Time to chill down after the excessive heats of Monday and Tuesday. There’s even been a welcome drop of rain. Let’s have a look and see what’s occurring in my English backyard this week.
The primary image is of one of many ladybirds that I noticed ‘hoovering’ up the black-fly on my beans – you go woman! A lot extra to eat girls – please head to the dahlias subsequent!
Following on from my ladybird recognizing, I additionally discovered a number of ladybird larva, which is all an excellent signal that the ladybirds are fortunately breeding in my patch.
Extra completely happy campers; there’s a bumblebee on this, very out of focus, Button Snakewort (Liatris Spicata – I’m so happy that I labelled these bulbs when planting, it makes writing these posts a lot simpler😜)
Photograph 4 is of some Laurentia – ‘Blue Stars’ that are simply coming into bloom. These have been grown from seed this 12 months from a free packet on the entrance on a gardening journal. They have been very easy to develop too, with good germination charges. A half-hardy annual.
The dry climate has made splendid situations for accumulating seeds. I’ve Gazenia (hoping for extra luck this 12 months as I couldn’t get any to germinate from final 12 months’s seeds). Tulip seeds from seed heads shortly gathered a couple of weeks in the past and left to dry out. I even have English Marigolds, some Anemone seeds and a few Candy Williams. SoSer Noelle has additionally kindly despatched me a few of her Cyclamen seeds which I’m trying ahead to rising.
Last picture goes to this Grass Emerald Moth which had a relaxation in my conservatory. The markings are fairly attention-grabbing. It’s blue-green with a definite black jagged line mid-way throughout the wings.
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Comfortable gardening
Rosie
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