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the vibrant colours of Mesembryanthemums[Livingston daisies]

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These livingston daisies are so cheerful and bright and the recent awful weather does not seemed to have harmed them.

I love them and with a bit of deadheading daily they will continue to brighten up the garden for a few weeks :-))

I grew them from seed and thought they would have perished in the last few weeks but I am so pleased that they haven,t…..

now i,m looking for nice sunny warm weather to lie on sun-bed and enjoy them lol….

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Hi Helen .. bright and beautiful :o)))

17 Jul, 2012

 

thanks TT. :-)))

17 Jul, 2012

 

The certainly are bright Helen....like you wishing for some sun - if you see it send it my way please :))

17 Jul, 2012

 

will do Scotttish ,happy to blow it eastwards if I get any lol

17 Jul, 2012

 

They're gorgeous Helen - bright and cheerful!

17 Jul, 2012

 

I love them too, my grandmother use to call them miserable daisies, as a little girl I couldn't understand why lol.

17 Jul, 2012

 

so pretty and your garden looks great helen :o)

17 Jul, 2012

 

These are lovely and cheery Helen! Though no matter how many times I try to pronounce their name I'm finding it too much of a mouthful lol :o)

17 Jul, 2012

 

I like them as well but forgot to sow any this year, the first time I ever saw them was in 1961 in the garden at the top of the Great Orme, they always used to plant them en-masse and it looked spectacular.
Your garden looks lovely Helen...

17 Jul, 2012

 

Love them Helen they are dazzling, on my list to try next year;0)

17 Jul, 2012

 

Hope you get some sunshine Helen and then you can recline in your lovely garden and enjoy those beautiful bright daisies.

17 Jul, 2012

 

Oh aren't they beautiful. I usually grow them too, but haven't got any this year. I'm pleased to hear yours are doing so well :o)

17 Jul, 2012

 

Your garden is looking lovely and very cheery with all those colours.

17 Jul, 2012

 

I love these and your garden is looking lovely :-))

18 Jul, 2012

 

thanks everyone :-))) unfortunately this morning they are looking sad and shut !!! as it has poured of rain all night :-(((
but i,m sure they will open again at the first sign of sun

18 Jul, 2012

 

Gorgeous flowers Helen and pics. too, your garden sure is pretty.

18 Jul, 2012

 

thanks GM .Borders are packed fuller than usual because of the weather I think, but with constant tidying up :-( it is looking good if only I could sit outside and enjoy it though not view it through the window lol

18 Jul, 2012

 

Its crazy isnt it Helen? Have just had a stroll down my garden and a weed, the ground is really soggy still!! Its madness.

18 Jul, 2012

 

Lovely bright cheerful colours Helen....can't think what your gran was seeing through her eyes. That said I don't see them at the GC as I used to. An idea for a couple of my shallow bowls for the patio next year, if I can find any.....I am no good with seeds. The weather forecast for parts of Scotland sounded very wet again yesterday. Lots of other parts of UK too. Lets hope the sun gets out and shines on you in the garden in what's left of the summer.

19 Jul, 2012

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