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Cloud and sun but less breezy here’s the yellow thalictum out now
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Hehe! The size of your flowers makes me giggle. The one I dug up was the baby, I think.

Done nothing! Not exactly true. Removed tons of climbers and have to go back to zero as the climbers - honeysucker! (well, I was the sucker to have let them roam!), clematis, some cheap jasmine which has threaded together like some rastafarian hairstyle! They all have made my more than 30 years' old fence groan and heave and move!

Then viewed 3 houses - 2 in the remotest part possible. I don't mind remote, but the road leading to the single track the size of a private car was bumpy and the car was bopping up and down. Both wood timber structure.

Another one needed a total refurbishment, but a garden to die for. Had the feeling that the woman was a keen gardener, but there were no flowers at the back, but a lovely pond and one or two campanulas hidden by tall grass. Garden was the biggest I had seen.

Viewing these vacant houses hit home the word mortality and I felt very tense as if I could feel the souls of the departed and their gardens ... Life is finite, gardens live on ..
 

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Did a bit of watering and found out that foxes or some critters who like scratching and digging have been active in my garden. Some tried to dig to Australia and some wanted to wind me up with holes on my newly patched turf! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

Afterposting this, I will go forth and rid my gardens of jasmines, honeysuckers, and even passionflowers. I some jasmines and passionflowers up and get rid of all the bind weed. Don't think it's possible, but at least make an attempt to stop them travelling all around my garden.

Flowers from yesterday.

A big lily, but for some reason very short. I think it's because there is never enough water there, outside my bay window.

I was amazed to see Saliva Pink Sensation comes back. It could be Salvia Nemorosa Pink Sensation
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Agastache
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Apricot Kudo Agastache!

Crikey! Sun is out - in full force!

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We have had a lovely day at Alnwick gardens today it’s around 30 minutes drive from us ,the giant was cooling off in the lake and his wife had hung her washing out.
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Hehe! You'd better make sure she doesn't see your post! LOL!

Such a lovely place! Lovely and interesting design. I remember that the doyenne of the house is interested in poison ..You're so lucky to be able to visit the home after 30 minutes' drive. For me to go to Hyde Hall takes 45 minutes. The place looks so nice.

I was thinking of putting up a sail, but it's a fail! It flopped and the cement and aggregate holding the plastic pipe gave and I had to remove the pipe. The garden is too hot to be enjoyed. Did a lot of removal of honeysuckles and bind weed. After removing them, the horrible broken fences are now all exposed. I need to do something quick to hide the holes. Might be costly. Had to remove the bind weed as once it gets into my garden proper, it will be hell ...
 

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5.52am and I have already just done an hour of watering using metered water. It was cold and I am glad that I used a hose as I want to make sure I give the plants a good send off. Even that, part of the garden has not been watered properly.

This is not mine, but masses of delphiniums grown for confetti making! So beautiful!
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This has been a strange year as most of my dahlias have not shown up any leaves at all. The SS have had a field day and all I have seen are short tender stems with no further growth. Very sad.

Was watching John Massey's Ashwood Garden again. So beautiful! I kept asking myself,"Why don't I move to a far flung place and buy 2 or 3 acres of land? Would have been perfect if flanked one side by a lake or canal! Why are you struggling with 3 bed semi?"

The nasty Fox seemed to have gone for my lawn or it could be hedgehog..

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some critters who want to go to Australia by digging. Some critters walked all over my Salvia Patens and snapped 3 long stems, grass patches flung over the turf, holes dug next to my tree lilies which are dwarf! Only 3 feet and it's the 2nd year.

Snow in the Summer are very happy

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One of the flower shows featured Dianthus - this one has the most incredible fragrance. I am searching for an Octopus as mine has all died.
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Jackmanii is one of my favorites - unique colour
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One of the jasmines which I will never get rid of, but it would be potted. I am sick and tired of ivy from next door or my own climbers breaking my fence or growing through them. From next door.

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Here's my 3rd dahlia
 
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Did 45 minutes of watering and now the sun is coming out. Need to go to the allotment to see what is dead. Toms in a planter might be in trouble.

Got very excited seeing a plot of land 200 feet by 30 with a 2 bed cottage needing total renovation on. Then I realised that my house is on about 190! Only the house doesn't need that much refurbishment. Saw a lovely detached house in a close yesterday, but it was like a close with cars everywhere. Very stressful just to get to the house. Everything is nice, but garden too small.

Achilleas are very happy - probably Praprika or Carmine.
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Was wondering what has happened to The Beechgrove Garden???? Furious that they cut the number of episodes and the last one filming them preparing for holiday in JUNE! The BBC is taken over by imbeciles and self-entitled fat cats! I thought they would be back after 3 weeks. Anybody knows what is going on?
 

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Mozzie season is here! Bitten everywhere - butt, neck, ankle.. Very uncomfortable.

Did another round of watering and went to the allotment yesterday and did another heavy watering session.

Hydrangea Curly Sparkler - very happy!

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Hydrangea probably one of the Vim's
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Agapanthus flowering soon!
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Hagley Hybrid
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One of the lacecaps
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Could be paniculata
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Show a short lily - full of fragrance though
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Agastache Kudo Gold
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Eryngium.
 

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Yesterday, I spent 5 hours clearing all the horrible jasmine I bought years ago and strategically positioned to hide a broken fence. Their vines twined together like some rastafarian hair style, but stronger and more handsome, like some mother's lovely handiwork! Their vines were so strong that I needed to remove them as the fence is old and there are holes and missing bits of slats.
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Whilst digging the border, found some dead plants in pots which I had wanted to move with me. Now they are dead and I'm still here! But I have found an oak seedling growing inside this pot. Quite amazing.

Also, having so many plants made me forget some until I saw a spot of colour

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Forgot my camera outside and it was the only night it rained. I had 1/5 of a butt and it's now drizzling. Thank you to whoever who's gifting me the rain. Much needed and appreciated.
 

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5.52am and I have already just done an hour of watering using metered water. It was cold and I am glad that I used a hose as I want to make sure I give the plants a good send off. Even that, part of the garden has not been watered properly.

This is not mine, but masses of delphiniums grown for confetti making! So beautiful!
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This has been a strange year as most of my dahlias have not shown up any leaves at all. The SS have had a field day and all I have seen are short tender stems with no further growth. Very sad.

Was watching John Massey's Ashwood Garden again. So beautiful! I kept asking myself,"Why don't I move to a far flung place and buy 2 or 3 acres of land? Would have been perfect if flanked one side by a lake or canal! Why are you struggling with 3 bed semi?"

The nasty Fox seemed to have gone for my lawn or it could be hedgehog..

View attachment 55909 some critters who want to go to Australia by digging. Some critters walked all over my Salvia Patens and snapped 3 long stems, grass patches flung over the turf, holes dug next to my tree lilies which are dwarf! Only 3 feet and it's the 2nd year.

Snow in the Summer are very happy

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One of the flower shows featured Dianthus - this one has the most incredible fragrance. I am searching for an Octopus as mine has all died.
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Jackmanii is one of my favorites - unique colour
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One of the jasmines which I will never get rid of, but it would be potted. I am sick and tired of ivy from next door or my own climbers breaking my fence or growing through them. From next door.

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Here's my 3rd dahlia


Beautiful just beautiful
 
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Hi, @Silentrunning ! Are you still toying with the idea of snowdrops? Just start with Wendy's Gold or Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye' and not the common snowdrops such as Nivali!

DrCase: Delphiniums are truly beautiful. We have now in this country flowers grown for crops such as Lavender. As delphiniums are perennial, they are good investment and just like your impeccable lilies which smile at your every year.

Lovely weather today

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Hopefully, I can stay in the garden all day. Need to spruce up the garden and sell the house in the winter. Now, I'm just escaping the heat. Thinking of buying a sun sail or knocking up a pergola. Wonder which one is a better idea. I do need something to protect the teak furniture which is now inside my lean to.

Oh, dear! A man came knocking at the door and politely told me to get rid of my noise nuisance Kusco. We now caged him inside the workshop. Unfortunately, I have found another female which croaks like him! :eek: :banghead: The man made a loopy sign saying that the noise nuisance aka Kusco was driving him mad. I need to monitor the situation.

The Samsung camera is fortunately working

Noise nuisance - aka Kusco
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The lovely beans we had for dinner last night
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Once cooked, they are green! Strange that cooking destroys the purple pigment.

My petunia surfinia and pirouettes are doing very well
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Delicate thalictrum - a worthy plant which survives the winter!

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One of the tree lilies, but a bit short!
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Dahlia could be Fire and Ice!
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Hydrangea French Can Can - really lovely
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Very strange as it looks really dark outside. Just did an hour or more of watering and when the tap water hit the soil, it smelt like it hadn't rained for a long time. Very sad state of affairs and it was just like last year. Mind you, last year, most of the country were crying for rain; this year, only me in the this rain allergic spot.

Gorgeous weather for me
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Just pining for rain!

Whilst water, I saw 2 lovely lilies. Will snap them later.
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This one below could be On stage
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Very first courgette!
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Could be Cerise Queen
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This could be Paprika. I think the pound shop Cerise Queen is brilliant!
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I suddenly realised that I hadn't bought Sour grapes. The label was wrong. It is so much darker in colour. Geeee! Sour Grapes is always sour to me!
 

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