Frank - pleased to hear that the sunflower is doing well. I remember when my son had to grow a daffodil when he was a Beaver Scout. We put the pot outside with minimal protection - but it did so well, we had to photograph it to prove that it had grown enormous and had flowered weeks before he was due to take it back to show the leaders and other Beavers! I expect your GD is as proud of her horticulture as he was at the time.
Obs - glad that you are making progress after the surgery and back problems. It is so frustrating to know that you want to get out and do stuff in the garden, and yet not be able to do so. Hope you continue to make good progress!
Oh, and I was surprised to find that the wet stuff stopped, despite all expectations. Went out and was followed around on the patio by a strange thing. I then realised it was - my shadow!!!
Welcome back Obelixx, just take it easy no point in knocking yourself up again, slow and easy. Teesside nearly a full day in the garden yesterday with time off to sit in the sun and contemplate. I was sitting near a Geum that has flowered continuously for two months or more, it self seeds and puts up new flowers from the last years growth. The Bush Fuchsia are all doing well and in flower the "Jack French" being well covered. The Peony Alba is coming into flower now the Ruba is gone, the garden seems to love the weather. There was a lovely sunset last night after a quick shower of rain. Woke this morning just gone five it was so bright, on looking out we had blue sky and the sun rising and so it was until eleven this morning when we had a thunder storm and a deluge, the sun is trying to get out now, glad I live on a hill as flood warnings are out.
Manchester also sun until about an hour ago- then big splodges falling! Just as had sat out plus radio & coffee!
Have almost got the washing dry & managed to cut down/back loads of 'gone-over' stuff. Too warm to wear waterproof trousers & jacket, but almost wish I had as got soo muddy & wet.J.
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Frank - pleased to hear that the sunflower is doing well. I remember when my son had to grow a daffodil when he was a Beaver Scout. We put the pot outside with minimal protection - but it did so well, we had to photograph it to prove that it had grown enormous and had flowered weeks before he was due to take it back to show the leaders and other Beavers! I expect your GD is as proud of her horticulture as he was at the time.
Obs - glad that you are making progress after the surgery and back problems. It is so frustrating to know that you want to get out and do stuff in the garden, and yet not be able to do so. Hope you continue to make good progress!
Oh, and I was surprised to find that the wet stuff stopped, despite all expectations. Went out and was followed around on the patio by a strange thing. I then realised it was - my shadow!!!
It is dry at the moment and we are supposedly set for a dry day-those in the East and Midlands prepare for some heavy wet stuff over night
Welcome back Obelixx, just take it easy no point in knocking yourself up again, slow and easy.
Teesside nearly a full day in the garden yesterday with time off to sit in the sun and contemplate. I was sitting near a Geum that has flowered continuously for two months or more, it self seeds and puts up new flowers from the last years growth. The Bush Fuchsia are all doing well and in flower the "Jack French" being well covered. The Peony Alba is coming into flower now the Ruba is gone, the garden seems to love the weather. There was a lovely sunset last night after a quick shower of rain.
Woke this morning just gone five it was so bright, on looking out we had blue sky and the sun rising and so it was until eleven this morning when we had a thunder storm and a deluge, the sun is trying to get out now, glad I live on a hill as flood warnings are out.
Frank.
Thursday afternnoon update
E. Dorset as sunny as So'ton. Washing is out on the line.
West Midlands too!
Manchester also sun until about an hour ago- then big splodges falling! Just as had sat out plus radio & coffee!
Have almost got the washing dry & managed to cut down/back loads of 'gone-over' stuff. Too warm to wear waterproof trousers & jacket, but almost wish I had as got soo muddy & wet.J.
North Yorks also sunny
Bournemouth
sunny all day woohoo!!!!
..and they bad news is, that this heat is going to spark-off torrential rain tonight/tomorrow like it did last week.