Our system is sooo slow this morning. apologies if you get double - I tend to hit the button again if nothing seems to be happening - but I'm learning.
Thanks for your kind comments Sorry for the delay in replying.
The achillea is self seeded in the middle of the path Beau's Mum, so what I would call a weed plant. I'm having to walk around it on the soil...It's very nice though, starts off ginger and turns cerise/burgundy - going to move it somewhere more suitable
Love your pictures of the sun on the trees Pat, they are like paintings I could just sit and stare at
hi Victoria S. Glad you like the photos. The first one is of flame rushing up a eucalypt and the second is the mess left after a bushfire. I must admit that my photos are probably a bit small to see properly, and I agree the colour and light on the burnt trees are wonderful.
Rose 'National Trust' - all buds saturated in the rain so none opened 'clean' and most fell off before opening. But - the perfume reminds me of my childhood memories of how roses 'used to smell'. It's beautiful. Does anyone know if it is a repeat bloomer? I've had to snip all the buds/flowers off as they were so badly damaged. It would be wonderful to have more flowers by the end of the season.
I bought a cheap batch of these mini-petunias - 'Sunset' and have them dotted about with other things. (Rain has bedraggled them in the bottom pic though - they are lovely when they're not wet).
My camera cannot capture the beautiful colour of this little pelargonium in a pot. The label just says Pelargonium Burgundy (P) - which I presume is protected and cuttings dare not be taken. It is darker than the photograph and stunning in evening light.
Have been really taken with the tiny flowers on Thalictrum Ellen. Had to stake them as well though.
Nepeta Govaniana - the bees are mad for it.
This is rosa 'Grace' which is in her second year and been a stalwart in this weather. Sadly the bud groups are always too heavy for the spindly-ish stems. She's trussed up for the wind and rain.
Weather has been such a let-down that the plants I expected to be a bit 'showy' or the big ones dependent on long periods of sunshine have suffered and it doesn't look as if there is going to be any prolonged sunshine, or a whole day of sunshine, according to the Met forecasts in this part of Scotland.
I'm Edinburgh but originate in the Borders. We had blue skies at 7am, sun shining now. Met forecast has sun peeping behind clouds for whole day but lunchtime news said rain on its way to last into late evening. Looks like a tossed coin in the weather offices!
Yes, I'm way behind here. Roses mid-way, most not a chance with continued showers. Sweet peas only budding now. Lavender - forgotten what flowers are. Seeds sowed - cornflowers, scarlet flax, California poppy - almost flat to the ground with a few flowers coming up. Huge attack of thrips on many things in pots and perennials look cold and little height. Ah well, same old same old.
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some of my summer photos
Our system is sooo slow this morning. apologies if you get double - I tend to hit the button again if nothing seems to be happening - but I'm learning.
9.40am and foggy and damp, so a good excuse to stay in for a bit longer.
Thought I'd put some more photos on - hope you enjoy! they aren't strictly gardening, but they are a bit interesting .
I call this one a dawn dragon.
After bushfire
A stick insect
Berries.
Thanks for your kind comments
Sorry for the delay in replying.
The achillea is self seeded in the middle of the path Beau's Mum, so what I would call a weed plant. I'm having to walk around it on the soil...It's very nice though, starts off ginger and turns cerise/burgundy - going to move it somewhere more suitable
Love your pictures of the sun on the trees Pat, they are like paintings I could just sit and stare at
hi Victoria S. Glad you like the photos. The first one is of flame rushing up a eucalypt and the second is the mess left after a bushfire. I must admit that my photos are probably a bit small to see properly, and I agree the colour and light on the burnt trees are wonderful.
get well soon
Just a few today, lots of lost name Clematis.
http://s703.photobucket.com/user/Owdboggy/slideshow/July%202015
Rose 'National Trust' - all buds saturated in the rain so none opened 'clean' and most fell off before opening. But - the perfume reminds me of my childhood memories of how roses 'used to smell'. It's beautiful. Does anyone know if it is a repeat bloomer? I've had to snip all the buds/flowers off as they were so badly damaged. It would be wonderful to have more flowers by the end of the season.
I bought a cheap batch of these mini-petunias - 'Sunset' and have them dotted about with other things. (Rain has bedraggled them in the bottom pic though - they are lovely when they're not wet).
My camera cannot capture the beautiful colour of this little pelargonium in a pot. The label just says Pelargonium Burgundy (P) - which I presume is protected and cuttings dare not be taken. It is darker than the photograph and stunning in evening light.
Have been really taken with the tiny flowers on Thalictrum Ellen. Had to stake them as well though.
Nepeta Govaniana - the bees are mad for it.
This is rosa 'Grace' which is in her second year and been a stalwart in this weather. Sadly the bud groups are always too heavy for the spindly-ish stems. She's trussed up for the wind and rain.
Weather has been such a let-down that the plants I expected to be a bit 'showy' or the big ones dependent on long periods of sunshine have suffered and it doesn't look as if there is going to be any prolonged sunshine, or a whole day of sunshine, according to the Met forecasts in this part of Scotland.
Don't know about you yarrow but i recon my garden about 2 weeks behind. i'm in south east scotland.
I'm Edinburgh but originate in the Borders. We had blue skies at 7am, sun shining now. Met forecast has sun peeping behind clouds for whole day but lunchtime news said rain on its way to last into late evening. Looks like a tossed coin in the weather offices!
Yes, I'm way behind here. Roses mid-way, most not a chance with continued showers. Sweet peas only budding now. Lavender - forgotten what flowers are. Seeds sowed - cornflowers, scarlet flax, California poppy - almost flat to the ground with a few flowers coming up. Huge attack of thrips on many things in pots and perennials look cold and little height. Ah well, same old same old.
Yup, afraid rain on its way as we have just had a good shower. Managed to avoid thrips but the greenfly been really bad.
Rain tomorrow, which is the last thing we need with the garden opening for NGS.
Tea and cake all ready, just hoping for better weather than they have forcast