Gary, beautiful photos and such good quality too, mine a bit grainy, can't get a clear picture, must be the camera.
Our garden has had mixed fortunes this year, the veg garden has not been up to the usual standard, but we have had some good potatoes, runner beans and soft fruit.Things have improved since the warmer weather arrived. The flowers borders and climbers have gone mad as you can see from the photos.
Clematis Huldine, just the lower flowers,
Honeysuckle and Golden Leaf Jasmine on fence in veg garden
Hydrangea and hardy fuchsia in gravel garden at back of house.
Gazebo in side garden where we sit and have a drink
We could now do with a day of gentle rain to replenish water supply in butts, and give the garden a good drink.
@gary.. i checked them out.. i dont think so.. it was deffinitely black and orange strips with a bright orange face.. the long wings were brown.. so frustrated that it had gone by time got camera.. it was about an inch long and rather fat round.
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I love this sedum in between 2 sets of steps, it has been full of bees, insects butterflies over the recent sunny days.
Some snaps taken yesterday. I'm not a big grower of sweet peas. But I put half a dozen seeds in a pot, mid-February, and now have these...
Hemerocallis, I like the rich orangey shades of this one...
Some more lilies...
I like the salmon shading of this one...
Bee having a Cappuccino...
Capuccino's have huge blooms...
The bee at the centre of the Cosmos...
Some peacock butterflies on buddlea... I've got lots of nectar plants, but buddlea was the only plant the peacocks were interested in...
Gary, beautiful photos and such good quality too, mine a bit grainy, can't get a clear picture, must be the camera.
Our garden has had mixed fortunes this year, the veg garden has not been up to the usual standard, but we have had some good potatoes, runner beans and soft fruit.Things have improved since the warmer weather arrived. The flowers borders and climbers have gone mad as you can see from the photos.
Clematis Huldine, just the lower flowers,
Honeysuckle and Golden Leaf Jasmine on fence in veg garden
Hydrangea and hardy fuchsia in gravel garden at back of house.
Gazebo in side garden where we sit and have a drink
We could now do with a day of gentle rain to replenish water supply in butts, and give the garden a good drink.
@gary.. lovely piccies.. those lillies are gorgeous.. and the butterflies love buddlea hence the "butterfly plant" name it is known as..
i had strange bee on my plants yesterday.. have described it on last post.. any help id would be great.. was gone by time got camera out..
@lovetogarden.. lovely piccs also.. love the gazebo area.. looks restful and quite.. a place to sit and conteplate your garden..
@g/f - Hornet wasps look like very large bees - it wasn't one of those was it.
@gary.. i checked them out.. i dont think so.. it was deffinitely black and orange strips with a bright orange face.. the long wings were brown.. so frustrated that it had gone by time got camera.. it was about an inch long and rather fat round.
think it might if been this one..Vespa crabro (European Hornet) killing a honeybee.. but not as yellowy in colour..
sorry wont add picture i found.. will try and get it..
see if this works
finally think i got picture up of what i think it is.. thou mroe orangey strips than this..