A look at what's growing at the moment ...

Hywel, everything is looking great, you've certainly got greenfingers. I've tried several times to grow Basil. The green is fine but I can never get the Red to even germinate!
Love your Clematis, please what's the pink one?

Thank you both for your comments :)

The pink clematis is Princess Diana, The other one is Gypsy Queen :)

I love that Princess Diana, going to get this one for myself, you have some very healthy plants Hywel, you have been working very hard by the looks of it. If you like brie cheese try adding some basil to it, it makes a great sandwich.

Lovely photos! Liking the idea about using Vicks!!!

Very interesting. I enjoyed the tour.

Great garden Hywel. I once used Vaseline to grease the pole of my rotary line as I used to sometimes hang bird seed on one of the arms and happened to see a couple of rats climb the pole to get at it. But that stopped them getting a grip. Vick is a good idea too,

All looking great Hywel... :)

Thank you all for your comments on my blog :)

I do like Brie Grandmage. I shall try that next time I buy it :)

Put lots of basil in it too Hywel, its delicious. :)

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All looking fabulous as ever Hywel and Bella too :o)

Looking good Hywel, especially like the Fuchsias and the Clematis and the pots, well I like it all really ... lol! :o)

Thank you both :o))

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All your plants are looking good, how many pots do you have planted up, I have a lot too, I'm glad when it rains as it saves me the job of watering them all, just like today, it has been tipping it down, Thunder & Lightening too, Oh! It's just stopped, now the garden is looking all nice and fresh & brought out all the colour in the flowers :o))
I like your Cacti, I have one that I saved from my Mums greenhouse, she has had it there for years, all through the winters too, well it looked dead so I pulled off some bits that still had a bit of life in them and waited, well one piece took but it doesn't look anything like the prickly cacti it came from, I'm going to add it in my pictures for you to have a look at, it looks like something from the Wild West LOL but no prickle's :o))

Thank you.
I suppose, between the cacti, Fuchsias, and patio pots, there are nearly 300 !
We haven't had any rain here for ages. It's hot and sunny (TOO hot and sunny lol !)

Wow you have a lot going on in your garden Hywel. I was born in Wales in a place called Blaina and lived there for 30 years. Nice views, reminds me of home. Do you manage to overwinter your plants ok ?

Thank you Richard.
I've heard of Blaina. I believe it's near Newport ?
I overwinter my cacti in the conservatory, and the fuchsias in an old shed :)

Oh Hywel what a propagator you are well done love your beautiful view and love your groupie Bella lol .

Thank you :)

I like the idea of using Vick instead of Vaseline - your plants will breathe more easily... ;o)

lol :D

Hywel, I just joined the blog. I love your container plants. The fuschias are so beautiful. I bought 5 this spring, 2 hanging baskets, 3 straight up types. Two of the sraight ups have died. I live in the high desert of New Mexico. Could you give me a lesson on how to propogate my hanging basket fuschias, please? Thanks for any help you can give me. I have really enjoyed reading your blog. I think maybe you don't live in the United States. I will learn more the more I read.
Nance

Hello Nance, and welcome to Grows on You :)
Thanks for commenting on my blog.

I'm no expert, but the best way to propagate Fuchsias is by taking cuttings.
Find a non-flowering shoot, and cut it just below a leaf joint.
Take off the bottom leaves, and put it in a little pot of compost.
Put this to stand in a container with water, until it has soaked up enough, and then put it in a cool shady place.
It will have rooted in a few weeks, and then you'll be able to see it growing some new leaves.
You can put several cuttings around the edge of the pot, if it is big enough.

You could also sew the seeds ...
After the flowers fall, you'll see little berries forming.
When they are ripe, if you split them open, you can collect the seeds.
I've never tried this method, and I don't know if you should dry the seeds first, or sew them as they are.
But it is possible to do it.

The plants you grow from seeds might not have the same colour flowers as the parent, but the ones from cuttings will.

Yes, you are right - I don't live in the United States.
I live in Wales :)

Living where you do, you must see some cacti :) I love cacti, and have a nice collection, ... but I have to keep them indoors during the winter, because we get a lot of rain here.