IN OUR GARDEN 2023

[mw0njm.]

i think i will stay out of the garden today

the long dry spell will come to a dramatic halt on Sunday with forecasters predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms with the potential for hail, flash floods, travel disruption and possible damage to buildings and power cuts.

 

[NOTSHARP]

i think i will stay out of the garden today

the long dry spell will come to a dramatic halt on Sunday with forecasters predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms with the potential for hail, flash floods, travel disruption and possible damage to buildings and power cuts.

We will be getting it tomorrow morning, Pete.

Fingers are crossed for you.







Steve.

 

[Pedrocut]

Steve’s picture reminded me of a picture I took in the garden a few years ago. Still not sure of the identity of the lower bird.

 

[mw0njm.]

keeps flying over
Vulcanair P.68 Observer 2

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

Still not sure of the identity of the lower bird

Julie's first reaction was greenfinch, but not 100 % on that.
Andrew.

 

[Brummie a long time ago]

keeps flying over

Keep your head down Pete, they are on to you.
Andrew.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Sitting watching the sudden storm taking most the blooms off my 'Generous Gardener' climbing rose. I could have done with another hour getting the weeds from the patio but rain has stopped play.

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Good Idea taking the blooms off. I've only just got into Rose's, I will remember that!

 

[Lady Penelope]

It doesn't bloom for long Kat so I've lots of deadheading to do now!

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Oh Lady P, so sorry, just re-read your post. I thought you meant you'd cut the best of the roses before the storm. Oh no, I hope there's not too much damage, that's so annoying. Sorry I misunderstood x

 

[johnny082]

Great photos of the birds Steve. Seems to me there is not only more aggression these days in mankind, but in bird life too. We had three Magpies in the garden yesterday going manic. We wondered if that is what happened last week when we found two dead in the garden.
Also, on Saturday there was a Blackbird quietly enjoying a fatball when suddenly four sparrows come down and attacked it.

 

[Lady Penelope]

No problem Kat - not to worry. I'm not very experienced with roses and this year my climber had done exceptionally well so I was really disappointed. The storm affected other plants too. Still, we can't control the weather than we!

 

[Eric Gibson]

Here's my neglected garden, the cleared patch is where I planted out the seedling that were topped off with 2 inches of hailstones a couple of hours later but some seem to have survived.
There's an assortment of seeds I bought in one pack from Home Bargains for £1.00.

 

[mw0njm.]

after a good storm last night the grass looks better and weeds are thriving once again

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Lady P, that's so annoying when the weather causes destruction. A few years ago we had a hail storm, it pur gigantic holes in my hydrangea, I never got it right again.

 

[pjmburns]

Two roses out. The orange one usually does quite well and hs other buds. The second one (named margaret merrill and planted in memory of my Mom, Margaret, struggles for some reason..

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

I have two similar roses, same colours. They struggle, but the opposite way round to how yours struggle.

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

The bourganvillia is full of flowers now! I find that even in the warmer weather, if I put them in my south facing window ledge for a week, this encourages flowers.

 

[mw0njm.]

Two roses out. The orange one usually does quite well and hs other buds. The second one (named margaret merrill and planted in memory of my Mom, Margaret, struggles for some reason..

they are Bootifull​

 

[mw0njm.]

i love nasturtiums i might buy a load of seeds. i could not before jaspar my dachshund had allergic reaction to them but bless he has gone

 

[Lady Penelope]

We had a lovely box tree on the patio, trimmed (intermittently and inexpertly) into a cone shape. It looked very elegant but we returned from holiday to find that it had been decimated by the box tree moth. It was covered in caterpillars and despite the fact that my neighbour picked them all off for me I couldn't fancy it any more. I shall wait a while and buy another one or something similar. Any suggestions please?

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Loads of rain here overnight. I'm trying to attach a pic, but it says too large for the server.

 

[Eric Gibson]

I'm not sure about your set up but on my photos programme a right click will bring up an option to resize, I set mine to 1200 width and it works.

 

[mw0njm.]

how to resize an image in Windows 10 Photos

1. Open the image you want to resize and right-click on it.
2. Click on the 3 horizontal dots in the top right corner, then 'Resize'

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Thanks for the resizing info, I did a 1200 and it appears to have worked.

 

[izzy eckerslike]

A nice Arisaema flower growing in our front garden, the spadix and each part of the leaves have a long hair like appendage which is to make rainwater
run rapidly off
off

 

[johnny082]

Kat, Lovely peaceful corner of your garden by the look of it

 

[Strawberry Hunter]

Kat, Lovely peaceful corner of your garden by the look of it

Thank you, my garden is not much more than a corner, but it's big enough.

 

[MWS]

Have been wrestling with a large rose bush, which now looks like it's stuck in the middle of a cat's cradle and my arms are somewhat scratched up.

Nearly trod on this little blighter but saw it just in time...

 

[NOTSHARP]

I was out this evening, taking pictures of the sunset on the longest day of the year. I thought that the lilies looked nice in the evening light, at 22:25hrs.





Sunset was nice.






Steve.