3: Gardening Diaries ...

[Leeski]

View attachment 40815 Morning all another lovely day still no rain yes a good days tennis Anderson’s done well but a couple of long hard matches and Djokovic is playing more like is old self the keenness is back
Here’s a photo of one of the hedgehog visitors drinking from the very low water level pond

Great pic that’s a big hedgehog a lot of animals and birds have suffered in this heat I don’t have a pond but I do share the little rain I do have with my garden birds

 

[Logan]

Good to see you back @Logan

I have got a decent camera but I'm an technically inadequate and find the whole thing totally confusing( which is easily done

Thanks, I've been busy with the garden and thought that I'd have a rest for a while on here, but it seems that i can't stay away. I'm hooked, but I'm not a very talkative person.

I'm technically inadequate as well.
I just like the cameras where i can just point it and click.

 

[Zenj]

A few flowers from today

 

[alp]

Quite a few do that!!! Very off putting. Once there was a female player who was so noisy

She's called Decibelle Maria Sharapova!

 

[alp]

@Zenj I wish I had a pond so that I can buy that flower! So unique. I'm looking at properties with a stream and one is in Staffordshire, too cold for me. Would love to have a place with different microclimes.

I have the same astilbe, but my flowers are scorched even though I keep watering them. Very sad. The water in my lily tub has evaporated by an inch yesterday. You must be thrilled with your gorgeous sunny weather. Glad that such a healthy hedgehog visits you and he will definitely be a regular.

Bought a stalk-less delphinium for £2.49. Couldn't help it when I saw the words Black bee or black eye..And a clematis armandii snowdrift. Hope it is scented. All the roads were gridlocked. Awful and police and ambulance were everywhere.

@Leeski Was thinking of you when I saw a young couple stranded in a busy road shoulder with hazard lights on and the man on the phone. Next to them 10 to 15 100x100 concrete slabs, OUTSIDE THE CAR! We can visualise the pain!

@Logan - if I get to see hedgehog in the morning, I will be hooked as well. All I have are 2 squabbling cats fighting over MY garden!

 

[alp]

Agapanthus is very slow

Self-seeded Nicotianas

I want my money back, @Upsy Daisy ! This so called Easter Star is not to be. Another yellow little daisy!

This has become very pretty. Cosmos sulphureus.

Finally, Cocosmia are smiling.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

You should see mine, lanky ,droopy and a lot of yellow!!!
Looks totally....awful!!!
Hang on I'll nip out and take a pic.....
.....full of blackfly too!!!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Just come back from shopping, the shelves were empty!!

Had to go to 3 stores just to get things on our very short list!!
Thought we would go this afternoon as most people would be probably watching either tennis or the footy...and we were right, but they cleared the shops out this morning

Worn out now

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Hi there @Leeski .....have you had any more rain...albeit just droplets?

 

[Leeski]

when Had a little in the night and early doors but nothing worth righting home about according to the met office nothing till perhaps Wednesday of next :-( you had any ?

 

[Leeski]

On a cheerier not I kind person on freecycle gave me 300 plant pots I gave her a chilli plant as a thank you she was made up forgot to mention to her that it’s Trinidad scorpion a super hot - opps

 

[Upsy Daisy]

No, next lot that is due ( to never arrive) is next Friday

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Wow that was good of her......not too sure I can say the same about your offering
But then again , it's the thought behind the deed that counts....your thoughts were good.....weren't they

 

[Leeski]

Always ;-) - I believe in karma I always give something when I receive something off freecycle makes feel good

 

[Upsy Daisy]

@alp........I have Agapanthus lift off, look closely now

Have I spelt that right...sorry if I haven't