Blooming loverly, but the giant aphids are

raining hard here too stroller although as i type its stopping a bit.

your garden looks lovely, i have trouble with a couple of my roses ~ not looking at all good ~ i have sprayed them now.

Lovely roses Stroller. My Aloha not out yet. I'd better check mine and give it a spray. Love the red one, Dublin Bay. Does it have a scent.

your garden is a picture Stroller,

Your Garden is looking lovely Stroller, its a shame about the Aphids its all this hot weather gives them a big appetite, love the Dublin Rose and the Clematis and Honeysuckle, at least they are not being eaten away!
I hate to say it but Im dying for a shower or two its such hard work watering everything each day, [only want a little rain preferably in the evenings lol]

Ooooo, go get those aphids, Stroller! ;)
Your garden is too nice to let them eat it!!

Cripes....and I thought toads in the grobags was bad!

Your garden looks lovely, we had a shower overnight but not much.

all looks a real treat ! Sorry about those Aphids - ladybirds welcome here!! Dublin bay is so nice especially !!

Gorgeous garden Stroller, battling with the little green bug is never easy, have you tried 'Bug Clear'? I had loads of big fat juicy ones on my Lupins but it cleared them and no signs yet of them returning.
It clouded over here earlier, but no signs of the rain yet and we could do with it, butts are empty and garden a bit dry too.

Thanks all for your comments, I was only joking, no aphids yet only the extra large wooden one in the first two pics.lol.

Oh, naughty Stroller, having us on like that!

Lol Stroller - you little minx! Your garden looks beautiful btw.

Rain in west mids & worc. Not fair please send some to herefordshire

I was going to advise you to plant lavender near them Stroller, lol, somehow I don`t think it works with wooden pests.
Lovely photo`s of the garden, we have a lot of cloud tonight but no rain, its getting to the desperate stage around here again....

Know how you feel Lincs, the rain didn`t even last long enough to sink in.

Your garden looks beautiful Stroller. Your lucky to get a bit of rain, none here for a while now.

You've had rain ? That's nice for your plants. We need some here now aswell (but not too much lol)
Your garden looks lovely as ever, but I'm sorry to hear about your aphids. I hope some ladybirds will come there soon and have a nice feed on them :o)

Stroller, it's looking even better than when I saw it, lovely. Now, as to your little rose problem ... I've seen this pest before and recommend a biological remedy in much the same way we use nemotodes for vine weevil etc, I would use woodworm! You better now?:-)

Raining here since I got up (6.30) just steady.....is tarragon supposed to grow 3feet high......its swamping the herb trough even ousting the mint!

Ousting the mint?? are you sure it's tarragon?? I need some in that case as I can't eradicate my mint entirely. it keeps popping up :-)

So does mine Ba trouble is its in the wrong place. Yes better from the throat infection but having probs with gall stones - Terry reckons its time to have me put down, says I`m a crotchety old biddy cause I can`t do much. Perhaps I oughta set one of these aphids on him.lol.

Your garden is looking lovely, Stroller ... we have had no rain for a few weeks now ... hosepipe ban still in force and I'm so fed up of watering with cans now! ... The pond level has dropped by about 4" ... oh well ... you just know it will rain over the Jubilee weekend ... :o(

I think you should Stroller, ungrateful beast! Don't they just blast stones with ultra sound or something now? Something to look forward to. Are the family ok? never mind you lol:-)

Well I think so Ba....maybe I should make sure before we eat it.......

Ifyou had some to oust the mint I think between them they'd take over your world........

better not then Pam...thanks all the same;-)