Weekend ramblings

I'm currently sitting up in bed, typing this post. There's no incentive to get 'up & at 'em!' because, yep, you have guessed it, rain is on its way. My white peony, Shirley Temple, has eventually flowered - a blousy and vivid pink. Sigh! I do like that Mother Nature always is the boss though. Despite only ever planting black or white flowers in that corner I have a surprise every year. Last year it was foxgloves reverting back to their original pink.

What am I going to do about it? Dig the plants up as I have in previous years and replant in other borders?
No. I'm going to give in graciously and enjoy the thought that my lofty ideas have been put into place!

Friend and foe.

The bees are a welcome visitor but the poor squashed beauty in the middle photo is the lily beetle and this one had taken a good chunk out of my lilies. I still feel awful though, for squidging it.

Love apples

This was the old name for tomatoes and it's so much nicer, don't you think? These are Luke's tomato plants. This year he is growing them slightly differently after seeing my Mum's planting. He has grown them outdoors, straight into the soil in the greenhouse, in grown bags laid length ways and now, in half a grow bag for deeper roots. I'll let you know how it goes but Luke is threatening to give up if this year we have another failure. The weather plays such a large part in their success so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

 

Great heights.

This may be the littlest of the chicks but she knows how to get ahead!

 First she hops onto the door of the run....,

... before ending up on the roof!

A picture speaks a 1000 words.

So here are a few of them.....,

I love that, even with the same name, flowers can be so different. Here, the alliums show off their diversity.

 These iris are spectacular with the neon beards.

 The sea holly as it starts to show it's prickly centre.

Bear's breeches against the fence. All spikes and spires.

The lupin.

Now onto the trumpet.

 And ending.., with a couple of book ends!

Well, I had to get them in, didn't I?

Home from home

My Mum is currently on holiday in Spain, staying with her brother who lives there. So, imagine my delight to see that someone in Spain checked out my blog today. Mum's are such supporters of their children, aren't they? Thanks, Mum!