my garden this week

Thankyou Sandra.....I sure did enjoy the tour. You have a lovely garden, and a lovely smiley Mum......I love to get out there too at this time of year to start "claiming back" Thanks for showing us round...........

Lovely pics Sandra. I know what you mean about deranged weather. We (Julie, myself and our eldest, Graeme ) have been in the North |East this week(Graem had 4 gigs up there) and the weather was wet,windy,cold and sunny at times. We drove through some huge showers coming home today!
Whats the name of the grass/palm type plant with the red centre, Sandra. (under the fern picture) I saw the exact same plant at Cragside gardens in Northumberland(when Julie and I visited yesterday) but I hadn't a clue what it was and, unusually, they didn't have any plants labelled!

Thankyou Sandra for taking me on a tour of your garden enjoyed it very much.

thanks Milky my mam hates havin her pic taken but as a GOY addict everything must be photoed...lol

Paul whens Graemes test?did you have a nice time away with the family? the red plant is fascicularia its a bromalide but it is hardy in my garden. survived last winter.....it has tiny blue flowers in the centre.

glad you enjoyed Clarice.

lovely tour Sandra ~thank you!

Enjoyed that - thanks, Sandra!

Yes, I've made a start in clearing, too...I cut down one lot of sweet peas today. sad, but they were dead and a real eyesore. The other lot are also ready to go...

Thanks Sandra, I've just realised I took a picture of it.I'll check to make certain it's the same one!
Graeme's test is 12th September! Me and my car hope he passes, before he wears us both out!!!

Thank you for the tour Sandra, I love lobelia in any form, great blog and lovely Photo's. Your right with the deranged weather bit too, it's the tail-end of hurricane bill.

goood luck Graeme your dad needs hs car and his weekends....lol

Love the leycesteria ! I know it as Himalayan Honeysuckle & have a tiny cutting of it in my garden!

i've heard that name to.....it will soon be a big plant...;-))

Good, I love it, & got the cutting before I knew it fitted in with the theme!

it even looks good in winter as it resembles bamboo.

Yes, it does too! I've got seeds of "Heavenly Bamboo" too, but have still to sow them, will need to do that tomorrow, they germinate in autumn!

i havent met 'heavenly bamboo'....but i have been collecting seeds and sowing them...i found crinodendron seeds (lantern tree) and allium the other day. i like to sow them as soon as they are ready.

That was my thinking, but I'd got these online, so have to go by the destructions!
Other plants I tend to sow when the plant decides its time!
Lantern tree sounds good, havent seen that!

its an evergreen tree. the flowers are just like lanterns and last for ages.

Enjoyed the tour Sandra and lovely photo`s your Mum looks happy enough so I think you`ll be forgiven for taking that photo.........

I think I'd like the lantern tree! Do you have pics?

Great tour, thanks Sandra. You have a fabulous place - looks like a little bit of heaven! Love your ferns, your shrimp plant, your bromeliad, those planters and your topiary. Great photos.

Lovely Sandra. It's nice to see diferent parts of your garden and you have wonderful views aswell.

you have a lovely garden, and fantastic views :)

i'll take some pics if the lantern tree later Marie.

thanks Bernieh the tree ferns were bought for my mothers 70 th birthday two years ago. we are delighted with them. they even copped with snow on them in the winter.

morning Hywel, its actualy sunny and calm here this morning. i do believe we are going to have a nice day here in Wales...hope its nice with you toooo.:-))

oh Lincslass didn't see you there. i havent shown her the pic yet...but i think it is a nice one.;-))

thanks Grindle

Very nice garden, Sandra. Thank you for the picture of the Leycesteria, there is one in a neighbour's garden that I amtending and I had not got round to checking its name.

Lovely blog as always Sandra, thanks for the tour!!

Wow, what a lovely tour Sandra. Those hardy fuchsias, and at last saw your visicularia bicolour, it's such a lovely plant...Well done, it was very enjoyable :-)

Sandra..enjoyed it all very much..your poor mum...having to deal with the lot of you! LOL..at least she is still smiling..! LOL...I saw a hearty fuschia that I just fell in love with at my son-in-law's mums home....she only called it a hearty fuschia....not sure of the name..it had tiny white baby fuschia flowers on it..so fairy like..I will be wanting that..have you seen it..?

hi Cat
i have one thats covered in tiny white/cream flowers. i'll take a pic for you. its huge i love it.

Sounds gorgeous Sandra!
Cat, maybe we should send Sandra's mum the tshirt I saw the other day! It says "I'm smiling because you have all finally driven me insane!"
NOT that I'm saying your mum's insane, Sandra!
:~))

love it Marie...i had an argument with one of my sisters a few years ago. she sent me a little wall hanging in the post which ended it. it said....i'm smiling coz your my sister....but i'm laughing my self silly coz theres nothing you can do about it......;-))

I got that from my brother!

LOL..I will have to save this idea for my sister..my brother would love it too..I need to use it on him..before he uses it on me!...LOL!