Lovely blooms @Melody Mc. ,especially your Campanula. Mine are slightly different to yours with more spaced out blooms along the stems.
My goodness Jewell, that anemone is so early (compared to mine). Mine do not even have buds yet. I like them so much. Mel— your flowers are looking good aren’t they. I like that Campanula and the Flanders poppy especially. Did you know that Flanders is an english-i-zation of Vlaanderen, a section of Belgium linguistically and historically related to Nederland? Loggie— your Hydrangea looks very smart standing in the sun there.
Thanks @Logan . Aren't Hydrangeas fab they certainly add impact to the garden. I love them .....which reminds me ... I wanted to strike up some cuttings from a couple of them this year.
It’s a beauty in late summer till fall. Trees grow like they are on steroids in this zone. According to the life cycle of a tree on steroids it’s a few years up into its mid life crisis in plant years. It’s a very lazy grower, doesn’t do much until the end of June when leaves finally show up. Never has any insects or diseases , so far it’s a care free uninhibited tree destined as a huge attraction . Similar to a flash in the pan. The hummers adore its plumes. It’s a little tree and competes for sunlight with the 100’ doug firs and white pines . Never requires a lot of attention until it blooms. Then it screams look at me and becomes quite the narcissist and a big show off at the ripe old age of 29 years .
@Oreti your welcome Yes hydrangeas are good, that one was a cutting many years ago when we moved house, i was surprised it took, not very good at doing cuttings.
They tend to take pretty well. I took cuttings from all the ones in my parents garden before selling up 4 years ago. Some bloomed the following year which really surprised me.
Pac—Thanks for the comments on your lovely mimo. And that cool comment and feline foto. Today we picked and picked and picked… beans. Of course then we processed them all when we got home.
Sjoerd …. So many different types and colors of beans in those baskets - a festival of beans . You and your bride have every reason to be happy and proud of what your hard work has produced. It’s not always easy with so many crakey negative factors at play. Weather, insects, bunnies… a whole zoo . You make it look so easy. They all look exceptionally perfect . Yummmm.
Beautiful harvest Sjoerd! PAC is right - your harvest is especially beautiful in light of all of your obstacles.
I didn't know that. My iris' showed themselves this last week. The garden is changing without the large birch trees. The Iris flowers are old friends that I haven't seen in years. They will be marked and moved to their own bed in the fall or early spring.
