Garden Snap Shots!

Now this is cheating a bit..... not our garden, but the view from my daughters sun room a few weeks back......

David

How lovely, great to see wildlife nearby. We had a hedgehog trundling around this teatime. Normally we would be a bit concerned at seeing one out in daylight, but it seemed a good weight, and very active, so we left it alone. 

Re Bathsheba ....Received another reply from David Austin. They stated its rain that causes this type of rose to brown and die ( even though I informed them the problem started before the heavy rain showers ) when rain i is imminent then cut the blooms and put in a vase. my reply , I think this problem with this particular type of rose should be part of the discription in  their catalogue . And had I known this I would not have purchased it .

Disappointing for you Hostahousey. DA roses can be a bit lax, probably inbreeding but some are good. I bought a small climber called Strawberry Hill and that's a bit floppy but not as bad as Claire Austin which is very spindly just now. I think many roses start off with weak growth and then strengthen up but some aren't very weather resistant, just have to hope for better weather if it's a repeat flowerer?

This is Claire Austin, nice if you lift up the heads!

Yes Brue I'll keep a watch on the weather and as they recommend, if rain is imminent then cut off the buds and save in a vase......baaaaaaa I don't think so.  I am really miffed about this recommendation from one of the country's top rose grower. On the brighter side my Hostas and clematis are doing fine.

Well you're lucky to be able to grow such healthy hostas so that's a big plus! We've never had any luck. 

Wisteria is coming Ito it second flush. 

Didn't know they had a second flush Hostahousey, ours is new and hasn't grown much this year. I think we should have bought a much bigger plant!

Mine do this most years , but only a very few blooms . This year is a one off possibly caused by the late frosts that killed most early buds.

Excellent flush too👍🏻, my black dragon dbl is just setting the flowers.