tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107683472024-03-19T04:22:35.859+00:00Snappy's Gardens Blog"In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful." (~Abram L. Urban)David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-63591417508718310252015-06-23T22:25:00.000+01:002015-06-23T22:25:52.066+01:00Raindrops And Rose LinkThe new blog link is :<br />
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see you all there :)David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-87379438083080771252015-06-09T20:51:00.001+01:002015-06-09T20:51:23.219+01:00New Blog coming soonThe Snappy gardener will return soon with a new blog. Life changes and a loss of mojo made me take a little break. I have been reinvigorated and soon will be back to blogging lots between working shifts. a new house, a new garden, new beginnings to heal the past black clouds.<br />
Its going to be retitled.. the Snappy gardener has grown up a bit more, and is not snappy as much (apart from at work). <br />
The new link will appear here, and the ten years of Snappys Gardens Blog will stay in cyberspace eternity for inspiring people.<br />
This is the new start.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-25530026134344264912014-06-02T12:38:00.001+01:002014-06-02T12:38:59.525+01:00Front Garden Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm on a day off today and have enjoyed the sunshine this morning. I took the camera out to take some pictures of whats growing well, and what looks nice. The front garden is looking nice. Cut grass and a few plants in flower. The Rhododendron Purple Splendour looks amazing. Its growing on the edge of the garden next to a drain cover, and under a Japanese Maple. The soil is quite poor under the grass so the neighbours conifers are growing very slowly. They have been there ten years and are a few feet high.I'm trying to grow a low hedge of David Austin Roses, my Moliniux.<br />
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The Rhododendron is a gorgeous magenta colour, with raspberry jam splashes on the petals. Its new growth will emerge from the flowers. This was one of a Trio, the other two Rhodie's have long since died. This one looks like it is thriving.<br />
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The best Moliniuex Rose in flower. I have four Rose Bushes, and a fifth waiting to be planted in the winter when its dormant. The hedges formed a lovely window showing the blue sky, and the lovely tea scented Rose.<br />
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Because we have stayed at the house for a few years I bought a Betula Utilis, or Himalayan Birch Tree. It was trimmed to make it vase shaped and not long and thin. It will eventually be lovely ghost white bark. It sits in the front middle of the front gardens grass so I can see it from the living room.<br />
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It is maybe three or four years old now. I bought it from Bluebell Nurseries. It will be the star in the front garden. Supported by the Roses and Rhododendron.<br />
There is a Lilac Tree in a pot, and three large planters that have silver leaved Cinereria in currently.I will eventually replant those. The front garden is under stated, compared to the madness of plants in the back garden.<br />
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Growing happily in the gravel drive is this Dandelion. I will leave this for the time being.These colourful weeds make me strangely happy. When you examine the structure of the flower it is reassuringly complicated.<br />
There is a snapshot of the flowers from the front garden. There are more pics to come of the back garden plants.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-58891073945504510752014-05-27T18:09:00.002+01:002014-05-27T18:09:34.734+01:00Cloudy And Carnival Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went to town today to buy some bird food.I came back with some second hand Cd's (Cuban cafe beats, and Latino Carnival music, inspired by the upcoming World cup in Brazil), some new shoes for work, a Yorkshire Life magazine, and some Swiss Chard seeds for the allotment. It never rained as much as the weather predicted.<br />
The Rhododendron Purple Splendour is in flower. Its two companion Rhodie's have died. This one likes the thin poor builders soil, under the shade of a Japanese Maple. It is Liberally covered in flowers.<br />
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Gorgeous petals show raspberry jam splattered patterns. They are lovely flowers.<br />
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A Welsh Poppy has self seeded in the gravel drive. I love the cheery colours of these hardy annuals. I love the unexpected pleasure of finding them in a new area where you did not expect them.<br />
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The Strawberry Bed is festooned in white flowers. This will be dug up at the end of the year and new Strawberry plants bought. Last year was a poor Harvest. At best this was giving a kilo of Strawberries a week in the growing season. It was much less last year. Strawberry plants have a growing season of five years before their productivity drops.<br />
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Growing under the window is a Dalmatian series Foxglove. I planted them last year and they have been growing over the warm winter. I have a fondness for this cottage garden stalwart plant.<br />
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The Geum Mrs Bradshaw growing under the Blue flowers of the Ceanothus. I love the contrast between hot and cool colours.<br />
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Love the Red and Golden Stamen. This plant in flower always reminds me of the Spanish flag. </div>
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I love French Marigolds. They are fiery, bold, and brash. They are strongly scented if you knock past them. They are beloved in India. I bought two trays for £3.50 at Hampson's. They are now illuminating the garden.<br />
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The Geranium flowers year after year. There are not as many this year but the colour is an amazing electric blue or violet colour. The Bees love it.<br />
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I tried to get some White Petunias for the baskets at Hampson's. They had used all the Whites in their expensive baskets. Remind me next year to buy lots of White Petunia plug plants. They can contrast nicely with lots of different colours.<br />
I ended up with White with yellow stripes and centre. I got White and Blue Lobelia to contrast with it in the baskets.I ended up with one Blue Petunia too (maybe somebody swapped a Blue for a White/yellow one).<br />
The moral of the story is be more organised.I'm quite haphazard in going to the garden centres late when everyone else had picked the best plants. I got leftovers.<br />
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This garden keeps providing me with volunteer plants that appear in the many pots. Either the birds or the wind dropped this pretty purple flower.<br />
I left it to flower and it formed lovely seed heads. Translucent green ovals with the seeds visible through the green. I think it is Purple Honesty. I need to save the seed heads. I loved this plants vibrant flowers.<br />
The Woodpecker was back in the garden again today. As I got the camera turned on he flew off.I will keep trying to photograph him. In 5 years i have seen the Woodpecker a handful of times. He is beautiful but very skittish.<br />
I'm back at work tomorrow for two long days.I need to get to the allotment to sow my seeds.The plants are big enough now here to go into open ground.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-86556538103554370052014-05-26T16:19:00.002+01:002014-05-26T16:20:56.126+01:00A Gardeners Dozen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rain and sunshine has made lots of things flower so there is plenty to photograph. I start with this colourful Chaffinch that feeds in our garden.<br />
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The Yellow Snapdragons have reflowered in the corner. I cut them back in Spring and they have rewarded me with golden yellow blooms, with their candy stick smell.<br />
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The Foxgloves by the pond glow white against the green like a ghost. I think they contrast beautiful to the green leaves around them, and the pink Astrantia growing next to it.<br />
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The Leopards Bane is growing in the Apple Pot. They are like handsome relatives of Dandelions, but have a leopard spotted leaf.<br />
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After much searching for a birdbath online we went to Carr Gate Nursery and brought this heavy Stone Birdbath. It is two parts. The Base and the Bowl slots in with a piece of plastic pipe.It is now a garden feature in the middle of the patio.It has been cleaned today and refilled with fresh rain water (we had enough of that!!)<br />
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A rescued Hanging Basket Viola. As I get older I find I forget the names of the plants that I buy. Year after year I buy new plants so it will have to remain nameless. I think the colours are exquisite. It is on the patio table now in a pot.<br />
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Rescued from a soggy container are these vibrant Sweet William. I hope these will regrow with vigour in their new home.<br />
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I have new deep Red Aquilegias this year. I have planted some over several years and now are starting to see a good variety of colours. I think they are lovely cottage garden plants growing wild around the sunken border. Each new season provides new colours as they cross with each other.<br />
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This plant is surely the Belle of the ball. Peony Sarah Bernhardt. I cannot remember seeing her flower since we bought her 4 or 5 years ago? The plant has three lovely spherical flower buds, crawling in Ants. I hope for her garden debut this year..<br />
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More Aquilegias nodding in the wind. I may go and buy more of these next year in different colours. To make the sunken border an Aquilegia paint box. Genetics at play is interesting each new growing season.<br />
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In the front garden the most sheltered Moliniuex Rose has flowered. A beautiful Golden colour with lovely tea smell. There are four Rose bushes growing in the grass as a barrier to the neighbours garden.This is an amazingly sumptuous flower, and the Rose bushes leaves are quite healthy.<br />
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Last of the gardeners dozen (pictures) is this Geum Lady Stratheden. A red ticket plant from Hampsons, rescued from certain destruction. I have nursed it back to health. It almost ready to open the first Yellow Flower. She joins the Geum Mrs Bradshaw (red and gold flowers), and Geum Orange (no guesses about the colour of this one).<br />
I love the variety of flowers at the moment.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-38200713572813486322014-05-26T15:52:00.002+01:002014-05-26T15:52:25.399+01:00Planting Day <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rain finally stopped today long enough for me to plant the containers up with my Burgundy Snapdragons, Lobelia, French Marigolds, and Viola Molly Sanderson. The Corner of the house has these three planters. The Yellow Snapdragons, Geum Orange, and Foxglove were already planted.<br />
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The first Rose of the year always excites me. I did not even notice these Rose buds until last week. One stem has all the buds. Darcey Bussel looks beautiful, and smells delicious.<br />
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A garden without Roses is not a garden. For me they have to be scented too. This Rose is nearly ready to bloom away.<br />
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The Patio and path house lots of pots. I planted the Viola Molly Sanderson, and French Marigolds. Green and Gold works well I think. The patio pots show my love of Grasses, and wispy textured plants that move in the wind.<br />
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The newly planted container with the Violas and French Marigolds. I hope these plants fill out the fertile compost.<br />
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These Molly Sanderson Violas are some of my favourites. The black petals with a purple and yellow centre. Apparently they are scented too..<br />
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View from the shed down the path.Asiatic Lily's, Roses, and Hosta's line the path for a river of green leaves.<br />
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I have a weakness for Hosta's with their stately leaves, crazy waxy leaves that repel water down into the stems. I'm looking for new Hostas to join our collection on the path.Two smaller Hostas are growing on in pots..<br />
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The mighty Ceanothus blooming away over the Geum Mrs Bradshaw. It was grown from a £4 plant from Hampsons. It is eight feet high and four feet wide. It has been trimmed already this year. It needs cutting back to contain it within the space. The trunk is so thick now at the bottom of the shrub.<br />
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I have been picking Lily Beetles off again this year. All the Lily's I have will be composted at the end of the growing season.I need new plants to fill the barrel planters.I do not know what yet.<br />
The garden looks lush now, after all the rain. I cleaned the bird table up, scrubbed the new bird bath, and topped up the feeders. When I'm not gardening I like to sit and watch the garden and the birds flying into it.Happy Days.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-26177579262221039682014-05-23T11:49:00.000+01:002014-05-23T11:49:21.259+01:00Rainy Day Return<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm back after a long absence from the Blogosphere.I have actually been updating using Twitter to post quick pics about the gardens progress and holidays away. It is wet today so I am indoors waiting for the rain to stop long enough to plant my newly cleared containers.After the Winter I rediscovered my green fingers and started to clear the debris away.<br />
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The Sambuca has been moved into a pot because it was massive. It got stuck with the Dicentra. That needs potting up after it has finished this years growth. Some of the older plants have outgrown the sunken borders limited space. This year will see a renewal. Even the Ceanothus has grown huge with the warmth and rain. It is covered in honey scented blue flowers.I have cut it back hard twice a year and it just regrows more vigorously.<br />
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The Black Bamboo has been moved next to a fence to try and protect it from the harsh winds. It gives the fence a green vertical wall feel, and has lovely movement in the wind.<br />
Twitter is good for short messages, but Blogger is better for writing. 160 characters is quite restricting.I pulled my camera out today and took these few pics.I will take more pics to decorate my posts.<br />
Its good to be back.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-60074012904527694982013-10-08T22:40:00.000+01:002013-10-08T22:40:48.343+01:00Autumn Changes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The months of the year seem to be getting quicker as we head towards Xmas. The garden looks a bit tired around the edges after the summer party. These pink Colchicum have flowered in the Japanese Painted Fern pot. They are like pink ghosts rising from the green and brown fronds of the Fern.<br />
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The Pansys are still flowering in the baskets. These little plants have good repeat flowering, and will even survive the Yorkshire winter. I love the burnt orange of this flower, like an Autumnal Sunset.<br />
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The Wet path leading to the battered greenhouse, and shed. The weeds in the stones by the path are impressive. The Hostas are slowly dying back. The pots need clearing of weeds, and several need replanting.<br />
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The view from the shed looking down the garden. The pots here move about and the table has become a decorative feature. Adorned in either bird food, or pots of Fuchsias.<br />
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The Shrub plants near the house have really enjoyed the Hot Summer, and Rainy Autumn. They both need trimming back. Both are loved by the garden birds for hiding in, and for perching for eating bird food. They also provide great perches for us to watch the birds from inside. They ignore us if we sit still behind the glass.<br />
David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-75583051345644432852013-09-28T23:45:00.000+01:002013-09-28T23:45:06.300+01:00Anne's Rose <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been a long time since I posted last on the blog. It has been a busy month of work, a sad goodbye to a gardening friend, and a few days in Northumberland. The garden has been left to grow on its own. This beautiful Lilac Rose smells of Old Roses. Like a scented soap in a flower. I call it Anne's Rose.It needs a bigger pot to grow in for next year. It flowers one Rose at a time..<br />
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The Nemesia Vanilla Scent were dead headed and cut back. they have rewarded me with a fresh second bloom of flowers. These smell divine too. I will get more of these plug plants for next year.<br />
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Some of the plug plant Foxglove Dalmation series are flowering in the sunken border. These have taken a long time to get going, but look beautiful.<br />
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The Last photo shows the Geum Mrs Bradshaw flowering, but going over slightly. I need to tidy the garden up, and dead head a few plants. Its the time of the year to start planting Spring Bulbs. I need to clear all the Lily Barrels and get new soil to take the bulbs.<br />
I went to the allotment today and surveyed the plot. It has been a bad year for maintaining it. The whole plot needs clearing between the raised beds, and the raised beds digging over. I have the Autumn and Winter to try and perfect the plot.<br />
As the wind blew through the grasses, and the sun shone I realised I actually enjoyed being up there. Hands in the soil, and listening to the birds, and buzzing insects. I need to allotment plot clever for when im working lots.<br />
I will blog some pictures of Northumberland which was an amazing place to visit and stay for a few days. The Holy Island rested my weary soul.<br />
Hopefully this will be translated into more blog posts, and photos. I'm back.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-80046142463810840042013-08-31T22:29:00.000+01:002013-08-31T22:29:21.517+01:00Sparrowhawk Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its now the last day of August. Where does the months go to? I took this photo today of the Rose Arthur Bell. It has a beautiful cup shaped flower with delicious fragrance. It glows in the fading garden. A last bloom of this growing season.<br />
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I had a surprise visitor to the garden today. I heard lots of commotion and saw this brown blur flying into the Ceanothus and then around it. Little birds flew off in all directions. After the swift dive he flew and sat on the garden fence. The camera was at hand to photograph this beautiful predator.<br />
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I have seen Sparrowhawks three times before and they have always flown away before I could get the camera. The Buddleja obscured the view from the window so I tried to find a gap in the foliage to get some pics.<br />
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The flowers attract the pollinators and insects. The small birds feed on these, and the bird seed. These birds of prey live off the small birds. These are top of the food chain.<br />
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They were persecuted and poisoned lots before, but I think there numbers are increasing now. I love the burning yellow eyes, and long yellow feet and claws. They have long tails but his was hidden behind the fence.<br />
The flight of this bird is amazing swooping into dense garden and picking off quick little birds. I think this time he only caught a few feathers and not a kill.<br />
Three times before I have seen the Sparrowhawk. I showed Cat the photos on the camera. She will see it one day.<br />
The days are drawing in earlier now, and the sun is rising later. Autumn is nearly here. The garden needs tidying up a bit.<br />
I have harvested a few Tomatoes over the past few days. Eaten off the plants with a little lick of salt to draw out the flavour.I love growing Tomatoes. All the other veg has not done so well because of the NZ trip in June.<br />
I keep getting seed/plant catalogues. I need to start perusing them for next years plants. The seasons are turning slowly.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-45642257616646702472013-08-20T19:50:00.001+01:002013-08-20T19:50:48.331+01:00In Transition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is already the fourth week of August. The fiery orange Crocosmia is blooming now in the pot on the patio. I need to re pot it so it can grow bigger. It is a lovely flower contrasting to the strappy green leaves. This plant has suffered with the summer heat, drying out, and having very browned leaves. The recent rain and my tidying up has made it more attractive.<br />
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Self seeded Forget Me Nots growing in one of the pots. It did have some summer bulbs but they dried up and died in the summer heat. I love how delicate the blue flowers are . Cool against the green leaves.These self seed everywhere, but I love finding new plants growing wildly each year where they fall.<br />
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The Bronze Fennell has been cut back to the ground, and regrew to five feet tall. It has these pretty yellow flowers floating over the edge of the sunken border. The hover fly's love these small delicate lemon peel like flowers.<br />
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A late flower Aquilegia has attracted small insects inside the petals, and the Hover Fly. These have long spurs full of nectar. I hope next year brings new colour variations of the Aquilegias.<br />
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The Cranesbill Geranium has re flowered again. The electric purple flowers sing out in the slightly exhausted sunken border.<br />
I was reading today about the West Dean Chilli Festival. You can even camp in the grounds now, and spend three days there. I must go next year.<br />
<a href="http://www.westdean.org.uk/garden/news%20and%20events/chillifiesta.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.westdean.org.uk/garden/news%20and%20events/chillifiesta.aspx</a><br />
I am trying to grow a Chili. So far I have two plants and no fruit formed. Im running out of time before the growing season ends.<br />
I used to be able to grow Cayenne Chili's. The Scotch Bonnet, and Jalapeno Summer Heat have struggled with the Yorkshire conditions. I used to grow them with no problems. Maybe my exotic choices are too difficult to grow in wet/cool West Yorkshire..<br />
The garden is looking green. The weather has cooled down a bit now. There has been the odd rain shower too.It is in transition between Late Summer and Autumn.<br />
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The Dalmatian White Foxgloves have flowered beautifully in the barrel planter against the backdoor wall.I love the white trumpets with burgundy spots. I planted five Foxglove plants, and so far two have flowered. I think they were quite slow to establish, but are loving the mixture of hot days and rain showers. The Sweet Peas and Black Bamboo all look healthy still. It is a little sheltered suntrap. The Bamboos have greened up nicely in their new sheltered position.<br />
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After a few sparse weeks the Rose Gertude Jekyll has started a second flush of flowers. The delicate pink Rose contrasts nicely to the healthy new green leaves underneath it.<br />
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The Rose Dark Lady has had a poor 2013. The leaves have been diseased and the growth not very even. She has finally shown me a beautiful dark crimson Rose.I hope that I can revive this plant next year.<br />
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The latest Rose to flower is the Hybrid Tea Queen Elizabeth. I originally got a free Rose last year from Sutton's which promptly died. I saw this is Wilkos for £3 and thought I must have it, to see what the flowers are like. They are a light blush pink Rose, with nice cup like petals.<br />
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Alas there is only a faint rose scent, but the five Roses it has grown are all healthy. There is minimal black spot on the lower leaves. It has been a slow starter. Maybe next year the new growth will make it flower more profusely. That said the five Roses are all perfect, with little pest damage.<br />
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The Old Grand Dame of the Roses is the Rose Lady Emma Hamilton. The Apricot colored roses smell divinely of fruit and citrus. Strongly scented. I need to change a lot of the soil and try more pruning. She is very spread out in the pot despite spring pruning. There have been less Roses this year than previous years. I think this Rose is at least five years old.How long can shrub roses last?<br />
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The one star Dahlia is the Bishop Of Oxford. Orange is a very healing color, and I love the contrast to the dark leaves below. I will try to over winter my Bishop Series of Dahlias, and try to collect the four Bishops that I have not got. They maybe need deeper pots than they are currently in.<br />
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Another successful plant is the Lavender growing in a pot on the small coffee table.The scent is lovely, and I have seen a few Bees flying onto the light blue flowers.I bought the Rosemary and Lavender to try and feed the native Bee's.<br />
The Lavender has flowered. The Rosemary has dropped half of its leaves on the other table. I saw a good Horizon program about the decline of Bees with Bill Turnbull from BBC Breakfast. He has kept Bees for 12 years as a hobby. He showed all the different reasons they think Bees are struggling here in the UK. There were three main scientific theories.These were from environmental changes from intensive agricultural use, to the Veroa Mite, to the use of Neonicotinoid pesticides in Agriculture.There are scientists all over the world working in all three fields.<br />
He said that City Bees are bucking the trend and producing double the amount of honey of their country cousins?I know that London has more urban Bee Keepers than the rest of the UK.<br />
Our garden is packed full of flowers that will hopefully feed the Bees'. There are 240 species of Bees in the UK, not just the Honey Bee.I'm always pleased to see them in the garden. They are little garden Spirits.<br />
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The garden still has a few productive plants. The Strawberries are still growing. My four pots of Tomato's are growing strongly and there is a little glut of Tomatoes growing. There is one pot of gardeners delight, two pots of whatever Tomatoes I tried sowing to start with (I cant remember what I sowed.I must have reused the soil and they subsequently germinated). The last pot is the Hampsons bought Tomato plant,the Chocolate Cherry Tomato plant which is huge and laden with nice fruits.<br />
The Chilli's are outside now. I bought the two plants from the Spring Flower Show. None of my Chili seeds germinated. I have Scotch Bonnet, and Jalapeno Summer Heat. The CSB has flowers on it, but no fruit yet...<br />
The CJSH has flower buds but no white flowers yet. Fingers crossed!<br />
The Grape Vine has about eight bunches of Grapes of various sizes. The ones photographed are the healthiest. I need lots of sunshine so they can ripen and develop sweet sugars in the grapes.<br />
The Grape Vine has been trial and error as I have never grown them before last year. The Internet is awash with much conflicting advise about pruning and training. I hope that each year I get more confidant in growing Table Grapes. Their is a legendary plant at Hampton Court palace which is hundreds of years old. My Black Hamburg has royal pedigree.<br />
The garden is still lush and green with a lot of flowers and wild life in it. The pots have been rearranged by Cat to make the path line on two sides by plants. The Fruit Trees are all growing impressively. The Ceanothus and Buddleja have grown massively filling the garden with their leaves. The birds love flying into them in between feeding. The garden is a perfect shared space between the wildlife and the gardeners. Aestheticly pleasing to sit in, functional, and wildlife friendly. A perfect balance.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-24828296623199663572013-08-02T14:12:00.002+01:002013-08-02T14:12:58.496+01:00Roses Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Roses continue to inspire me with their blooms. I think they give a good injection of colour when other plants are starting to fade. The Lady Emma Hamilton freshly opened glows in the sunlight and smells so divine of citrus fruits. yum!<br />
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The Rose Scent Sation getting ready to open five blooms on one stem. They smell best when they are just opening their petals, but it gets less strong as they open further. I cant smell Turkish Delight, maybe a sweet shop smell?<br />
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These Hover Flys love the Scent Sation. It only has minimal Black spot on a few lower leaves. The Rose bush looks quite healthy. A bargain from Fryers Roses. A late developer but this has meant the Roses have staggered in their flowering.<br />
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The Hybrid Tea Queen Elizabeth is just teasing me with fat rose buds. I'm working the next three nights so this will be one of the first things I look at when I come back from work.<br />
Its hot and humid, and even a sharp rain shower has not cooled things down. Its a lovely balmy August Day.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-82437165683276098742013-08-01T22:20:00.002+01:002013-08-01T22:20:41.447+01:00Retail Therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got Cat to take me to Hampson's to buy some replacement plants for our dead hanging baskets. Six baskets needed replacing from the heat and drought. We walked around the Hampsons equivalent of the green mile (red and yellow tickets for damaged plants).Looking for plants that could be revived.<br />
I loved this Gazania mixed variety. It looks quite healthy to me, with a lot more unopened flower buds.<br />
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Three extra plants that need a home. A Celosia, a Pelagonium, and a third yellow Geum to join my collection. Lady Strathden.<br />
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I have Geum Mrs Bradshaw, and Geum Orange. This is a third lovely yellow variety.<br />
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Cat replanted the three pots by the front door. There is silver foliaged Cinnereria, Prince Of Wales Feathers,The prarie like Red Coreopsis, two Spireas, shrubs with small pink or white flowers. Fifty pence or a pound each!<br />
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The six baskets have been replanted with a mixture of Diascia, Pansy's, Lobellia, and Campanula.<br />
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I wanted the Blue and white plants in the baskets. This Pansy has the blue, the white, and the egg yolk yellow.<br />
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The Lobelia was a pack of twelve. A rare find in all the dead and damaged plants that they had ticketed.<br />
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The cost of planting the three large pots by the front door, six hanging baskets, and four extra plants was under forty pounds.<br />
Today was the hottest day of the year. Hopefully now it will cool down as I'm back on nights again tomorrow.<br />
Rainfall would water the new basket plants and front door pots. The garden is still full of colours, Bees,Butterflies, and other pollinating insects.<br />
I watched the BBC's program about Urban Wildlife with Mike Dilger from the One Show. He saw Kingfishers and Peregrine Falcons in Sheffield. Badgers in South Yorkshire. Newts in a mans swimming pond..<br />
We have Newts, Frogs, Pollinating Insects, an occasional Hedgehog, Bats at night. I love how the garden brings wildlife closer to me. Only a few steps from the backdoor.<br />
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When it was sunny yesterday I decided to move the Bamboo from the pathway to the fence by the back gate. It is hopefully more sheltered and not as hot. The Bamboos leaves have got wind burn, and damage from the pots drying out.<br />
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The three pots together look like a living screen. There is plenty of new growth rising from the root system in the pot.<br />
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They start off green and unfurl like a cigar. I think the black stems develop later.I have to watch that these plants don't split the plastic pots.<br />
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I spent a good hour yesterday photographing the Butterflies on the Buddleja. This White one looks very mystical with the sunlight illuminating its wings.<br />
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They come out when it is sunny and fly around the purple flowers. They are very flighty and move quickly from flower to flower.<br />
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The Bee's also love the Buddleja and this Teasel that has managed to flower. I will pull it out before it sets seed, but I love the pollinators in the garden.<br />
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Another Bee balanced on the Butterfly Bush. It is alive with the sound of buzzing bees. The ten feet stems are covered in triple flower spikes. They will be pollinated in double quick time, as the neighbourhood pollinators gather to drink the nectar.<br />
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This Butterfly has his tongue down in the little purple flowers..<br />
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The last Butterfly pic shows a Comma. He looks a bit battered and weather beaten. He landed on the buddleja right outside the conservatory. They are very hard to photograph due to their small size, and the constant flighty nature.<br />
It is pouring down with rain now. July has been hot for three weeks, then rainy for the last week. The garden needs watering though. There will be probably be the months rainfall in a week?<br />
I hope August is hot and sunny. Butterflies, Bees, and Bamboos are the three B's.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-69968930099160821992013-07-28T22:04:00.002+01:002013-07-28T22:04:20.406+01:00My Jewel Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apologies to Monty Don for stealing his book title for my blog post header. The stars of the garden at the moment are the Roses, and the Asiatic Lilies. The Rose Scent Sation after a slow start has exploded into growth. Each stem has five or six Rose buds on each. They smell so sweet to start with, and the flower mellows in colour to this Salmon blush colour.<br />
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Wollerton Old Hall has gorgeous Myrrh scented flowers. They hold this chalice shape until the petals drop off the Rose. This shrub is covered in multiple stems with lots of flower buds. The weight of the Roses pulls the stems down.<br />
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My favourite Banana Split Lily's. I will miss these next year, but the garden needs a break from them. I think monoculture is an invitation for all the local pests to decimate their target flower. These bright vibrant flowers represent a small portion of what was growing before. I had hundreds of Lilys growing in many pots, hence the red Lily Beetle infestation.<br />
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The Pinks look more faded now, but this maybe the intense sunlight, and very hot days.I think these look great in blocks of single colour.<br />
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Orange flowers always bring a warmth to the garden. I will definitely have these plants in my wish list for a few growing seasons.<br />
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I moved these back to next to the Hungry Bin and they have bloomed away. The bottom right Lily almost looks white. It has lost its dark pink pigment in the flower petals.<br />
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A late Rose bud unfurling on the Lady Emma Hamilton. I trimmed this Rose back to try and keep the growth compact. She has not flowered as well as normal. Lots of leaves but not many flowers. She is maybe five years old now. I will try to change the pots soil, and keep trimming to keep the size small. How long can shrub roses last for before you have to change them?<br />
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The Patio with the birdbath reflecting the sky. The Hosta's provide the green and yellow leaves, the Roses and Lily's the jewels in the garden. The Bamboos have done quite poorly in the summer heat. They will be moved in the winter to the side of the house by the backdoor. It is sheltered and has some shade from the house. The Yorkshire wind has browned the Bamboo leaves. I thought that the Phyllostachus Nigra would be more hardy.<br />
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This is the Rose Scent Sation just after the Rose bud opened. It smelt strongly of sticky sweets, Turkish Delight according to Monty Don. It is a thing of beauty when it first unfurls from the rose bud.<br />
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The Wollerton Old Hall in bloom with four of its Roses. They smell strongest when they first bloom. It is a lovely old scent. I hope someone who grows this can tell me what they think it smells of?I did not know what Myrrh smelt like before I had this Rose.<br />
I already am planning the garden for next year. Change what is dying or struggling. Bring in new replacement plants, rearrange what we have growing. Its never ending with the changing of the seasons.Photographing helps capture moments in time when the garden or an individual flower looks perfect. Or an unexpected combination of planting catches your eyes. these are the jewel garden moments.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-20114910392250695242013-07-28T21:39:00.002+01:002013-07-28T21:39:35.485+01:00Summer Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After I wrote the last post saying I had not seen any Butterflies then this Comma landed on the Buddleja. The Orange and black wings contrast nicely against the Black Knight Buddleja.<br />
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This photo shows the Butterflies very long tongue drinking the nectar from the purple flowers. There have been Peacock Butterflies, and various white ones. The bees and hover flys love this plant. It is always a centre of insect activity. The stems have grown to around ten feet up, and the flowers are blowing around in the breeze. There is a heady scent of Butterfly Bush.<br />
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The Buddleja acts as a cover between the conservatory and the bird feeders. The birds think we cannot see them. I photographed this Greenfinch eating the sunflower hearts.<br />
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The sunlight brings out the khaki green and yellow of this very shy bird.I love the rarity of it visiting to feed.<br />
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The past few days have seen the sunshine give way to clouds and rain. The garden and pots were hungry for rain water. The Sweet Peas have been revived with the water.<br />
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The Lavender on the little patio coffee table has flowered at last. Small pale blue flowers. I love the scent of lavender in the warm sunshine. Once it fully flowers the Bees should visit its fragrant spires.<br />
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The Night Phlox has grown beautifully now in the two pots on the patio area. The flowers are white but closed during the day with the red underneath. They smell lovely at night.<br />
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The rain has revived the Pink Phlox which were looking very ropey. They have a slight clove smell to the bright pink flowers.<br />
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The Climbing Fuchsia has grown beautifully and has the Purple/red pendulous flowers. I call it the Cromer Fuchsia, from where it came from. I need this to grow bigger to make it winter hardy.<br />
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The Hostas have put up the biggest flower spikes I have seen. They are nearly six feet high. The purple and white tubular flowers are inundated by Bees. They love the nectar of the green Hostas.<br />
I cant believe its nearly the end of July. Being away for most of June has made it feel like a shorter growing season. The Roses and Lilys are giving spectacular amounts of colour.The pond is newly filled by a night of torrential rain.<br />
I will do a blog post about them too. I love British Summertime..David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-5506908871967776312013-07-22T13:08:00.000+01:002013-07-22T13:08:02.360+01:00Long Shots (of the garden)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I would share a few wider photos of the garden. I take lots of photos of individual flowers. Here is the patio area by the pond. Tomatoes (including the Chilli plants that were tomatoes), and Pumpkins.<br />
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The wildflower area by the pond has shot up massively. It is pretty much self seeded. It will need cutting back in the winter. The frogs love hiding under the plants by the pond edge.<br />
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The long view from the shed showing the patio, grass, pots, hungry bin, and compost bins,<br />
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My favourite Perennial plants the Astrantia. as modelled on the top of the blog. I love the cool waters of the pond under the graceful arching stems and flowers.<br />
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The dilapidated pond. I cleaned the small green pond leaves that grow mad in the sunshine. The Water Lily also needed trimming back as it has taken over the pond. The Frogs and Newts love the pond. The birds drink from it and bath in it on the brick steps.<br />
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The Sunken border with the huge Butterfly Bush, Ceanothus, Sambuca, and Dicentra. These plants have grown extremely large for the area they are in. Major decisions ahead in the winter. Can they be cut back to fit the space? The Ceanothus has such a thick trunk now It will need cutting down if I remove it. The growth has exploded from it.<br />
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The pathway has all my pots with Roses, Lilys, Hostas, and brown leaved Bamboos. They suffered terribly in the hot weather. I think I must mulch them thickly next year and maybe move them to against the side wall where it is more shaded during the day.<br />
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The last year of the Asiatic Lily's. They have been getting smaller each year due to pest attack killing the leaves off. This year even the flowers have been eaten. I love the colours but think I need a break from them for a few years.<br />
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The Lily's were free from the organisers of the Big Lunch a few years ago. I love the bright primary colours. Year on year they are getting smaller and smaller with less leaves.<br />
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This Lily reminds me of a Banana Split. I love the colours. Its a shame that the Lily Beetles decimate my plants.<br />
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A Nettle Plant growing in the Wildflower Area. I'm pleased I have this for the Butterflies to lay their eggs. As long as I keep it small it can stay and grow next to the other wild flowers.<br />
The garden has been full of Bees, and Hover Flys. Also other flying insects. The plethora of flowers means their is a lot of nectar for the pollinating insects. I have not seen many Butterflies yet. A few Meadow Browns, and Cabbage Whites. Hopefully the Buddleja will attract them in.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-20752594816061231462013-07-22T12:41:00.002+01:002013-07-22T12:41:54.829+01:00Roses In July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Hot weather and Lily Beetles have decimated my Asiatic Lily's. Luckily the garden Roses have all been flowering away. Every few days a new Rose opens for me to photograph, and to smell.The first Rose is the Darcey Bussell. She flowers really well despite some terrible black spot on the leaves.I must remember to buy the anti fungal spray next year to try and stop it discolouring my Roses.<br />
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Wollerton Old Hall has three Roses on it now. Chalice shaped pale Roses with a funny Myrrh smell. Like Liquorice or medicine. It has grown really healthy, with no black spot so far. The flowers hold the chalice cup shape.<br />
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One of the new Roses is the Molinuex. Ready to be planted in the front garden where the other one died. It has flowered spectacularly. It is very healthy.<br />
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The Arthur Bell flowers with one Rose at at a time. Beautiful deep yellow Roses with a lovely strong scent. It is growing healthy. Maybe the Rose food I used has helped?<br />
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The Moliniux with apricot colours on this Rose. Beautiful colours and tea scent.<br />
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The Rose Harlow Carr flowers non stop for weeks. The scent is pure old rose scent, like soap. This has bloomed more than any of the others.I love the pink blooms.<br />
The other two Roses still growing that have not flowered yet are the Hybrid Tea Queen Elizabeth (from Wilkos), and the Fryers Rose Scent Sation which has a new Rose bud just opening and the hint of Turkish Delight smell. I will photograph it when it opens tomorrow or Wednesday?<br />
The Dog Roses have grown leaves from the bare stems, but no flowers. Maybe next year?<br />
I love Roses. The gardens Lily's will be composted and new plants used to fill the Barrel and green planters.The Lily Beetles can find other gardens to breed in and other Lilys to destroy.<br />
I want to buy a new Rose or two. A David Austin one called Jude The Obscure, a Rose called Sunrise, and maybe the original Peace Rose (named after the end of the second world war). Roses fill the garden with form, shapes, scent, and colour. I cannot imagine a garden without Roses in it.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-28467930457939852362013-07-22T12:06:00.000+01:002013-07-22T12:06:12.488+01:00Garden Colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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July has been so hot and sunny so far. Great for me but bad for the garden. There has been amazing flowers in a myriad of colours. But also casualties of the hot dry summer. This pretty weed is growing in the Geum Box by the back door.<br />
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The Delosperma are a beautiful magenta colour with white centres, and yellow stamen.They are growing next to the Geums.<br />
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The Sweet Williams in the rectangular planter still flower away. For an annual it has flowered over three years now. They have a slight smell of Cloves.<br />
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Self Seeded Poppies flowered all around the Bamboo pots. I love this double flowering Poppy. They actually grew across the other side of the garden. The wind must have thrown the seeds thirty feet across. I have collected the seed pods ready for them to ripen.I will sow them all over the sunken border.New colours and shapes are already expressing themselves. The flowers are very short lived but lovely to look at.<br />
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The Butterfly Bush has grown really well in the summer weather. It is covered in these purple flowers. I am waiting to see the Butterflies though this year..<br />
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Growing under the conservatory windowsill is this Foxglove. I bought a selection of Foxgloves. This is the only one that has flowered. The others may flower later or next year. I hope these self seed as I love Foxgloves. They are so pretty and delicate. The Bees love these.<br />
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The last two photos show the flowers on the Bishop series of Dahlias. This is the pretty Bishop Of Oxford.<br />
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The other Dahlia flowering is the Bishop Of Dover. It has nice pink and white petals, growing above dark foliage.<br />
The Bishoop Of Llanduff plants rotted away (too much watering!). I have seen there are more Dahlias for me to collect.I have Cantebury, Oxford, and Dover.<br />
The hanging baskets have died off spectacularly. Only two remain in flower out of ten. I need more plants to fill the eight cremated ones.<br />
The Strawberry bed has collapsed too in the burning hot days. It is forecast for a few humid days before some much needed rain may fall. The pond is a whole six inches lower now than in the Spring. It needs rainwater to top it up.<br />
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July has been hot,hot, hot! It has been a blazing 27 degrees centigrade. I was up at the allotment trying to salvage the plot from the five feet weeds and grass! The harvest pics are on Twitter (link in the side bar).<br />
The Rose Arthur Bell opened its bloom when I was out. A lovely strong tea scent, and amazingly vibrant petals. I love how the Rose has bloomed despite the heat and lack of rain.<br />
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The David Austin Rose Moliniuex flowers like a film star. I rarely see the Roses at the front unfurl like this. She looks like a Tea Rose, but will unfurl the yellow petals. I like seeing a variety of Rose blooms on a plant.<br />
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This will be the last year that I grow Lily's. They have been so damaged by Lily Beetles who breed and their revolting larvae (covered in their own black poo) eat the whole plant, stripping all the leaves and destroying the flowers.I tried picking them off by hand but they kept coming.<br />
This is the Asda Black Knight Lily? It looks more Red on the photo then the black Lily they showed on the box the bulbs came in. <br />
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Apart from the Aesthetics of seeing flowers covered in Lily Beetle poo, the flowers are getting smaller. The leaf damage means the bulbs are not storing enough energy to flower with big blooms next year. I think all the Barrel planters and pots will be emptied and composted. I need to think what to replace them with.<br />
These are my Tiger Lily's but they have lost their spots! Unless they have reverted back to one of the parents?<br />
Mass planting is great, but monoculture brings in a plague of pests. If I stop growing Lily's for a few seasons then the bugs can move to other gardens. They fly to the scent of Lily's.<br />
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The Hostas are coping with the heat well.They don't seem to suffer sun damage, or even droop if the pots get dry on top. I love the cascade effect of the white flowers on the pot Hostas by the fence.The two new Hostas have survived since I put them on the table. They were too small to survive the pest attacks. They need growing on and protecting for a season or two before they can join the giant Hostas on the concrete path.<br />
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The last picture shows the first Bishop Dahlia to flower. The Orange Flower belongs to the Bishop Of Oxford. The original Bishop of Llanduff was rotted away. I found three of the series in Hampsons.<br />
I hope the other two bishop Dahlias are as pretty as this one. The burnt orange colour just glows above the dark foliage below.<br />
The sun is low in the sky now, the temperature has fallen. Cat has watered the garden. The hanging baskets and Strawberry beds have been decimated by the heat. Some plants look good (the ones photographed).<br />
The evening garden is serene and calm after the rush of the day, and the sweltering heat. Evening is a good time to go into the garden.<br />
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I watched the first Wimbledon Mens Semi Final between Djokovic and Del Potro. After five hours I had been tennis-d out. I went out into the garden earlier to take some photos between the points. I watered the dry garden after it had finished. How therapeutic is it to stand watering your plants and borders? I watered the hanging baskets too. The garden is serene and green. I have enjoyed just looking at it through the conservatory window, and walking around it daily to see whats new. The birds think we cant see them behind the Butterfly Bush and Ceanothus. They are in feeding all the time. A family of Magpies has started to raid the feeders, and peck the insects out of the hundred pots that are all around the garden.<br />
The first photo shows the lemon yellow Snapdragon that over wintered in the pot. I do not remember planting any Snapdragons in there. The wind must have blown the seeds into my Barrel planter. Serendipity that it is so vibrant. The plants are growing next to the Sweet Peas up the spiral metal supports.<br />
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The replacement Moliniux Rose has flowered. It has a lovely strong tea scent, and the flower looked perfect today. This Rose will be planted in the Winter into the space where the other one died in the front garden. It is enjoying its first season in a pot to develop good roots.<br />
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The unknown pale Lilac Rose (called Anne's Rose by me after where I dug it up from).It smells divine, but there is only one flower on the plant. It is a tall Rose plant. It needs a bigger pot to spread its roots.<br />
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The Old Rose of my collection is the David Austin Lady Emma Hamilton. The citrus scent from this Rose is amazing. The Apricot petals just glowed in the evening light. It is not quite fully open. Teasing me.<br />
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The Dark Lady Rose is strongly tea scented, and has a beautiful Crimson Rose flower. There is only one though. This has grown poorly in a pot.<br />
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The Rose Harlow Carr has flowered the most of all my Roses. It has lots of buds, and developed Roses ready to bust open. It has the most exotic Rose scent to the flowers.<br />
The Roses that are making me wait are Arthur Bell, Wollerton Old Hall, and the Fryers Sweet Scent Sation. They are all getting closer to flowering though.They are all scented. I must always have Roses that smell in the garden. Beautiful to look at, to feel, and to hold it to your nose to inhale the delicious perfume.<br />
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The Mallow I bought at the Spring Flower Show has bloomed. It has funny green flower buds that must contain the folded flower. They unfurl their pink sails, and contrast to the greenery behind it.<br />
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I counted three big Frogs in the pond sunbathing around it. The pond weed has gone mad, and needs scooping out a bit. I saw Newts laying eggs the other day folding the leaves carefully. When we stood up the fallen flag Iris pot we saw a black baby newt jump out of the pot. The pond is full of Newts, mature ones, baby ones, and ones not born yet. The wildflowers and grasses around the edge of the pond keep it well hidden from view. The birds drink and bath on the edge of it. There is magic in sitting looking into the pond to see what you can see there.<br />
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The Last photo that I'm showing is the Navy Blue Sweet Peas. They smell beautiful. I have already picked one pot of posy's that scented the front room. The light shining through the petals make them like stain glass window.<br />
The garden looks serene now. The day has been hot and sunny. The sun is going to be here all weekend. British Summer at its best. I'm working through the weekend.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-44016617927302181432013-07-05T20:51:00.001+01:002013-07-05T20:51:34.422+01:00Seductive Streptocarpus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Streptocarpus I bought at the flower show loved my time away. They have all doubled in size, and were flowering on the kitchen windowsill when I came back from New Zealand.I love the pink petals and deep purple veins of this Streptocarpus Tina.<br />
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Sterptocarpus Seren is much more muted colours, with hints of purple and a yellow centre.<br />
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Texas Hot Chili is very appropriate for me as I love hot spicy food. This Sterptocarpus has a deep crimson red flower with yellow throat inside.<br />
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The Streptocarpus Chloe does not look like its picture. The card shows the deep red throat below salmon pink petals.I do not know if they mislabelled it, or the photo was taking in poor light.It is a very small delicate flower compared to the others.<br />
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The last Streptocarpus photographed is Katie, my Mums name.The dark purple flowers are hard to photograph. The pattern freaks out the camera!<br />
I love these delicate little plants with their jewel like flowers. I did not expect them to have flowered and grown as well. The only Streptocarpus not photographed yet is Nerys, and the Harlequin Blue which is nearly done flowering.<br />
I love having colourful flowers to look at as I make a cup of coffee, or when I'm washing up. They cheer me up.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-6607610801568661522013-06-30T20:08:00.002+01:002013-06-30T20:08:50.486+01:00Sunday Selection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Daisy type flower was in flower in one of the Rose pots. I think they originally started in the wild flower area but have been spread across the garden by the wind.<br />
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This Dianthus just sings in the planter next to the compost bin. When I left this was just a few stems. It has exploded into magenta glory.<br />
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All the Hostas have unfurled their leaves like green sails, and are now hoisting up their flower spikes. I think they add a little interest to the garden. Big tubular white flowers.<br />
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The Astrantia's have suddenly come into bloom. When I left these were just a few leaves growing from the ground. They are hovering above the pond looking gorgeous. This is the Astrantia Ruby.<br />
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The last bloom of the Flag Iris. I love these iconic anglo saxon plants. I might try to split the plant into two. One for the pond, and one for the wild flower garden.It has just seed pods growing now. Im pleased it kept one last yellow Iris flower for me to see.<br />
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This Nemesia Vanilla Scent smells divine. Today the sunshine made the scent fill the garden, and just caught it on the breeze.<br />
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Pink and White flowers with yellow centre. These arrived as small plug plants and have been grown on. I need to plant the Night Phlox that are sat in the greenhouse. They will scent the garden in the evening and night time.<br />
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My Petunia Blackberry Sour are now blooming. I love the dark purple nearly black Petunias, against the Lime Green Petunias. I have three baskets planted with these combination.<br />
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Petunia Presto White, and Presto Blue fill two baskets. They compliment each other nicely.<br />
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The Sambuca Niger is flowering now with its champagne bubble frothy pink flowers. This poor Sambuca is swamped by the Dicentra. It probably needs moving to where it can be seen with its dark foliage.<br />
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A highlight of my return is seeing the Peony Sarah Bernhardt flowering. It has taken it three years but the bloom is spectacular. 26 layers of satin soft petals surrounding golden yellow stamen. It smells too, like a medicine smell? I cannot think what it smells like.<br />
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The last flower is a lemon yellow and white Aquilegia. I love these flowers with their long nectar filled spurs.These should hopefully self seed, and produce more varieties of plants.<br />
Being away for a month means I missed the build up of all these flowers. I returned to the wow factor moment, but loved them all.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-39942052883992997452013-06-29T22:35:00.001+01:002013-06-29T22:37:06.225+01:00 Saturday Pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After three weeks away from the garden its amazing how much has grown and how many plants are now in bloom. This Pink Daisy has gone mad in the pot by the backdoor. It is vibrant magenta colour with white centre and golden stamen.<br />
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The Sweet Williams in the green planter box has flowered again. They are pinks, reds, whites, and combinations in between. They smell of cloves. I thought these were annuals or biennials. These have flowered for three years in a row now.<br />
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The photo shows the detail of the Sweet William. White, red, pink, and white stamen.<br />
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The Darcey Bussell Rose has bloomed whilst I have been away.There are two Roses in flower at the moment.They have a slight tea scent.<br />
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My gorgeous Gertrude Jekyll Rose in flower. There are loads of blooms on this thorny climbing Rose. The scent is pure orange and lemon.Good enough to eat.<br />
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Flowering along side the Getrude Jekyll is the Rose Harlow Carr. This has spiny stems and is very floriferous. It smells of fragrant old roses. You could make perfume or soap from this. A warm breeze carrys this right up your nose.I love it.<br />
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A fourth Rose in bloom is the Rose Margaret Merrill. This has four large white blooms with beautiful red and yellow stamen. It is very fragrant too.<br />
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The flowers are big enough to cup, and to inhale the sweet scent.<br />
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The Candy Lip Gloss plants in the baket smell too. I love the vibrant colours of the pink flowers.<br />
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Growing in one of the Rose pots is the delicate Forget Me Not. The blue flowers dance above the sea of green leaves and stems.<br />
This is a small selection of colour and blooms here.More flowers tomorrow.David (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.com0