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As the wind has dropped and the temperature soared, we now enter into a heatwave.
The recovery work in the garden is under way. Clearing fallen branches, staking up plants, watering, and dead-heading were the order of the day.
Jackie staked up the nicotiana in the Palm Bed for the third time;
it can be seen through hanging baskets settled back in place,
but no longer bends across the Gazebo Path.
Standing planters have been set up again.
I have now dead-headed the phlox in the foreground of this view from the Phantom Path, but not yet cut the grass.
Fortunately most begonias did not suffer from wind burn.
This evening we dined on meaty beef burgers, crisp chips, a variety of baked beans, and lashings of fried onions, followed by zesty lemon tart and cream. Jackie drank fruit juice whilst I imbibed Moreland brewery’s Old Crafty Hen.
Good luck with it. 😉
Thanks, Quercus
Beautiful as usual Derrick.
Thank you, Lonely
Still looks beautiful, despite the wind. Yay!!!!!
Thanks a lot, Laurie
Glad you have managed to repair some damages. Begonias have their charm–love the close-up. 🙂
Thank you, Cynthia G.
Almost as good as before the storms.
Many thanks, John
Looking great again! The mention of fried onions has made me hungry. 🙂
Thank you, Sylvia. Nothing like fried onions 🙂
I agree. Just the smell. 😀
Looks great wonderful, lots of work for sure
Many thanks, Lynn
You can see it’s taken a bit of a beating Derrick – but I’m sure a few days of sun and good watering and the tender ministrations of the head Gardener – and of course your good self – will have life fully restored.
Thanks very much, Pauline
Lashings of fired onions – I love that. Tonight I will likely dine on Wheat Thins and Hummus whilst the dog farts.
Swap food with the dog 🙂
Ha! Brilliant reply, Derrick! : )
There are hardly any traces of the disruption Derrick. Beautiful pictures as usual
Many thanks, Geetha. The Head Gardener, of course, knows exactly what is out of place
Of course she would 🙂 Most welcome
Glad to see the garden getting back to shape. This pesky weather we’re having! We went to Wisley today and boiled. From one extreme, etc.,
It certainly is one of extremes, Jenny. We did yesterday’s work in short spells. Thank you
The garden looks no worse for the wind. You two are amazing gardeners
Very many thanks, Leslie; as long as you realise I am definitely the under gardener. 🙂
Well, you take direction well.
🙂
Good idea to leave the grass long till after the heatwave. The garden has responded well to your TLC. 🙂
Many thanks, Mary.
I was charmed by the little cedar(?) tree in one of the pictures. I hope all recovers quickly.
It’s all well on the mend, Lisa, thank you. We think it is a cedar. It does have a number of dead branches that we will have to have taken out one day.
Yes the wind played havock didn’t it Derrick.. Luckily we knew it was coming and tied up the dahlias in the allotments or they may well have snapped over.. Loved your photos and good luck with the tidy up… The hanging baskets took a bashing too. xxx
Wishing you a great week and yes this Sunny spell is nice again xxx
Very many thanks, Sue
🙂 <3
My plants have taken a serious beating by this year’s heat. I hope they will bounce back next year.
I do hope so. Thank you, Bridget
I noticed a lot of work and your writing described part of it. I may have missed this, but did anything break, Derrick?
I liked the zesty looking begonias and noticed a lot of bright red flowers! So pretty and eye-catching!
On Saturday late afternoon, a tornado touched down about 10 miles north of us. Three of my grandies and a friend Linda, and I crammed together in my windowless bathroom! The alarms sounded for about a half hour and finally we heard it stop. Whew!
Thanks, Robin. That makes our winds seem tame. A few plants were broken, but fortunately, no pots.
Oh Derrick, you have got a lot of damage. I am away at the moment and have no idea what the weather looks like. Best of luck with recovery works.
Many thanks, Inese. All changed now. I hope you don’t find too much damage on your return.
I am back in the end of September – I hope for a nice and peaceful September in the Isles.
You bring such beauty to us here through these lovely pictures.. I am a nature lover and I love all sort of plants and flowers.. I hope you don’t have to struggle too much with the weather.. Stay blessed Derrick!
Many thanks, Zigyas
Your welcome Derrick…
These photos are beautiful, but aren’t you glad that you captured the garden with your camera at its best? Beware the thunder tonight.
Thanks for the reading, the comment, and the reminder, Sol
Good to see everything perking back up again!
Thanks, GP
I’m glad there was not too much damage and that all is on its way to recovery!
Thank you, Merril
So disheartening to be going through this cycle of storm damage again, and I guess the Head Gardener will be relieved to see it slowly get back in shape. This gardening lark calls for a lot of patience and perseverance.
Thanks, Gwen. It does, indeed
I hope you got by with minimal damage. The flowers still look lovely as ever. Strong winds are rather the norm where I live.
Garden looks like it has fully recovered, beautiful showers of color Derrick. Crispy Chips sound delicious.
Many thanks, Mary.
Such beautiful variety!
Many thanks, Lynn
Most welcome. I love visiting your garden
I’ve read that the nicotiana flowers attract a lot of insects which gardeners want off of their vegetable plants. The flowers have a sticky interior, right? Have you noticed a lot of bugs stuck on them? Or maybe I have the wrong plant in mind?
You are correct, Weekly. Thanks.
Are they hard to grow? How much space would you say they take up? Thanks!
They are annuals, grown from seed. Ours are about 4 feet high, but the norm is half that – Jackie feeds them too well 🙂
Thanks for the information, Derrick.
I”ve seen several posts about your garden and it looks great.
Thanks, Jim