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Rest and exercise in equal amounts just right for you Klahanie. Your garden is a treat in itself.

I think Eileen is correct. Wild cherry (Prunus avium).

They were overwintered in a cold greenhouse as well as my 'Lavender Lady' bought at a supermarket with two clematis. Three for £5. Now that's a bargain! To be honest I took up the same offer this year. Clematis 'Jingle Bells', Passiflora 'Victoria' and Clematis 'Blue Angel'. They come in small pots but soon grow. Patience is a virtue.

Well done Lindak. I saw a couple of days ago on the news that this extreme heat is wiping our bumblebees out as well.

That is so special. Did the doe come for a drink in the bird bath?

That's really lovely Klahanie. Is it some sort of Tawny Owl?

Your garden is beautiful! You have done a wonderful job!
Yes gardening is very different the older we get.
Sometimes things we used to do are a bit more challenging now. You haven't let that stop you and your garden shows all your hard work. You should be very proud!

Every single flower of this dahlia is completely different.Very interesting.

Its very hard not to love these.

Thank you Shitley. The photo is taken from inside of living room.

I googled it Karen, unfortunately not good for our climate.

My OH would agree with you Shirley, he loves them to be around

I was just resting today beside my lavender plant and enjoyed watching bees all over it. I can imagine all the bees on this wonderful row of these plants.
Love this photo Shirley.

I am getting these every year as well. Treated as annuals here.

I can sense that Shirley..good for you both.

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Good luck with more blooms.

Good luck with whatever you choose to do!

It does take it out of me Shirley, but I need to keep trying so I can keep up with Niamh!

Oh crikey! I’ll keep an eye out for the aphids. They were dreadful here this spring but followed by Aton of ladybirds. Never seen the larvae before but we had loads!

Well done, not a hope of me walking that distance these days.

Julia, it was a very relaxing place to just sit and stare for a while!

Oh yes..much nicer!

Karen, I grew one at the back of the garden but removed it when it constantly had grey/green/black aphids covering it!
Such a shame as I try to have yellow around the garden for Michael, a colour he sees easily with his colour blindness.

Karen, I planted three of these by the pavers that cross the middle of a border. They are far more attractive than the black grass that was there before!

I remember hedging of this on The Algarve in Portugal.
It will have loved the heat of last week ... :o)

I know they decimate some of your plants but I love this photo!

Quite unusual colouring.

Lovely photo.

Lovely ... such beautiful birds.

Karen, I posted a blog (on page 4 of mine) on 1st May 2023 'A Dorset delight'. They really are worth a visit and have a choice of two routes. Sadly, we only managed the shorter one in the heat.

Julia, these are the gardens we found in 2023, by mistake, as the ones we had intended visiting were closed on our arrival!

Ok…between Wool and Wareham. I love it down there!

Now I AM envious that looks a perfect Lavender hedge.Mine has started to develop gaps.Replant next Spring. Gardens are beautiful Shirley.

Well! I shall have to look these gardens up Shirley! I’ve never heard of them. But they do look very like Hillier gardens.

Lovely Shirley.

Thymes are so pretty aren’t they. There’s just something so sweet about them in flower. :) And the aroma is the best of all the culinary herbs for me. Mind you, I also love the Oregano and the Mint. So summery!

Thanks K. It’s not a good photo of it. The common name is Umbrella Grass. It’s a bog plant really. Beautiful though.

Julia, I have found your PM. I do not go to that section very often. Thank you.

I only remember a bit of French (learned at school) a long time ago. We went to Paris for four days many years ago) and went to Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower.

That's good Sheila. I take a few cuttings about now from the Lavenders. We've seen a lot of Ladybirds on the Cosmos this last week.

Interesting plant, Never heard of it before.

When we planted two lavenders close to our seating area, we had no idea that they’d be so popular with butterflies as well as bees. They’re so entertaining to watch - a treat 🙂

Fantastic. A kerbside strip like this was sown in my local area. It too looked beautiful but they do tend to look messy when they go to seed. It is nice though that our Council make the effort to help wild life.

That's good Balcony. Butterflies are not the easiest of insects to take photos of.

Wow! What a bargain. It used to be hard to get anything other than p. Caerulea or the white form. Now there are a few purple ones claiming hardiness. I used to have a collection of the smaller ones in my conservatory. I bought them online. But in the end they bled too much nectar all over the place. Very sticky! I love them though.

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Thanks Karen. I'm not sure if it's got a name but the label on the pot at the time said mixed passion flower. The other had a label Eynsford Gem. Reduced from £30 each to £5 each was just too good to resist

Thanks Rose!

It is beautiful! I had a wildflower garden when I lived in Willow Cottage and went on to a wild life site for seeds and with a little patience the following year was amazing.
I will try to find the photo Julia.

The desert southwest deserts are the hottest in the world. Death Valley, California still holds the record for the hottest official temp ever recorded on earth, 56.7°C (134 F) at Furnace Creek.