Beyond The Garden,..glengarry23.

Philip, your Fuchsia reminds me of one I got a few months ago ..

Honeysuckle Fuchsia - Fuchsia triphylla



It was only 30cm tall (got it mail order from a North Portugal supplier but it is quickly filling out. It also gets edible berries.

I was going to get the F Boliviana but went for this instead.

 

Victoria that is a beauty,..i can see the similarity in colour plus the elongated blooms,..yours has an added bonus of the edible blooms,..i think you made a good choice with this one

 

They are edible berries ... apparently goes for all Fuchsias ...

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fuchsia/eating-fuchsia-berries-flowers.htm

 

@Victoria ,..great link Victoria,..i have eaten a few flowers but wasn't aware of the Fuchsias being edible so i must give them a try,..i remember mentioning in another of my past Forums that the Blackbirds were having a great feast eating the Fuchsia flowers,..nobody bothered to tell me i could join in the feast

 

A very dull day but warm enough,..Foxy Molly playing Peek a Boo in the tall grass.












Lots of wild Asters growing here.

 

The first day that Foxy Molly has ventured outdoors due to rain,..sooooooo wee legs need to run.



Floods already,..sigh!


Water Hen nesting.



Waiting for a mate.



Traffic was heavy today

 

... and everything was just drying out!

 

@Victoria ,..i hope this was just a flash in the pan due to all the rain this week and not the beginning of the yearly high water,..it only went down in April after being flooded since last August

 

River dropped enough to have a long walk along the shore.






A field full of 'Yellow Loosestrife' just coming into bloom.



Yellow Loosestrife and Purple Vetch.



Cloudy but no rain.

 

One of those days where the clouds were very low.






Heading towards town.









Very clear water.

 

Darn harvesters arrived before all the 'Yellow Loosestrife' managed to bloom.

As it was day before yesterday.






As it is today.





Trail Blazer.

 

What will happen to the Loosestrife now it's been cut Philip?

 

@Sheal ,

Good question Shiel,..yesterday it was cut,.. today its in round bales,..its used to feed livestock during winter,..there is also Wild Mint growing throughout the Loosestrife 'lysimachia vulgaris',..plus Purple Vetch,..Meadow sweet and Purple Loosestrife,..you can imagine how the edible animals taste with this added Herbal Mix

Lots of activity harvesting what is only named as Hay,..but we know better









Ducks feeding on the sloped bridge supports.



Giant Hogweed 'Heracleum mantegazzia',..i could be mistaken ????

When it touches exposed skin it results in what looks like a bad burn covering the area.

 

I always thought that livestock was fed hay/silage during winter. I didn't know they were fed other crops too.

I've had experience of Hogweed burns on more than one occasion and discovered it becomes worse when in contact with water.

 

@Sheal ,..i never knew until tonight about the Hogweed causing the burns,..how i avoided that amazes me as i am always along the river where it is plentiful,..so Hogweed and River Water oops.

All those Herbs are cut along with the Hay and mixed throughout,..oh we also feed the Cattle with Beet as well,..they are mostly shaped like Rugby Balls.