That sounds really interesting GWRS. Glad the weather behaved. Seemed to be doing so for a lot of the Remembrance services according to the ones on the news.
Another good day for gardening is on the cards in Bristol. No rain forecast till it is dark anyway and still mild with no sign of any wind of account yet. I have 12 new perennials needing to be potted on or planted out so that is the first job. The three Xmas roses will then come into the conservatory to be brought on for Xmas. When I was deadheading in there this morning I noticed lots of the violas could come out now they are flowering well to be hardened off for going out into the winter pots. This mild weather is forecast to last all week. Bodes well for tulip planting.
Oh dear flumpy. Hard lines. Still dry here though a bit blustery so I will stay away from the apple trees as the Bramleys are monsters this year and falling off the tree as they are ripe. One of those falling on your head could knock you out! Just six more perennials to pot up and I will finish for today.
This is the Jane McGrath breast cancer foundation rose (late wife of cricketer Glenn McGrath). It's the most delicate pink and the buds are just lovely. Classified as an old English style floribundas.
My goodness Pat, your roses are fully blown already . Your summer does come much quicjer than ours. It does not seem many weeks since you were posting pictures of your first spring flowers. We have blustery weather forecast for Bristol today with drizzling rain but it is dry and calm at the moment. Peace is still sold in the nurseries here. I can remember everybody buying it in the fifties after the war. It was so lovely to see flowers after all the gardens had been given over to veg. productioon.
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Good evening just got back from staying with freinds in Darlington , weather not to bad
visited Yorkshire Statue Park at Wakefield , something different , they had a special poppy display
That sounds really interesting GWRS. Glad the weather behaved. Seemed to be doing so for a lot of the Remembrance services according to the ones on the news.
Another good day for gardening is on the cards in Bristol. No rain forecast till it is dark anyway and still mild with no sign of any wind of account yet. I have 12 new perennials needing to be potted on or planted out so that is the first job. The three Xmas roses will then come into the conservatory to be brought on for Xmas. When I was deadheading in there this morning I noticed lots of the violas could come out now they are flowering well to be hardened off for going out into the winter pots. This mild weather is forecast to last all week. Bodes well for tulip planting.
A picture taken yesterday of my friend's turkestanica variety of salvia.
Oh dear flumpy. Hard lines. Still dry here though a bit blustery so I will stay away from the apple trees as the Bramleys are monsters this year and falling off the tree as they are ripe. One of those falling on your head could knock you out! Just six more perennials to pot up and I will finish for today.
I went for a quick walk between a very hot morning and a sudden very loud, storm and took some photos.
First Rose is floribunda 'Elizabeth of Glamis', second is hybrid tea 'Athena', and third is humbled tea 'Peace'.
This is the Jane McGrath breast cancer foundation rose (late wife of cricketer Glenn McGrath). It's the most delicate pink and the buds are just lovely. Classified as an old English style floribundas.
My goodness Pat, your roses are fully blown already . Your summer does come much quicjer than ours. It does not seem many weeks since you were posting pictures of your first spring flowers. We have blustery weather forecast for Bristol today with drizzling rain but it is dry and calm at the moment. Peace is still sold in the nurseries here. I can remember everybody buying it in the fifties after the war. It was so lovely to see flowers after all the gardens had been given over to veg. productioon.