@Verdun is one year wiser!

[Mark56]

Happy belated birthday @Verdun, will have a beer or two in your honour by the beach here in Dubrovnik

 

[alp]

Happy belated birthday @Verdun, will have a beer or two in your honour by the beach here in Dubrovnik

Lucky Devil! Have a nice holiday, @Mark56 !

 

[Mark56]

Lucky Devil! Have a nice holiday, @Mark56 !

Thank you so much. Lots of sun today, very beautiful city walls here & architecture that you would love. Think national trust on a grand scale. Lots of lavender & oleander

 

[alp]

Thank you so much. Lots of sun today, very beautiful city walls here & architecture that you would love. Think national trust on a grand scale. Lots of lavender & oleander

Oh, I must go there! National Trust on a grand scale! Must renew my passport now that my son is out of uni...

I didn't go to Wisley .. Too far and the weather hasn't been good. Have a nice holiday .. Don't forget to collect exotic seeds in a discreet way!

 

[Mark56]

I managed to pop in on the Tuesday before last minute packing, it was worth the trip although traffic was horrendous (don't get me started on the motorway expansion plans!) but I purchased a beauty of a carypoteris 'Dark Knight' shrub, flowers August-September. The bees go wild for it. Haha! Nothing discreet about me digging seedlings from public spaces in the UK so won't stop over here You can't beat the greenness of the UK. They've had 4 months without rain until yesterday, reminded me of your situation in Essex. I smiled to myself

 

[alp]

I managed to pop in on the Tuesday before last minute packing, it was worth the trip although traffic was horrendous (don't get me started on the motorway expansion plans!) but I purchased a beauty of a carypoteris 'Dark Knight' shrub, flowers August-September. The bees go wild for it. Haha! Nothing discreet about me digging seedlings from public spaces in the UK so won't stop over here You can't beat the greenness of the UK. They've had 4 months without rain until yesterday, reminded me of your situation in Essex. I smiled to myself

Oh, no! I regret it now. All your fault. Why couldn't you say it was a waste of time, knowing I haven't been!

Ah, digging .... I wouldn't like to talk about my escapades here..

This year, we have had a bit more rain.. so I'm a happy bunny.

By the way, bees like purple flowers. But whenever I see the phacelia, I uproot it. They go everywhere, just like the omnipresent verbena Bonariensis.