Hi everyone. Just flopped after a nice meal of roast Turkey wings and vegs. Hubby even had some!
That's a nice improvement then Pat. Glad he enjoyed a meal I think despite the sunloving thing, they still need a lot of water, Obelixx. Difficult though. My new white thyme has been lovely, but I grow all those things in pots. Rosemary goes in the greenhouse over winter. I gave up on sage many years ago though. Should probably get some again now that I have cover for it for winter.
Not envying those temps coming your way during the week. Did you think any further about putting your plants in the barn?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In the wild @Fairygirl they're supposed to thrive on poor soils, hard drainage and strong sun but clearly here, despite adding lots of compost to the soil, it's clearly too poor. I shall rescue them and find a new home.
@Pat E - is he just feeling better or did those taste improving berries arrive? Good news either way.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Obelixx, he’s temporarily feeling better until the next chemo them it all goes to pot again for a couple of weeks. The berry tablets are a bit strange to use. They work on individual tastes, but not on a whole meal. There limited usage. 😳
It was fun. Very glad son had ordered the electric assistance. I cycled with his wife and son (5) and baby on a seat and in the baby carrier strapped in. DIL and I would have had trouble cycling up the hill without the extra power. It was 11kms in all with a break at a café in a field half way for drinks and ices and a loo. It was shaded by trees most of the way, pretty countryside.
They all came back to my place afterwards for a swim in the newly cleaned pool (which, although blue now is still too cloudy).
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning all 😃 ☕️ Just up the rise from here is what I think is a Robinia pseudoacacia. It’s huge ... taller than the ridges of the house whose garden it’s in. Every year the house owner gets out a ladder and loppers and pollards it right back to just a couple of large branches but by the summer it’s covered again with foliage ... this summer for the first time I’ve noticed what looks like some flower buds on some branches on its sunny side ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We did that once in Wallonie @Busy-Lizzie on a dance club day out. Great fun but no electrical assist and Rasta didn't like it. Ended up sat on my knee to get away from the vibrations. The morning visit was to a snail farm. Interesting but, while everyone else was thinking of butter and garlic, I was thinking hostas and clematis shoots.
bright and sunny today and the start of th eheatave coming. BBQ today at the local Franco-British club. I've met some of the French members thru the gardening club and one or two of the Brits from the cooking day are good fun. Need to finish off a couple of lemon tarts to take - lemon and treacle.
@Pat E - better some than none I suppose but f the last chemo goes well he should recover all his taste buds which will be a relief I'm sure.
@Dovefromabove we had a robinia thingummy but it died of that disease that's going round. Never spotted flowers on it but it did have a normal green baby, not the golden form and that was fine. I've been given a pink flowering form here.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Robinia pseudoacacia grows wild here, it can be a bit of a pest. I let 2 grow in the flower garden and I've had to cut off the lower branches over the years. Now they provide welcome shade but they also suck up water from the 2 beds they are growing in. They are both covered in white, scented flowers, like short wisteria flowers, in early summer.
I will be gardening before it gets too hot. Hopefully I can finish the middle bed before the forecast heatwave.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Another great day garden visiting at Wisley yesterday. The weather defied the forecasts and was kind to us ......and we walked for miles 🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸. Wisley was looking glorious in its midsummer finery, and it was quieter than I have ever known it .....the grotty weather forecast obviously kept others away. Will post some pics on the other threads later ......just need to whittle down my numerous snaps first.
Evening all. You must all be busy today. My weekend has flown by just doing this and that. Forgot to say - the curry on Friday was excellent, so will be tempted to have again. Have a good week all - scorching on Tuesday?
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I think despite the sunloving thing, they still need a lot of water, Obelixx. Difficult though. My new white thyme has been lovely, but I grow all those things in pots. Rosemary goes in the greenhouse over winter. I gave up on sage many years ago though. Should probably get some again now that I have cover for it for winter.
Not envying those temps coming your way during the week. Did you think any further about putting your plants in the barn?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Pat E - is he just feeling better or did those taste improving berries arrive? Good news either way.
This afternoon I went on a velo-rail with son and family, another family, friends of son, came too. www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1906043-d7060712-Reviews-Velo_Rail-Corgnac_sur_l_Isle_Dordogne_Nouvelle_Aquitaine.html
It was fun. Very glad son had ordered the electric assistance. I cycled with his wife and son (5) and baby on a seat and in the baby carrier strapped in. DIL and I would have had trouble cycling up the hill without the extra power. It was 11kms in all with a break at a café in a field half way for drinks and ices and a loo. It was shaded by trees most of the way, pretty countryside.
They all came back to my place afterwards for a swim in the newly cleaned pool (which, although blue now is still too cloudy).
Another lovely morning , 12 hours at the coal face to look forward to.
Just up the rise from here is what I think is a Robinia pseudoacacia. It’s huge ... taller than the ridges of the house whose garden it’s in. Every year the house owner gets out a ladder and loppers and pollards it right back to just a couple of large branches but by the summer it’s covered again with foliage ... this summer for the first time I’ve noticed what looks like some flower buds on some branches on its sunny side ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
bright and sunny today and the start of th eheatave coming. BBQ today at the local Franco-British club. I've met some of the French members thru the gardening club and one or two of the Brits from the cooking day are good fun. Need to finish off a couple of lemon tarts to take - lemon and treacle.
@Pat E - better some than none I suppose but f the last chemo goes well he should recover all his taste buds which will be a relief I'm sure.
@Dovefromabove we had a robinia thingummy but it died of that disease that's going round. Never spotted flowers on it but it did have a normal green baby, not the golden form and that was fine. I've been given a pink flowering form here.
Morning all.
Robinia pseudoacacia grows wild here, it can be a bit of a pest. I let 2 grow in the flower garden and I've had to cut off the lower branches over the years. Now they provide welcome shade but they also suck up water from the 2 beds they are growing in. They are both covered in white, scented flowers, like short wisteria flowers, in early summer.
I will be gardening before it gets too hot. Hopefully I can finish the middle bed before the forecast heatwave.
Another great day garden visiting at Wisley yesterday. The weather defied the forecasts and was kind to us ......and we walked for miles 🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸🚶🏼♀️🌸. Wisley was looking glorious in its midsummer finery, and it was quieter than I have ever known it .....the grotty weather forecast obviously kept others away. Will post some pics on the other threads later ......just need to whittle down my numerous snaps first.
Today will be a quiet day ......
My weekend has flown by just doing this and that. Forgot to say - the curry on Friday was excellent, so will be tempted to have again.
Have a good week all - scorching on Tuesday?