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[CLKD]

I was in a quiet corner of the garden and found a large wisteria flower    on a plant moved from one spot earlier in the year.  It gets more sunshine where it is . 

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Picking rasp/straws/Logan berries this week  a little sugar required   

Everywhere is so dry 

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The 1st deep cerise-coloured water lily with deep yellow centre has opened, done its time and sunk back into the water: the 2nd flower has opened this morning  .  In the bottom pond a white lily has opened this morning, can't see its inner colour though it may be lemon.  Both are 3 years old so all is not lost!  Lots of leaves and not much flower, I don't have patience; at last we have colour 

[Minusminnie]

It lifts me to see colour in the garden.
One of the several Little Leo mulitheaded shorter sunflowers i planted has grown well.  Bright flowers coming on it now.  It is right next to our front door in the small border there. 

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Great.  The self seeded sun flowers are now 4ft tall with flower buds  . I need to check on those where I pushed seeds into the ground ........... 

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Update:

1st flush of roses have been cut back
the 2 moved delphiniums - 1 from a pot, the other from a border, both survived the cold December snow/ice - 1 has a new flower growing 

3 water lilies have flowered
wild flower seeds germinated in pots and have given a Good Show including wild carrot
3 peony plants moved from the shade, hopefully they will do better in the large tub

ferns looking healthy, some in a herb tower others in pots

the thug of a clematis which flowers from late August with tiny purple flowers is getting cut back regularly, trying to train it upwards rather than out!

soft fruits, peas and beans are growing well; fig looks healthy with 5 fruits hanging on

2 new clematis bought this. morning, a fiver each ;-)

[Minusminnie]

2 new clematis bought this. morning, a fiver each ;-)

I head for the rescue/sale sections too !
Granddaughter delighted with bunny tails now up & fluffy in one of her pots. Got seeds for her after you mentioned them somewhere in this thread. Never grown them before.  We will put them out to reseed in the garden somewhere soon.

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They will spread every where 

Sunflowers: love in a mist: cress on kitchen roll. Cornflowers.  Tulip bulbs - in the Spring these can be grown over a vase of water so that 1 can watch the roots grow .....  as can hyacinths.

Red Admiral Butterflies on the buddleah flowers 

[littleminnie]

No gardening this weekend, none stop rain   

[Foxylady]

Same here littleminnie, thankfully OH sorted the path during the week getting rid of bulk bag of chippings! Otherwise would still be on the drive.

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Began cutting back climbers on the pergola yesterday, they have to be removed as they are all leaf.  Don't know how the pergola still stands with all that weight 

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Holly hocks growing 7ft+ tall and the bees love 'em
Self set borage - small clumps in the gravel which has been treated with killer: twice.  Hover flies love 'em
Various bees around the lavender and budleah 

[Minusminnie]

Self set borage - small clumps in the gravel which has been treated with killer: twice. 

I used to use a regular weedkiller spray once and that would be enough for a season.
 
This year finding that even after a second spray weeds around paths and drive are back.  A change in formula ? I'm considering using a tough killer really meant for brambles. tree stumps etc next year rather than waste money.

Runner beans now doing well.....yum.

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DH has found that weeds are more persistent, mayB due to resistance [as with antibiotic treatments    ]

Runner beans growing slowly, plenty of flower but not many insects 

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Runners and French beans, peas and a few late raspberries that were hidden by weeds