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[Verdun]

Good morning everyone
Lovely day but rain is promised later
Enjoyed the hour long GW last night.....

 

[alp]

Good morning, folks and all who drop by but too timid or shy to say hello! (I spied ...!)

My ground is parched
Watering, watering, my back arched.

How I have longed for rain,
but it's all in vain!
RAIN, No. But it has drizzled.
All this drought is getting me a-frazzled!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning Verdun, yes it was very good , loved the look around the Malvern Flower Show.

Oh dear @alp,, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you in hope that you will soon get some rain

 

[alp]

By the time the rain comes here, it will have dissipated in energy and volume and we will have drizzle if we are lucky. 9/10 times we have nothing even though the map shows rain!

Gardeners' World - wasn't interested in grasses, but wish I hadn't sent away all my stipa gigantea grass seeds. Now I have none! And the recipient feigned not having received my appeal for sending me back some seeds. I reckon I must have sent her 50 by mistakes. Virtual friends for you - the other one wanted to send me 98p back as postage. People like these ruin my instinct to be generous and kind ..

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Aw , that's a real shame @alp, you do something nice for someone and then they turn back and bite you on your bum ( not literally!!) . You know what to do in future, only sell/ exchange with people that you've had positive responses from in the past

 

[alp]

Haha! I didn't expect that kind of language from you. Only from the skull!

I will inbox you. It's rained for 10 minutes. I went out and pulled most of the flower pots away from the wall. Of course, you guessed it, it has stopped raining!

 

[Logan]

Hi all, have you all had a good day?
Got OH to take some pics. He knows a lot about photography.

The aquelligia is all self seed
Haven't got much else.

 

[alp]

@Logan Lovely aquilegias. Mine are dry and small because of the lack of water.

The white ones are gorgeous! None of my Nora Barlow has come into anything. A most frustrating year!

Worked from 9.30 to 12 and then 1 to 5 - sieving the compost again. Now I'm in a dilemma as the ground at the back of the garden is not level either!! I think I am going to clear everything and level it and using black plastic sheet to line the floor and put either grits or wood chips all round some raised bed and leave a place for a fire to cook or sit around when the going gets tough inside the house.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Love Aquilegia, mine all self seed too. I have made several attempts to sow seeds to introduce some new colours into our garden........but all have failed so far I will keep trying though

 

[Upsy Daisy]

You'll soon have some great arm muscles @alp .

Sounds like a good plan

 

[alp]

Guess what? I used to think growing aquilegias is easy peasy. They self seeded like mad. But this Nora Barlow really beat me hands down. Twice - all ended in tears!

As for my back garden, I had to tidy it up the easier way out.

 

[Logan]

I think if i let them seed all the time,I might get a different colour, it's the cheapest way and just leave them where they are.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

True @Logan

 

[MaryMary]

Hi all !!

@Logan, in your last picture, what are the tiny bright blue flowers on the bottom right? All of your flowers are pretty, but I love that bright blue color!!

 

[Logan]

Morning all, Upsy Daisy their forget me nots. They come up all over the place.
Sorry I meant Mary Mary.