We’ve had one other mini heat-wave of types after an enormous drop in temperature final weekend. Saturday afternoon I used to be huddled below a number of layers of clothes and blankets whereas watching my son play cricket in temperatures 18° decrease than they’d been the day earlier than.
First picture of the week is of this pretty pink Dahlia. There’s no label on it, so it should be one which I over-wintered from final 12 months. Initially purchased from Sarah Raven.
Second picture is of my sweetcorn that are flowering and forming cobs (hopefully). Final 12 months I attempted rising them on a whim from store purchased kernels. Just one grew, which isn’t actually shocking and I used to be hopeful till I transplanted it after which it died😪 So I purchased myself correct seed this 12 months.
Third picture is of the plant that I’ve lazily known as a bottle brush plant, nevertheless, that’s reasonably a generalisation and for this week’s SoS I’ve been diligently looking for what it truly is and I feel that it’s a Hebe (possibly White Wand) The honey bees find it irresistible. 🐝
Fourth picture doesn’t do the lavender color justice, it’s a pretty mauve for the time being.
Fifth picture is for the primary of the Hollyhocks, they’re considered one of my favorite cottage backyard flowers. Mine endure from rust, however I nonetheless take pleasure in rising them.
Final picture is of this purple Poppy from a few of my wild flower blended seed packs. It received’t final lengthy, so I snapped a photograph whereas it was flowering.
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Completely satisfied gardening
Rosie
Hyperlinks:
- Mr Propagator’s linky for the meme
- Hairbells and Maples is rising Turmeric.
- Graeme’s lilies have averted the lily beetle this 12 months.
- Fairly poppies and salvia in Fred’s backyard.
