Hi Salino - Verdun. Forgot to mention ref the Fennel. Important to remove the dead flower heads before the plant gets the chance to set and scatter seeds - they get everywhere. I forgot last year and have masses of them all over the place. No problem pulling them out since its only a thing tap root but must remember this year - potential Fennel growers (if any) pse note this. Ref the Slugs and Snails thing I grew Veratrums in my first plot and seem to remember they were also a number one target for them.
Hi. A bit early this but lest I forget. Ten minutes ago, clear blue sky and a Cuckoo ( first for me this year) flew right overhead quite low calling as it flew - unfortunately did not have a camera in my hand but a water can - a missed chance there for sure. Secondly was surprised and delighted to see we have Glow Worms ( or something very similar in our front garden - just 2 or 3 can clearly be see in the shingle over the area. I went with a torch to see what they were but having never seen one of these things can only say it looked like a rather larger and stouter Woodlice. Will look it up on Wikipedia.
Hi again. Seems abouit right - Glowworms they are - apparently what we are seeing is wingless females shing their lights to attract a boy friend. The males have no "glow" ( but probably very good vision ahem).
Hi Salino . Ref the hard landscaping heres a pic showing driveway and containerised plants plus the 2 clipped yellow conifers I mentioned. Also one of that new still not quite completed but planted (recently) with a variety of Alpines including Silene, Saxifrage ( mostly) etc. In this pic can be seen my Runner bean plants growing up the strings - the idea is for the bean crop, screen that end of the sitting out area a little and to provide shade for that r
aised bed in hottest part of day. Seems to be successful so will make it a regular feature.
Hi all. A bit of contrast to all these hefty Hosta pics I have sent - heres a dwarf Silene alpina - 3 inches across - 1 in high - flowers about quarter inch
Hi Verdun. So sorry I did not spot your comment re Carex pendula. It is for sure a hefty beast but where it is planted right over against the woods does not matter - t'will hurt now't there, just does not matter. I will certainly leave the jokes to you, mine always are not understood or they fall flat on their faces. Hows your day going, very hot here and they water butts are getting very low - panic stations soon at this rate.
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Hi Salino - Verdun. Forgot to mention ref the Fennel. Important to remove the dead flower heads before the plant gets the chance to set and scatter seeds - they get everywhere. I forgot last year and have masses of them all over the place. No problem pulling them out since its only a thing tap root but must remember this year - potential Fennel growers (if any) pse note this. Ref the Slugs and Snails thing I grew Veratrums in my first plot and seem to remember they were also a number one target for them.
Hi. A bit early this but lest I forget. Ten minutes ago, clear blue sky and a Cuckoo ( first for me this year) flew right overhead quite low calling as it flew - unfortunately did not have a camera in my hand but a water can - a missed chance there for sure. Secondly was surprised and delighted to see we have Glow Worms ( or something very similar in our front garden - just 2 or 3 can clearly be see in the shingle over the area. I went with a torch to see what they were but having never seen one of these things can only say it looked like a rather larger and stouter Woodlice. Will look it up on Wikipedia.
Hi again. Seems abouit right - Glowworms they are - apparently what we are seeing is wingless females shing their lights to attract a boy friend. The males have no "glow" ( but probably very good vision ahem).
Keen 1... I have to go to work today so will get back to you later...after I've checked what Scopolia's are....
Verdun... yes I still think it must be a Festuca, it has that look to it.. will post photo later..
till then...
Hi Salino . Ref the hard landscaping heres a pic showing driveway and containerised plants plus the 2 clipped yellow conifers I mentioned. Also one of that new still not quite completed but planted (recently) with a variety of Alpines including Silene, Saxifrage ( mostly) etc. In this pic can be seen my Runner bean plants growing up the strings - the idea is for the bean crop, screen that end of the sitting out area a little and to provide shade for that r
aised bed in hottest part of day. Seems to be successful so will make it a regular feature.
...lovely bit of landscaping Keen... and the raised bed.. love it...and such a nice backdrop... must go...
Hi all. A bit of contrast to all these hefty Hosta pics I have sent - heres a dwarf Silene alpina - 3 inches across - 1 in high - flowers about quarter inch
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Hi Verdun. So sorry I did not spot your comment re Carex pendula. It is for sure a hefty beast but where it is planted right over against the woods does not matter - t'will hurt now't there, just does not matter. I will certainly leave the jokes to you, mine always are not understood or they fall flat on their faces. Hows your day going, very hot here and they water butts are getting very low - panic stations soon at this rate.
Hi all. A couple more "tinys" - about the same dimensions as the Silene. These are a Pink and a S
axifrage.