Dramatic sky Fairygirl - did it rain after this picture was taken and I love the dwarf thrift, so neat and so pretty.
A couple of pictures taken yesterday before the next deluge of rain hit us.The first two pictures are of the Ricons Castor Oil plant and the middle two pictures are Eucomis - both first year flowering. Lastly the main church door decorated for a wedding today - pity that it rained for most of the day, although I have been told that rain on a wedding day is a good omen for a long and happy life together - is this true?
Lovely photo though. The Ricinus is a stunning colour too. I like Eucomis, although they don't survive outdoors here. I used to have the red one 'Sparkling Burgundy'. Is that the one you have?
Yes - that thrift is a tiny little cushion of foliage, just a couple of inches or so in diameter.
No - it didn't rain, but it was quite an unusual formation. It's certainly done plenty today though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had thunder and lightening and it hammered on the stain glass windows when I got married the first time. Someone was trying to tell me something. No, it was not a good omen.
My first go at growing sweet peas. Yes after all these years gardening. I bought two cheap packs from a GC. They have just romped up the obelisk with minimal tying in. I will certainly grow them again. I thought they were tricky to grow.
My Hemerocallis Stafford has just flowered after all the others have gone over. I thought I had lost them after they were all moved
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Thanks Logan and Joyce. Love the rose and Lavender photo too.
Thanks Joyce and yviestevie.
Me too, it's a gorgeous colour combination.
Thanks Lisaj. It wasn't planned like that. The lavender has got so big.
Some gorgeous pix again. Chris - you work so hard to get your garden in shape. It must be a real pleasure to look at - even when you're so used to it!
I love that combination of astrantia and white phlox Perki. Superb
I took a few pix today. Dwarf white thrift that I have in a clay pot
Sweet Pea 'Black Knight'
Close up - including a little bit of spider web...
Three happy bees on the Ligularia
Two on the Allium sphaerocephalon
and one on the Buddleia 'Black Knight'
and up above...the sky....
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Dramatic sky Fairygirl - did it rain after this picture was taken and I love the dwarf thrift, so neat and so pretty.
A couple of pictures taken yesterday before the next deluge of rain hit us.
The first two pictures are of the Ricons Castor Oil plant and the middle two pictures are Eucomis - both first year flowering. Lastly the main church door decorated for a wedding today - pity that it rained for most of the day, although I have been told that rain on a wedding day is a good omen for a long and happy life together - is this true?
I doubt it GD - it rained on mine!
Lovely photo though. The Ricinus is a stunning colour too. I like Eucomis, although they don't survive outdoors here. I used to have the red one 'Sparkling Burgundy'. Is that the one you have?
Yes - that thrift is a tiny little cushion of foliage, just a couple of inches or so in diameter.
No - it didn't rain, but it was quite an unusual formation. It's certainly done plenty today though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had thunder and lightening and it hammered on the stain glass windows when I got married the first time. Someone was trying to tell me something. No, it was not a good omen.
Cold frosty, sunny day when I got married.
It's too wet to do much in the garden at the moment - yesterday's 'occasional showers' apparently meant 4 hours solid downpour
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So took a few snaps instead - it's all a bit white and orange out there:
Dahlia Jescot Julie
Most of my hostas have finished flowering but this one is just coming out
crocosmia 'bicolour' just beginning to flower
crocosmia 'fugue' with echinacea 'white swan', cosmos 'purity' and that black cornflower that they sent the seeds out with the GW magazine.
Yet another crocosmia - George Davison with a 'buzz' buddleia
And one last crocosmia - lucifer with echinops ritro
Finally eryngium with a french lavender - can't remember the varieties of either
but I like the colour combination (and it makes a change from orange)
I do have plants other than crocosmias in my garden, but people on here seem a bit sniffy about them so I'm striking a blow for Montbretia Rights
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
My first go at growing sweet peas. Yes after all these years gardening. I bought two cheap packs from a GC. They have just romped up the obelisk with minimal tying in. I will certainly grow them again. I thought they were tricky to grow.
My Hemerocallis Stafford has just flowered after all the others have gone over. I thought I had lost them after they were all moved
last March
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'You must have some bread with it me duck!'