I don’t have much in the way of a garden but I grow African blue basil for sale and had a specimen for a few months in the greenhouse... It grew to 3ft and was absolutely stunning (and had about 20 bees on it at once most of the time)
i quite like this combination of sage, 2varieties of oxalis (esp when they decide to open their flowers up) with lobelia, hydrangea and fatsia in background.
This crazy weather has made everything peak at different times! The 5yr old clump of Astrantia (hadspen blood) was my best show a while ago as it flowered at the same time as an enormous yellow Kerria - this is it's second show this year. Now at this moment the best plant is the Hydranga - a bit upset as it was sold to me as a blue flowered variety and has turned out to be a sickly salmon pink! Still, yesterday and last night torrential rain has turned it a beautiful rose pink so it is forgiven. Anyone know when I should prune this Kerria? I was going to do it after it flowered but now it has flowered again!
Nice cat pics TCM, those lillies look fab fidgetbones, also crazy cat lady you can still add the acidic tonic, for blue flower's next year, but do it in the next couple of weeks. I've been doing mine this week.
Mrs Garden that looks great is that all newly planted?
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What was, for so many months, an unsightly leafy mess, grew and bloomed into the prettiest daylillies.
I don’t have much in the way of a garden but I grow African blue basil for sale and had a specimen for a few months in the greenhouse... It grew to 3ft and was absolutely stunning (and had about 20 bees on it at once most of the time)
Dhalias without a doubt
TBO - that sounds wonderful. Does it vary a lot from the usual kinds? Pity you don't have a pic to show us. Or do you?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Some lovely pics I've missed over last few days.
i quite like this combination of sage, 2varieties of oxalis (esp when they decide to open their flowers up) with lobelia, hydrangea and fatsia in background.
This crazy weather has made everything peak at different times! The 5yr old clump of Astrantia (hadspen blood) was my best show a while ago as it flowered at the same time as an enormous yellow Kerria - this is it's second show this year. Now at this moment the best plant is the Hydranga - a bit upset as it was sold to me as a blue flowered variety and has turned out to be a sickly salmon pink! Still, yesterday and last night torrential rain has turned it a beautiful rose pink so it is forgiven. Anyone know when I should prune this Kerria? I was going to do it after it flowered but now it has flowered again!
Love the sage/oxalis combo (but then as I said, I do have a "thing" for purple and silver foliage
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Nice cat pics TCM, those lillies look fab fidgetbones, also crazy cat lady you can still add the acidic tonic, for blue flower's next year, but do it in the next couple of weeks. I've been doing mine this week.
Mrs Garden that looks great is that all newly planted?
Thanks catsmum annd zombie, its only the oxalis which is newly planted, I suspect it could be invasive if I don't keep it in check.