Another good reason to cut your grass regularly..

[Tetters]

Well, I am impressed! Those bee orchids, close up are wonderful

 

[Bootsy]

Well, I am impressed! Those bee orchids, close up are wonderful

Thanks, the plants only grow 9" tall and each flower is the size of a bee. There's nothing that I did to get them there but I do talk to them nicely.

 

[Tetters]

Next time I take the dogs to the woods, I'll remember my camera. There are some wild orchids there. Maybe you could identify them for me Bootsy.

 

[Bootsy]

It's possible that I could but @zigs is the wild flower guru.

 

[Tetters]

Well Bootsy and Snudge (oops, sorry Zigs) Here`s the orchid I found - growing in the bluebell woods on the chalky North Downs.

It is probably a common one - it is much harder to find the spactacular ones these days - like those bee orchids.

 

[zigs]

Early purple orchid @Tetters

 

[Bootsy]

Told you he would know.

 

[Tetters]

Yep, clever ol` Zigs .......so ''Orchis mascula'' then - not Common spotted (can`t remember the latin) It can be so jolly confusing, not good for my senile dentures

 

[zigs]

That was a guess, no where near me books at the moment, but common spotted has got lighter purple flowers with spots on em

 

[Tetters]

Well this one had spots too - mostly on the leaves - quite pronounced spots (like Spotty Muldoon) Peter Cook and Dudley Moore .....remember? .......must go feed the dogs .......

 

[zigs]

Yep, they both got spotty leaves

 

[Daren]

I think that is a Pugsley's Marsh Orchid Tetters. Maybe wrong but it sure looks like one and if so its a good find as they are the rarest of the mash orchids. Ive found common spotted orchids and The Northern Marsh Orchid & one or two other of the Genus Dactylorhiza (marsh orchids) while out walking but Don't believe I've spotting that one.... Good find what ever it is

 

[LouisFerdinand]

I especially like the picture of the butterfly on the sunflower.

 

[Tess]

You need to mow your grass regularly because most weeds in your grass need to grow tall to produce seeds. If you keep cutting the grass, eventually you will kill the weeds because they can't reproduce and will die. We have found that a length of about 4 inches for grass was the healthiest length. Also be careful not to over water your lawn/grass. It will grow thatch with too much water. Don't ask me how I know!

 

[Logan]

If i had my way i would replace the grass with just having plants.