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

PS, love your pics by the way, sorry the sight of that wet stuff made me loose my manners

 

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrain???? Wots that?

 

Yes what's that
@Upsydaisy OH took Berry to have his booster jab at the vets. He also gets weight checked which is ok. I stayed at home and potted on some chillies and 3 cucumber plants that didn't get done before. Run out of compost, have to wait until OH can get some to finish them.

 

Happy Summer Solstice folks.. longest day of the year. Hottest June of Record here too, 34c. Sweltering - only watering will be done later. Might shower myself with the hose instead!

 

So many undecided places for plants that they've ended up forming a bed of their own on the decking. So many impulse purchases

 

Ha ha Mark....good to know somebody else has this "problem"
I have agastaches, salvias,,variegated agapanthus, delphiniums, pinks, fuschias, cannas, dahlias, guaras, echinaceas, sanguisorbas (another coming tomorrow) crinums, hymenocallis, pennisetum rubrums, etc etc. They are all "must have", of course, yet I'm not one for just squashing in plants. They have to complement or contrast well when planted. Most of them are in 3 litre or bigger pots......all of them good varieties too!
Some will be donated to local hospice fete but maybe I should sell a few

 

@zenj ... Shame you're fed up with it whilst I'm dying for it.... Not a drop in any of the 7 butts. Shame one of the most important conduits got disconnected during the only raining few days and most of the water went to the lawn... Cry me a river. This morning I watered with the water hose from the tap.. for an hour and a half until the connector fell out of my tap. I moved most of the plants to the shady area which is a tiny strip of a foot wide.

Lovely flowers, @Mark56 and I have the same Salvia Sensation rose. Those coreopses are gorgeous. I love that delphinium. Can't blame you for those impulse buys. @Verdun I can feel your excitement and happiness. I guess the excitement can only be appreciated by those who love plants. @Verdun Sell some so can you can use the money to branch out .. There is always something new.. Well, to me any way..

Whilst looking for my sac of rice, I found something under the staircase. To my surprise, it was a bag of scaled lilies called Elana Double. I had no recollection of the name. Terrible.



This happens to me all the times, forgetting about plants that I have. My heart nearly stopped beating when I realised that I had not seen my hibiscus mutabilis or trionum seedlings for days. A big sign of relief when I found them.. I so hope they will make it to next year or even flower this year. Forever the optimist I am!

 

Thank you, and you. As hubby always says, it's all down hill from now.

 

Good morning all. Nice morning.

 

Good morning to all. A very muggy morning, must the the remnant of the hot air from last night.

@zenj Love your poppy .. stunning photo.

 

Good morning everybody
Cooler ....cloudy.....so respite from that heat for some.
No rain here but I think some places had some.....still a fine day to come but only about 20 to 21 degrees

 

Morning all much fresher here in the NE won't be watering the garden after yesterday's down pours have a Trollius to plant as the supplier sent the wrong one golden queen instead of lemon queen did not realise until it flowered , but sent me a replacement no bother Have a good day everyone .

 

Can't we see it? You lucky man - rain! That will set me crying ... Please rain, rain, rain ...

Some photos before holiday

Lovely fragrant roses ..

I knew it was roses which would won the Gardeners' World 50th ..

Lovely and clean lilies

Sadly, my starglazers have all but disappeared ..

Penstemon - a positive to have - long flowering..



pristine white Snow in the summer!

Hopefully, I will photo bees on my echinacea purpureas again!




Isabelle lily - first in my whole life. Love it .. Don't know who puts gardener under my avatar... A very good laugh.. Thank you to the admin.. But don't believe it for a moment..

 

Hello everyone , yes alot fresher here too.... lovely in fact! Off to our local NT property to see their stunning walled Rose Garden,we go every year as it's only a 10 minute drive away...... can't wait ,its a knockout experience each time ,you can smell their fragrance long before you even reach the garden!

Hope you all have a Thunder less Thursday!

 

@alp lovely flowers. Especially the roses and penstemons.
Here's some more roses