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This afternoon I wandered around the garden seeking flowers I may not yet have featured this year. These lilies have just popped in a patio planter.
The agapanthuses in the Palm Bed again stretch across the Gazebo Path.
They stand alongside these Rudbeckia and phlox;
while on that bed’s Shady Path side these begonias bloom.
This flamboyant dahlia, aptly named Puerto Rico blazes between Brick and Gazebo Paths.
The arch across the Shady Path supports this purple clematis.
In the Rose Garden we have fuchsias Mrs Popple
and Bella Rosella.
Gloriana rose is having a better year;
while Special Anniversary
and Crown Process Margareta are enjoying a second flush.
Jackie bought this rather splendid hydrangea very cheaply in Lidl this morning. It doesn’t have a name. You can’t expect everything for £5. She will nurture it in the pot until the weather is kinder.
Now to the sparrows. I have reported on the second brood of these birds in the loo extractor fan. keeping their parents foraging. We have a second set in the rusted burglar alarm on the other side. These are not visible, but I can assure you that they make as much noise as their not so distant cousins.
This evening the three of us dined on a rack of pork ribs in barbecue sauce and Jackie’s sublime savoury rice. Mrs. Knight drank Hoegaarden and Elizabeth and I finished the Malbec.
Great flower pictures!!
Thanks very much, Chloe
Dahlias were my dad’s favorite…he would have loved your Puerto Rico variety…just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much, Jeanne
Oh, that hydrangea is lovely!
It is, indeed, Leslie. Thanks very much
Little birds, loud voices! Clamoring for food. Speaking of which…that description of dinner made my mouth water.
Thanks very much, Laurie
How lovely to have sparrows nesting in your garden. We haven’t seen sparrows in our garden for years. Seemingly driven away by the many large birds we have.
We certainly are lucky to have so many. Thanks very much, Roland
The flowers are looking lovely.
Instructions for making sparrows’ nest: Install burglar alarm. Allow to rust throughly.
Good instructions, Leslie. Thanks very much
Those flowers are stunning. And the sparrows indicate how welcoming your garden is (or the like the view from the fan and rusted burglar alarm).
Thanks very much, Merril. We’ll never be able to fix that burglar alarm 🙂
No need to–it’s been repurposed. 🙂
Yowza! Your flowers are popping off my screen, Derrick! Jackie’s rice sounds yummy! 🙂
Very many thanks, Jill. We have an artist coming to paint here today
I’m just in love with these picture <3
Thanks very much, Mysterious
I’m happy to be sick in the middle with you and your garden, Derrick 💛
Thanks a lot, Val.
That dinner sounds particularly yummy – and I missed breakfast this morning too! The thrushes are just starting to make a noise around here, which heralds the beginning of nest building season. A bit early, but I don’t mind 🙂 That lacy hydrangea is my favourite!
Jackie’s favourite, too, Pauline. Thanks very much
Beautiful flowers. I love the lilies and the flamboyant dahlia. My only regret is that I can’t smell the roses. Malbec is my favorite.
Thanks very much, Nicki. The roses were mostly chosen for their scents.
Gorgeous flowers! I was wondering why I hadn’t seen posts from you and lo and behold, WordPress very nicely unfollowed you. They’re becoming impossible with this.
How are you feeling?
Many thanks, Dorinda. Slowly getting better each day. WP seem to be having many glitches
You’re welcome, Derrick. I wish the Happiness Engineers would fix things first before changing anything…sigh
I’m so envious of your beautiful garden that you get to enjoy all through the growing season. This time of year mine looks so bedraggled and colorless thanks the to onslaught of insanely high temperatures. Not to mention the fact that it’s so untidy and weed consumed because I can’t get out in it to do anything to help it right now. So your photos and garden are an oasis that I love to come to at the end of my day. Pray you are well, my friemd. Love, N 🙂 <3
Very many thanks for these comments, Natalie X
You’re quite welcome my friend❣️😘🌹
Magnificent photos as ever. You have turned me into a floral sophomore. I can imagine the warbling of your winged friends filling up your mornings and evenings. Framing of the shots say a lot about your knee and postures.
Thanks very much, Uma. Especially for observing that I can bend a bit 🙂
Your flowers are breathtaking! and your photos of them are delightful! 🙂
OH, I’m so happy to hear about the sparrows! So you have sparrows in stereo? 😀
I hope all the noisy babies grow up and fly away to wonderful lives! 🙂
Best wishes for your continued healing and recovery, Derrick!
HUGS!!! 🙂
Very many thanks, Carolyn X
Your flower photos always put a smile on my face.
That’s pleasing, Rupali. Thanks very much
Derrick, I like the catchy title and of course the flower Pics too!
How could you miss featuring such beauties? I think I fertilized my hydrangea a little too much. It makes huge leaves, but small blossoms. I think I need the Head Gardener to come straighten out my gardening habits for me, Derrick!!
🙂 Thanks very much, GP. Hydrangeas do need a lot of water, although they don’t mind shade
Those flowers have such vibrant, lively colors! Jut beautiful! We’re having a dry summer so I miss the brilliance of the flower petals.
Thanks a lot, Cathi. If it weren’t for Jackie’s hours spent watering, we wouldn’t have many petals
Right! We haven’t been doing a good job watering our plants. That’s the key!
🙂
How much Hoegaarden does the culinary queen go through? Is it one of those staples on the shopping list along with bread and milk?
It is a staple. One or half a small bottle a day :)Thanks a lot, Kendra
I take it the extractor fan is disconnected? 🙂
The extractor fan is in full working order. It is a long way from the fan to the outlet on the outside wall. The birds are unperturbed by it. 🙂 Thanks a lot, Widders.
Such a beautiful variety of blooms.
x 💐 x
Thanks very much, Melanie X
I know sparrows are a nuisance, but they are still a very pretty little thing.
By the way, it might interest you to know that in some parts of Victoria, Agapanthus has been declared a pest and must be eradicated. It doesn’t appear to have had much response from gardeners.
I should think any gardener would ignore that one. Thanks very much, Paol