Yellow Orange buds ... the buds are Yellow and the Flower opens Orange ...
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                        I completely see why she is called Bella! :blue thumb: So photogenic! :)
                         
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                          Narcissus Sailboat.

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                          Some more tulip photos. The orange latecomer, Ballerina, has now joined in.

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                              Rhododendron Impeditum - I couldn't figure out how to type in the post with the picture. The colour is more vivid in real life.
                               
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