I like it, I just wish it wasn’t so damn huge.
What's going on in your garden (2024)?
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It's kind of like a human. They grow to a certain size and there's not a lot you can do about it.
Herbaceous
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We went away for the weekend, and while we were away the butterfly milkweed started blooming!
Herbaceous
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I’ve got teeny tiny tomatoes starting!
Rocklobster
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Garlic time.
Herbaceous
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That’s a really impressive garlic harvest! Sadly my soil is too heavy and clayey for root veg.
Went outside today in between rainstorms and discovered a few of these little guys on my parsley. I’m actually really happy - they’re black swallowtail butterflies so I’m going to let them eat all the parsley they want!
Herbaceous
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Caterpillar update: we have a chrysalis!
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
Sadly can't quite capture the loveliness of our geraniums, pics don't do them justice.
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
Beautiful caterpillar.
Herbaceous
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My red daylily is blooming!
I’ve been waiting for this portulaca to bloom for months, it finally decided to join the party:
I’ve been waiting for this portulaca to bloom for months, it finally decided to join the party:
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We have plenty of space so let these red hot pokers do what they want. Since the tree they grow under died, they have been thriving.
This is one side of the tree.
And this is the other side
Then there is another patch a little further away.
It typically flowers later than those under the tree and the ones in the large flower bed haven't even started to think about flowering yet. We have loads of nectar feeding birds big and small so this is an essential nectar source for them right now. (It didn't get above 4.9°C today and the windchill is -6°C).
The japonica is also flowering.
Way too cold for bees though, so I doubt there will be any quince from it.
This is one side of the tree.
And this is the other side
Then there is another patch a little further away.
It typically flowers later than those under the tree and the ones in the large flower bed haven't even started to think about flowering yet. We have loads of nectar feeding birds big and small so this is an essential nectar source for them right now. (It didn't get above 4.9°C today and the windchill is -6°C).
The japonica is also flowering.
Way too cold for bees though, so I doubt there will be any quince from it.
Herbaceous
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First cucumber harvest of the year - they’re a little misshapen, but they taste good!
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
We planted a lot of bee friendly plants in our front garden, so far we have lost 1 which isn't too bad considering how many we actually put in.
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
Glad I mowed the back lawns after lunch, it is pouring with rain now.
Rocklobster
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Horse radish, tarragon, overgrown tomato patch, butternut squash with a Zucchini and cucumber somewhere in there. Oregano. A spindly, free weed plat that just appeared.
