The drizzle turned into heavy rain and didn't stop for well over 24h (finally stopped early hours this morning), but I got the shed tidied, tied the toms to their canes in the GH and removed all the sideshoots (where do they all come from - only checked a couple of days ago!) Just checked my weather station and had nearly an inch of rain in the last 36h, so at least the water butts are all full. Spent some time watching the birds at my feeders yesterday - they didn't seem bothered at all by the rain and were visiting just as regularly - I suspect busy feeding their young. Need to go out and buy more seed now!
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Bit shivery yesterday shimmying on the Quomps. Bloomin' taters today when the wind gets up. Off to village fete in a bit, hope it doesn't rain on my straw hat.
Windy and wet in Kent, garden is taking a bashing, poppies are flopping, roses are shedding petals, foxgloves are drunk and disorderly and my mature Eryngium is sagging over the gravel when I've already staked its backside
Raining here in Canada again--I've even got the fire on. Discovered a slew of tent caterpillars on the witch hazel during bug patrol this morning, but I think I got them all. My neighbor's fruit trees are decimated.
Wall to wall sunshine today only got to 14.1c in the garden and a cooling breeze, lashed it down through the night for about half hour, it's strange how things seem to put on such rapid growth after rain then sunshine.
It was hot and sunny here today, so pleased it was dry in the capital this evening. Loved the concert, Madness were brill - in our house- had to be a master piece.
Dry but not unbroken sunshine here in South Devon. The whole small town/ large village gathered on the green for BBQ, fireworks and beacon lighting. Great fun. Managed to cut aquilegias back to ground zero before festivities.
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Oh yes, I think the memory of those poor girls & guys valiantly belting out Land of Hope & Glory at the end, will live with us forever.
The drizzle turned into heavy rain and didn't stop for well over 24h (finally stopped early hours this morning), but I got the shed tidied, tied the toms to their canes in the GH and removed all the sideshoots (where do they all come from - only checked a couple of days ago!) Just checked my weather station and had nearly an inch of rain in the last 36h, so at least the water butts are all full. Spent some time watching the birds at my feeders yesterday - they didn't seem bothered at all by the rain and were visiting just as regularly - I suspect busy feeding their young. Need to go out and buy more seed now!
It was pretty wet for us yesterday, too, but has been reasonably bright and dry so far today, which makes a nice change.
Now, will it last long enough for me to move a few plants around and plant others?
Bit shivery yesterday shimmying on the Quomps. Bloomin' taters today when the wind gets up. Off to village fete in a bit, hope it doesn't rain on my straw hat.
Windy and wet in Kent, garden is taking a bashing, poppies are flopping, roses are shedding petals, foxgloves are drunk and disorderly and my mature Eryngium is sagging over the gravel when I've already staked its backside
Sheesh!
Raining here in Canada again--I've even got the fire on. Discovered a slew of tent caterpillars on the witch hazel during bug patrol this morning, but I think I got them all. My neighbor's fruit trees are decimated.
Wall to wall sunshine today only got to 14.1c in the garden and a cooling breeze, lashed it down through the night for about half hour, it's strange how things seem to put on such rapid growth after rain then sunshine.
It was hot and sunny here today, so pleased it was dry in the capital this evening. Loved the concert, Madness were brill - in our house- had to be a master piece.
Today is bright and blustery in Kent, with heavy cloud.