JULY AND AUGUST IN MY GARDEN

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Hello again me dearios, I have still been gardening and just to prove it here are July pics followed by August.
This is my new delphinium from Plant Me Now, I love it and it flowered (two spires) although only bought earlier this year.

When I moved into this house some twenty years ago, each summer, the garden was filled with pink musk mallows. When in flower, with their attendant ecstatic bees whose legs were so laden with pollen they could barely fly, they were a beautiful sight. Some years later, after visiting a NGS garden, I came home with a lovely (cursed) exotic mallow and ever since that purchase my musk mallows suffered from rust. I had to get rid of each one as soon as it appeared:-( For the last few years I have allowed one to grow and removed it immediately it showed any sign of rust. I am now happy to report that my mallows no longer have a problem and here is one to prove it:-) Isn’t it amazing how long seeds can remain fertile?

This is rose Designer Sunset with polemonium Northern Lights

This is my pond, it looks more like a lawn:-)

Here’s part of the north border with my new pulmonarias and on the right that dainty long flowering little plant whose name I’ve forgotten, anyone know? It suddenly dawned on me a couple of days after putting this blog on that it was a saxifrage, so I google and found Stonifera yay \0/

Here is a close up of its flower.

Here is my poor colutea, now only allowed one stem as it was taking up too much space, now looks like a little tree.

Now for a little porn, I was drying up and about to put a knife back on the rack when, fortunately for them, I saw these two moths …erm …at it. Never seen this before and they weren’t going to move either.

Now on to August. Although my garden didn’t look bad, I felt down each time I went into it … the reason? My slabs were filthy, not been done since last year and full sized plants growing between lol. Bravely got down my power washer, unblocked it ( yes it was blocked) using some old floristry wire ( bought one Chrismas when I had the mad idea to make my own Xmas wreaths and decs) it took ages to work, but persevered and over three days, cleaned the lot. Happy to go in now as it looks sunny even when dull. Clean slabs:-)

My little CLEAN quarry tile patio.

Concrete patio next to my house …also clean:-)

Pretty roses and lavatera

On the right is a very good geranium called blushing turtle. I bought it a couple of years ago, it flowers for ever, is low growing and covers about 3ft or so.

I had bought some scabious seed off Ebay and carefully sowed them each side of the little circle path early on in the year. I waited expectantly, but not one came up. A few feet from where I sowed them, this contrary beauty appeared! A whole packet of seeds, but worth it:-)

That’s all for now, I will pop in from time to time. My OH is more dependent upon me now so although I can’t come here very often, I’ll still keep an eye on you, just to make sure you’re all behaving:-)x

20 Aug, 2015
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Paulspatch

Dry nice too...that new Delphinium is certainly a beauty and looks good with the Astramtia behind!

20 Aug, 2015

Steragram

What a gorgeous garden - love the delphinium and the scabious, and your close planting is very successful. Now would you like to come and clean our slabs???

20 Aug, 2015

Wildrose

Ba you have the sweetest garden and I love it all. I realise how busy you are and to have your garden looking as lovely as this cannot be easy.

I love your paving slabs and all the other little places that are also sparkling!

Tomorrow I too will make an effort having been inspired after looking at this!!

20 Aug, 2015

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