Thank you, Tokis
Opcn said:
Wow thats fantastic, I especially like the flowers in the 7th pic and the pea in the last, that blue snapdragon is pretty good looking too.
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Thank you too, Opcn
The flower in the 7th pic is a Lupin, some of which were attacked quite badly by Aphids
They have died back now, as have the wild Sweet Pea in the last and most of the other flowers in the first post.
The beauty of a balanced garden is as one species goes to seed, another takes its place (pics below) I have only lived here a little over a month, and it is exciting waiting to see what else will bloom!
Hollyhock. I have pinks and yellows outside the bay window to the front of the house (These now stand almost 7 feet tall!):
Bell Heather (in the rockery around the garden pond):
Poppies:
Chrysanths:
Dahlia:
Honeysuckle (which has materialised through the branches of an evergreen bush)
A garden shot. Immediately left is a "wall" of Bearded Irises, which have now been cut down. Next are the rockeries around the pond, then rear centre is the Bramley apple tree (prize winning!) Far right is a silver birch, this tree is sadly dead - all bar one huge limb. I am thinking of taking down the tree to just above the limb and growing a clematis around the trunk to add some colour to that corner.
Here are some bold visitors to the garden!
This fox gatecrashed a barbecue, and hung around all evening despite the people and flash cameras. A couple of weeks later he brought a friend to visit another barbecue, this time there were over 50 people out there!
Butterfly (it kept landing on us, lol!)
Robin - feeding right above my head (in the Bramley apple tree)