Gardening diaries - friendly discussions (part 2)

Nice to have a laugh like this.. Essex is being baked and I'm being sauna-ed!

 

Same here,too hot.

 

Could be the excessive heat

 

@alp Lovely pics i love the fucshias.Before it got too hot, i did a lot of fruit picking.

Redcurrants

Blackcurrants

First blackberries

Logan berries
Raspberries

Blueberries

 

YUM
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MAGNIFICENT! @Logan

I think I should seriously look at growing fruits.. I never bothered to water my strawberries and they just shrivelled in the Essex desert!

Beware of birds tomorrow as birds tend to empty the fruits from trees after rain. That's why I have learned about rain, birds and cherries.

 

Back from Hampton Court, which was a true scorcher.. 29c full blazing sun. My favourite was the Blind Veterans garden, the perennial colours were an absolute dream. Also saw Monty filming in the Plants Marquee, possibly for the show tonight at 9.30pm BBC2. The lavender display was out of this world..

 

Pickup any agastaches Mark?
Tele wise we are in for a treat tonight........Love your Garden and Hampton Court
Like everywhere it seems it has been a scorcher today......quick dip in the sea cooled things down a bit
Picked blueberries......well netted so the blackbirds had no chance! Gave away my most productive bush over the winter so crop will be less this year. Anyway, getting a few peaches now so not too bad.
Stay cool folks

 

Not to bad Fat Controller, we took the scenic route & left super early to avoid quite a lot of the traffic People were passing out left, right and centre at the show though.

Verd, I purchased Salvia patens, Black & Blue + Agastache Summer glow

 

Wow, must have been a lovely day at Hampton Court, @Mark56 ! Such a charming setting. I'd love a Salvia Patens as well. I bought the seeds again and again and now I have planted out every tiny seedling, but Salvia Patens is still an aspiration... None in sight in the garden. I'm surprised you didn't take more photos.. Lovely snaps.

@Fat Controller I never really liked hydrangeas as they look like a mess when they die off and they look brown and awful in a massive dry clump, but the more I see them, I more I like them, especially those with small flowers ... Never very keen on big flowers.

 

Nice plants Mark
Re patens did you get dark or pale blue? Both are great but the pale blue, Cambridge, is a joy.

 

Morning all, won't get any rain today.
Thanks @alp you must water your fruit if their in pots.

 

Good morning to all @Logan I do, but they dry up very quickly. I'm waiting for these torrential rains to come today..

 

@alp that's great.
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