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I think that is why I bought it Julia.
Must keep it on the deck because of deer, unfortunately.
On photo - Viburnum nudum, "Brandywine...
I have 4 flowers open on my Masquerade rose at present.
On photo - Rosa 'Eternal'
I've not been on GoY for a few days but it has nothing to do with GoY. It seems reasonably quick, at 4.15 on Monday afternoon!
My son has lots of them growing in pots in his garden. They are at almost all the stages of growth.
On photo - Yellow Gladiolus
Thank you so much Eileen..I thought you would know...it's rather pretty.
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Thanks for the advice both. We've certainly had heat this year and plenty of it. I can't message Wylie, not been able to access messages on here since last year I'm afraid.
On question - For all you experts out there
I have several that produce a paler first flower then deeper ones after. Heat can also play a part in colour development.
Wylie is the member to ask really as he breeds them.
On question - For all you experts out there
tis indeed a figwort. British native. good for moths and butterflies apparently. likes damp conditions.
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I have a mature beech in the garden and it isn't like this. ;)
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Are they both in pots Karen?
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It all looks lovely Karen.
On photo - Midsummer in my sunny corner!
Like lots of plants, growing from seed might not be stable and so might not run true. The alternative is to grow from cuttings. Plant viruses can also cause this variation.
On question - For all you experts out there
A good doer all round.
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I thought it was..how it has survived I don't know..it has no winter protection and growing in a very exposed area. It has put on quite a lot of growth.
On photo - For Klahanie!
It is definitely Crassula Julia.I wish I would have one.
I am surprise that it survives your winter outside.
I did not know that they are frost-tolerant.
Yours looks lovely.
I used to grow Crassula Ovata ( inside) but over watered it and it died.
On photo - For Klahanie!
Oh,I do hope you can find it over there.. I'm not good with Salvias but as I had an area to fill around a pot, I decided to give it a go.
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I googled this one Julia as hummers love salvias and this look very pretty.
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It has the appearance of a beech tree both in bark and leaf characteristics.
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Sad isn't it Rose. I rescued a few more bees today after they got caught in the rain.
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Thanks Rose there is a white one as well.
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Thank you Eileen...we try to visit regularly just for that reason.
On blog - Roath park lake,Cardiff.
lovely place to visit. looks very peaceful and a good place to recharge batteries.
On blog - Roath park lake,Cardiff.
My Alstromerias are doing very well and are colourful. However, one I bought on a whim from Waitrose and which has full sun but is behind a small water feature is looking very sickly. The leaves turned yellow even though the red blooms seemed ok. I thought it would improve with the rain but if anything it's got worse. Initially, I thought it had been sprayed by next door's cat so sprinkled Get Off granules around it. Hasn't helped.
Any ideas? I can't photograph it as I haven't long been released from hospital and mustn't bend down.
On question - Does anyone grow Alstromeria?
I planted one earlier this year for the pollinators.
I foolishly scratched my arm on a Rose the other day ... :o(
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Agreed ... :o)
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The rainfall was very much appreciated by the plants!
On photo - White Phlox - gifted by Anget la...
Thanks Josie ...
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You're right Owdboggy, I've been trying to get rid of it for a lot of years. Just keeps popping up somewhere else.
On question - Hi Everyone
Love this blue!
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I have seen a few dead bees. So upsetting!
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Very sorry to hear that and I am glad that you will mend....I do most of my gardening sitting down on various seats and benches using long handled garden tools where I can get them. I do think that the danger comes from muscle strength diminishing well behind the advanced deterioration of the bone, cartilage and joints that the muscles are attached to and function upon. This structure just can't take the stresses that it normally took in younger years.
On blog - Going With The Flow......
:)
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Thanks Shirley. I am loving mine this year.
On photo - Buddleia ‘Little Bubblegum’
It is Linda. I’ve always loved this variety. It’s not the biggest or showiest flower, but the colours are pretty.
On photo - Buddleia weyeriana ‘Sungold’
I ‘put my back out’ this week trying to dig a substantial clump of Alchemilla out for my daughter, using a trowel and bending over. What an idiot! I’m ok and I’m going to be fine, but this is ageing, and sometimes we don’t help ourselves do we?
On blog - Going With The Flow......
Awful stuff it is too. Spreads as badly as bindweed. Personally, I hate the stench of it too.
On question - Hi Everyone
Thank you both...
On blog - Roath park lake,Cardiff.
Pretty one.
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Nice. I have a white & a pink Phlox & today they have perked up after last night’s rain. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen them without drooping leaves. The pink one has very small flowers this year, the white not in bloom yet.
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So colourful & neat.
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A lovely formal avenue.
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Looks so peaceful Julia.
On blog - Roath park lake,Cardiff.
Thank you.
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Hi Shirley, we have a Sea Holly as well, but they are so prickly I have to be very careful when handling this plant.
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That's my sort of place Julie
On blog - Roath park lake,Cardiff.
Thanks for the reply Thorneyside. I had crushed a leaf and it has a musty, slightly lemon smell. Not distinctively lemony, as mint is minty. That is what made me wary. But am glad to have your reassurance that it looks like lemon balm.
On question - Hi Everyone
It looks huge. Lots of blooms....looks happy.
On photo - Eucomis bi colour 17/7/25
They look just right with the dark red rose behind.
On photo - Eucomis bi colour 17/7/25
So funny! I actually found a Ladybird crawling up the side of the brown bin ... moved the little one over to the flowers.
On photo - Pineapple Broom
I believe it is a henge. Not sure what the difference between a stone circle and a henge is though!
On photo - Holme Gardens, Dorset #2
That's how we have felt during the heatwaves we have so far this year!
On photo - Codiaeum variegata ‘Angel Wings’