My place in West Sussex

Nice photos

Lupins are one of my all time favs but they never last more than one season here for some reason! Have not long planted mine so not stalks at the moment though but your look V healthy and well grown.

Did you get the Iris bulbs from the pound shop ? I got some from in there along with foxgloves and something else (cant remember what now!), oh and some Lilly's. All are doing well but no flowers yet .... so dead envious of yours !!!

 

Just taken a load of photos myself today. Waiting for them to upload at the moment so your not alone there!! Think its good to be able to update though as the months go on ..... before and after shots

 

Sam, I keep a record of pix taken throughout the year, at different season. When I look at the herbaceous border in winter, bare and forlorn, it's good to look at my pix to remind myself that it will look great again in summer.

Sorry, the iris bulbs I got in a garden centre - it was a while back so I can't remember the name.

 

I have tried to keep a record myself but lost photos when my computer has crashed! One day I will learn to save them on to disk !!

How old are your lupins Aaron ? Mine do ok and get a couple of stems maybe each plant but because they dont ever come back the following year I never get a good display.

 

Lovely photos and your chickens are adorable. Are they pets or do you get eggs from them?

The fluffy white one is lovely, they all look so clean and well groomed!

 

Sam, my Lupins come back each year, but I watch like a hawk for slugs and spend a fortune on slug pellets to protect them (same with the delphiniums).

Jazmine, the chickens are primarily pets, but four out of five of them lay - one is "post-menopausal" so she stopped laying last year. She still rules the roost though. Bossy madame.

 

Yeah me too but they just never come back :( This will be the 3rd attempt at growing them so fingers crossed