Weather prediction for tomorrow morning is minus 5. This has been the longest miserable weather I can remember. Almost nothing is growing. Even the seedlings in the greenhouse are hunkered down (but who could blame them).
9.30pm Our friends just rang to say that they left Melbourne this afternoon instead of tomorrow morning and have driven as far as Sale, and will be leaving there about 6.30am tomorrow. So, instead of arriving tomorrow afternoon, they'll be here about 10.30am! Yikes. I was really expecting to have the whole morning to finish off all the work I've been doing to get ready for them.
Looks like an early rise tomorrow, since I don't intend to try lifting the mattress tonight after my chiropractice adjustment today. Sigh.
Flipping eck Pat, you sound really stressed, try not to do to much and when they do arrive get a glass of wine and relax, don't be hurting yourself now : ).
Marion those flowers look gorgeous I love the big yellow ones, the sun has come out finally here so may have a potter around the garden : )
Pat just enjoy your visitors! Gertie Grass the yellow flowers are Inula hookeri which is a terrific plant for a wildlife garden like mine. The bumblebees and butterflies love it. I saw it once a few years ago in the Bristol Botanic Garden absolutely covered in Painted Lady butterflies so jumped at the chance to have if for my butterfly garden when the head gardener was offering a big pot with one in. It is related to our wild elecampane which i have in my spinney.
Marion, re the Inula photo, we have a native here - genus Podolepis and a few species, that is a yellow daisy type flower that is also a sort of ragged shape. Very attractive. I love daisy (asteracease) type flowers - they are probably my favourite flower shape I think. You might be able to see some photos on line somewhere and be able to see what I mean.
I had a phone call from my friends at 9.45am to say they are at Cann River which is about 2 hours away. I managed to get the rooms all done and are spic and span now so that I can relax and enjoy the visit. (I'll probably fall asleep on the lounge this afternoon).
I expect you and your visitors will have lots of news to catch up with to keep you awake,Pat.It is another brilliant day in Bristol, calm, dry and sunny , temperature17 which is just right for gardening in. I should finish weeding my Jubiee border today and get started on the butterfly garden. I did look up podolepsis and find it is endemic to all of Australia which means we may have some species in our yet tobe created Western Australian garden at the Botanic Garden - probably Podolepsis canescens which is rare - the copper wire daisy.
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Weather prediction for tomorrow morning is minus 5. This has been the longest miserable weather I can remember. Almost nothing is growing. Even the seedlings in the greenhouse are hunkered down (but who could blame them).
9.30pm Our friends just rang to say that they left Melbourne this afternoon instead of tomorrow morning and have driven as far as Sale, and will be leaving there about 6.30am tomorrow. So, instead of arriving tomorrow afternoon, they'll be here about 10.30am! Yikes. I was really expecting to have the whole morning to finish off all the work I've been doing to get ready for them.
Looks like an early rise tomorrow, since I don't intend to try lifting the mattress tonight after my chiropractice adjustment today. Sigh.
Marion those flowers look gorgeous I love the big yellow ones, the sun has come out finally here so may have a potter around the garden : )
Thanks Flumpy. I going to bed now (11.15) and I reckon I won't be awake long.
Night night Pat
and good luck for tomorrow
Pat just enjoy your visitors! Gertie Grass the yellow flowers are Inula hookeri which is a terrific plant for a wildlife garden like mine. The bumblebees and butterflies love it. I saw it once a few years ago in the Bristol Botanic Garden absolutely covered in Painted Lady butterflies so jumped at the chance to have if for my butterfly garden when the head gardener was offering a big pot with one in. It is related to our wild elecampane which i have in my spinney.
Sorry Gertie Grass - picture 8 has another yellow flower of course - hemerocallis usually known as day lilies!
Marion, re the Inula photo, we have a native here - genus Podolepis and a few species, that is a yellow daisy type flower that is also a sort of ragged shape. Very attractive. I love daisy (asteracease) type flowers - they are probably my favourite flower shape I think. You might be able to see some photos on line somewhere and be able to see what I mean.
I had a phone call from my friends at 9.45am to say they are at Cann River which is about 2 hours away. I managed to get the rooms all done and are spic and span now so that I can relax and enjoy the visit. (I'll probably fall asleep on the lounge this afternoon).
I expect you and your visitors will have lots of news to catch up with to keep you awake,Pat.It is another brilliant day in Bristol, calm, dry and sunny , temperature17 which is just right for gardening in. I should finish weeding my Jubiee border today and get started on the butterfly garden. I did look up podolepsis and find it is endemic to all of Australia which means we may have some species in our yet tobe created Western Australian garden at the Botanic Garden - probably Podolepsis canescens which is rare - the copper wire daisy.
My friend sent me a picture of his sunflower called "Italian White" and his Lilium henrii. And I found some good companions in my garden.