Wow fairy your sweet peas are gorgeous! I can smell them from here
love the buds and planted a purple one and a burgundy one last year, one died as dearest beau kept piddling on it and one is yet to flower love yours fly
papa a joe you have a wonderful garden. I have enjoyed my walk around it this morning! ?
I love the garden thread. I try to have a shufty round in the background to see layouts and planting schemes and I'm always amazed at the variety of ideas. The trouble is I think "I'm going to do that...and that...and that......!
That's gorgeous Andy. You have done a fab job in your garden this year. From bare earth to that in just a couple of months...well done. Have a pat on the back! and then come round here...
Thanks pp, although not sure I can take much credit, I must have just bought quality plants :-). Well, maybe the echinacea hot summer notwithstanding (had trouble with one ?).
Zephirine drouhine climbing rose that I planted in May has just started flowering too, soon Claire Austin then the kniphofia then it's maintain for a couple of months then watch the bare patches come again for the winter ?.
I didn't have a huge budget when I started my first garden and someone said go to the GC every month and see what is "doing something" that month. I did and then when funds picked up I could afford to fill in spaces. Until that time there was always at least one thing of interest at all times be it flowers or foliage.
Did you plant bulbs? I can't remember. They certainly shorten the Winter!
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Lovely Papi Jo. You mat spend a lot of time looking after your plants.
Gorgeous Papi Jo. You look as if you've had some good weather fro plants to flourish. Very lush and green.
No smilies working - so 'smiley face' for all of those!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wow fairy your sweet peas are gorgeous! I can smell them from here
love the buds and planted a purple one and a burgundy one last year, one died as dearest beau kept piddling on it and one is yet to flower
love yours fly 
papa a joe you have a wonderful garden. I have enjoyed my walk around it this morning! ?
Papi Jo
what a fantastic and well kept garden! You should be chuffed!
I love the garden thread. I try to have a shufty round in the background to see layouts and planting schemes and I'm always amazed at the variety of ideas. The trouble is I think "I'm going to do that...and that...and that......!
Lovely Papi Jo - my echinacea are only just starting - another couple of weeks and they will look good against the heleniums:
That's gorgeous Andy. You have done a fab job in your garden this year. From bare earth to that in just a couple of months...well done. Have a pat on the back! and then come round here...
Thanks pp, although not sure I can take much credit, I must have just bought quality plants :-). Well, maybe the echinacea hot summer notwithstanding (had trouble with one ?).
Zephirine drouhine climbing rose that I planted in May has just started flowering too, soon Claire Austin then the kniphofia then it's maintain for a couple of months then watch the bare patches come again for the winter ?.
I didn't have a huge budget when I started my first garden and someone said go to the GC every month and see what is "doing something" that month. I did and then when funds picked up I could afford to fill in spaces. Until that time there was always at least one thing of interest at all times be it flowers or foliage.
Did you plant bulbs? I can't remember. They certainly shorten the Winter!
Lovely gardens, Papi Jo and Andy.