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After three days of cloud and rain, this one was hot and humid. Too much so for making a start on restoring our plants to their best condition.
The sun did, however, cast friendly light upon such as these heucheras and leaves of barren crocosmias.
Those crocosmias my not have bloomed this year, but many have.
During last week’s storms the container of our aptly named Tumbler tomatoes was blown down, smashing another underneath. It has recovered reasonably well.
The hydrangeas have probably fared best in the wet weather.
Roses such as Mamma Mia
and Special Anniversary have become rather spotty.
The New Guinea impatiens plants have thrived,
as have various cosmoses, like those adorning Florence.
Canna lilies stand proud in the Palm Bed.
Various delicate penstemons, like this one with a lodger, also remain upright,
while the stems of this unusual antique pink foxglove has stooped a little.
The clematis Marie Boisselot still climbs her obelisk.
The begonias and geraniums are doing well, but we have a lot of dead heading to catch up on.
As will be seen the garden is currently a little short of perfection.
This evening we dined on pork and apple sausages with strips of pork belly, fried mushrooms and onions, crisp cabbage and carrots, and mashed potatoes. I drank Meszaros Pal Kekfrankos 2013, while Jackie chose fruit jiuce.
The white hydrangea is beautiful. Great photo.
Thanks a lot, Oglach
Beautiful as always.. I loved the tomatoes and the roses.. and I feel delighted towards them end when you announce the dinner… nothing could be.more divine…
Many thanks, Zigyasa
Your welcome Derrick..
Towards *the end
Your garden is a metaphor Derrick; we are all a little short of perfection due to the storms of life 🙂
Absolutely, Pauline. Well said.
Perfection is highly over-rated….
Isn’t it just, Cynthia? Thanks very much
H’mmm… two people who think they know, eh?
Well, you must admit we should 🙂
Florence stands out with her statuesque form. 🙂 I enjoyed the roses and think your garden is very far above average, Derrick. Quite lovely, I feel.
Very many thanks, Robin
Florence appears to be admiring her surroundings. Beautiful shots, Derrick!
Thanks very much, Jill
That’s nice that the tomatoes survived – the deer got ALL of our tomato plants this year. It’s the first time they have bothered our yard. Nice pictures!
That would have sent The Head Gardener incandescent, Karen. Thank you
I suspect storms are required for growth/change/resettling. To be a miniscule lodger in such a place as your garden. 🙂
Many thanks, Cynthia G. I’m glad you spotted it. And you are right about storms.
I loved the mamma mia rose. The close-ups are breathtaking in the way they set crisply the flowers and leaves against the background. Actually perfect. I loved the hydrangea too, so beautiful. What a delightful post to wake up to!
Many thanks, Geetha. Perfection from imperfection 🙂
Welcome. Quite rightly so
So pretty, I love the light in the pictures!
Many thanks, Lynn. That first one was what set me off
Yes lovely!
I find imperfection more appealing than perfection. if I may My neighbor across the street has a perfect garden and it’s rather boring. I wish there would be one dandelion in the spotless green grass, or maybe one glover….something wild and fresh. I love your garden.
Very many thanks, Bridget
Still a lot of lovely colour in the garden!
There is. Thanks, John
It’s strange in Nature, where everything usually searches for balance – some plants love the torrential rains and others die from it.
True, GP. Thank you
Oooh, sweet cherry tomatoes! Beautiful clematis. Love all the flowers here. Thank you for sharing with us, Derrick! 🙂
Many thanks, Amy
All looks perfect Derrick.. Such wonderful colours still bloom, and yes its been a great year for Hydrangeas and my Cosmos has been in excellent health. Sorry to hear your tomatoes took a battering.. The wind when it came played havoc with our hanging baskets of flowers.. The tomatoes which we were growing outdoors in the allotment all fell pray to blight and turned black.. Thankfully the greenhouse ones are fine. 🙂 Your cherry ones seem to have recovered well as you said from their beating..
We were potato digging today.. Phew was it humid and hot.. We went early but there is just no air today..
Love to you Sue <3
Thanks very much Sue. We couldn’t manage any work at all. X
Agreed with some of the previous comments. Perfection is indeed over-rated. I’ll go even one step further—it is pretty much the enemy of everything.
Good point Laurie. Thank you
Well, your dinner sounds perfectly scrumptious. 🙂 The pink Hydrangea is so gorgeous.
Many thanks, Sylvia
Beautiful pictures. My favourite is Special Anniversary. And the tomatoes… ❤
Thanks very much, Persia
I’ve found that being a little short is ok 🙂
🙂 Thanks, Mary
Still lots to enjoy and your Digitalis x mertonensis is hanging on very late!
Thanks, especially for the identification, Geoff
Beautiful! The Cosmos picture is my favorite. I would say it is perfect 🙂
🙂 Many thanks, Inese
Beautiful
Thanks, Vikey