What's looking good in August 2017

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  1. silu

    silu gardening easy...hmmm

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    Gosh you must have a really mild climate @Verdun as my Red Dragon is the 1st thing to respond badly to frost. It's usually cut down by early Spring frosts however it bounces back .Yes it is great having so much space but (funny how there is a but!) I'm getting decidedly past it and so it is a bit of a struggle at times. I have given in a bit and put down membrane and bark chip on the shrub beds as before they were employed my life seemed to consist of never ending weeding:frown: Being surrounded by fields and weedy verges it's not a good idea to have any bare soil anywhere so the herbaceous borders are stuffed full:rolleyespink:. I have a big greenhouse 8ftx20ft which is too small! However I have refrained from getting another 1 as I nowadays have to be practical. That said I am sort of still thinking of getting mk2! Had better stop this conversation as it's not really on topic... No doubt @Sheal will be laughing as I'm dreadful at doing this:)
     
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      clearly you enjoy your garden though Silu.......:)
       
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        Begonia " Little Brother Montgomery?

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          That's cute KFF :)
           
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            :heehee:....cute? [​IMG]...now THIS is cute don`t you think ;)
             
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              Looks like one of my old Girl Friends, Tettters:hate-shocked::dunno::snorky:
               
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                :scratch::scratch::scratch: Army, I see Verdun stuck an ''agree'' to this .... does it mean you both had girlfriends who were little monkeys, OR .. really, really [​IMG] ..hmm, gorgeous :heehee:
                 
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                  Not want a baseball bat around my ears.Tetters..........

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                  I shall say 'nuttin.:dunno::heehee:
                   
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                      [​IMG]................very very wise ;) and I note Verdun is also saying nuttin :th scifD36: @ARMANDII
                       
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                        Have you been looking in the mirror again? :rasp:
                         
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                          Join the club!!! :old: :heehee:
                           
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                            Hey! I resemble the insinuation monkeys featured in my love life :love30:
                            Ok! My arms are long and maybe do drag along the ground a little but please cast no dispersions. :nonofinger:
                            Right off to shave my hands :snorky:
                             
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                              Heuchera flowers are surprisingly long lived. These have been going since the end of May

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                              Flowers have finished on these smaller ones
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                              Brother Cadfael
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                              Looking a pleasant mess with the Stipa arundanacea in the background
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                              Liatris spicata
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                                I don't shave mine as I'm quite proud of my heritage :snorky:

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