Rain stopped play ! So......

lovely garden rose, love the lupins they don't do well in my garden don't know why, would love some. Hope you've not been hit by the torrential rain! been awful here all my flowers are flattened :(

Wow that garden looks amazing Rose :O). I too love lupins and they are special. Lots of lovely colours too, you will miss your garden while you are away but the sunshine will make you rest and be ready for the rest of the long SUNNY SUMMER. lol :O) Have a good holiday you guys and enjoy yourselves :O)

A gorgeous lot of colour there Rose, and hard to choose a favourite. (I think Nora Barlow is a smallish flowered red one with white edging? Doesn't matter a lot to me what the varieties are called, they are all beautiful.)

If I hadn't known, I would never have guessed you've only been there a year Rose - your garden is wonderful.
Well done on the rescue of OH's Rhoddie, I'll bet he's pleased.
Have a great holiday :)

Your lupins are gorgeous Rose, mine just seem to get eaten so I have given up with them! Cannot believe you have been there a year !!!!! Really??

Rose it all looks great, I envy you the lupins, I've lost mine again just cannot seem to keep them for more than a year, your hubby's rhodies are really lovely and like you have settled happily into their new home, cannot believe how the time has flown by since your move, you can go on your holidays this time knowing you are leaving a well cared for garden here at home without the worry of what might be happening whilst you're not there, so relax and enjoy yourselves.....

Beautiful garden , the rain and lack of frost has really brough out the flowers and all so early too

A year ! :O Hasn't that flown ...
Your garden looks well established :) everything is doing so well.
I love lupins.

I love your garden Rose It's so full of colour! I can't really believe you've only been there a year, everything looks so healthy and well established. Enjoy Turkey but who will take care of your beautiful garden while you're away???

You've worked so hard on your new garden Rose - now you are reaping the rewards! Everything is looking so lush and healthy - love the set of blue pots and I'm so pleased the grass is thriving. Enjoy your holiday ... :o)

Oh, Rose. Your garden is looking lovely. You've so much colour. I love lupins too but, like others, can't keep them. The last lupin picture is a great colour mix, I think. My cerinthe have self-seeded this year and I love them too.

oh, that is a lovely Aquilegia! and the garden is full of colour! I'm surprised to see the clematis president with fully opened flowers. is that the normal time for it to flower or is this one early as some of the other plants in your garden this year? mine seems few weeks (or few sunny days) from opening its first bud.

Hello Sewingkilla, thanks for your lovely comments. This is the first time my Lupins have done as well as this. In the last garden, I used to lose them as they were not in the sun and the borders were very big and full and never saw the Lupin aphid until it was too late. Here, they are in heavy soil , which seems to suit them and I spray them with Provado the first time I spot any. I don't seem to get many snails or slugs here either . It might be worth giving it another go !
We have had torrential rain too, but today has been lovely.

Thank you so much Barbara. I'm really pleased with my Lupins this year. I expect we will enjoy the holiday once we are there ! I hope you're right about the summer !

Thanks Steragram. They are all lovely aren't they !

Thanks Scottish, We can't believe its a year already ! I was determined to bring hubbies big Rhodie !
Thanks also for your best wishes for our hols.

Thanks Grandmage, were has the year gone !
Have you tried growing Lupins in pots ?

Sue, I couldn't have put it better myself ! Thank you for saying that ! We have such lovely neighbours here and they all look out for each other. I'm just going to miss my garden while we are away !

Thanks Pamg. It has been a good year up to now, temperature wise, I mean ! I won't mention all the rain !

Thanks Hywel. A year gone by and yet another year older! lol
I think Lupins are one of my favourite flowers too !

Thanks Waddy. The year has flown ! I think time does seem to go quicker when you're happy. I have good neighbours who will look after the plants.

Thanks Shirley. Yes...that grass does look lovely in its new pot. It will be the first time ever, when I will want to get home after a holiday !

Thanks Tuesdaybear. It looks like Lupins are one of THE favourites ! Its a pity you keep losing them. Do they get eaten ? At least you have your Cerinthes !

Hello Jagienka, welcome to goy and nice to "meet" you.
I think after our very mild winter, everything seems to be early this year !

I think its a "GOLD" for you Rose its hard to believe how much you have done, but most of all to know that your happy with your move.

Thank you Stroller . I can't believe it too, but the heat wave last year helped as I was out there working every day. I have to say that its the best thing we have ever done and its great to see my hubby so happy again !