How does your garden grow?

[TheHowieLama]

8 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

My allotment dahlias are coming along. I’m really pleased with the purple dinner plate one which is a new plant. I highly recommend growing dahlias. 

 

Nice.

[TheHowieLama]

On 05/07/2023 at 22:57, nimrod said:

Technically challenged Pic, but you get the scene.

 

You live in the 1970's? How?

[nimrod]

On 21/07/2023 at 02:03, TheHowieLama said:

 

You live in the 1970's? How?

It was a brief but golden time, multi occupancy, 2000 acres, 20 shares, 20 acres a piece, the rest wild bush.

 

 

[Anubis]

On 27/06/2023 at 14:16, Captain Willard said:

My allotment is coming along nicely in this weather. However it’s becoming less popular as a hobby and the number of empty plots is increasing. I haven’t had a neighbour for years now. 

So this is where you bury the bodies of the old women you murder…

[Captain Willard]

Purple dinner plate dahlia. The fertiliser container gives a sense of scale. It’s one enormous flower. 

[Section_31]

On 16/04/2023 at 18:52, Section_31 said:

 

I am Alan Titsmarsh.

 

 

 

These fell off after about six weeks, the fuck. So much for the comeback.

 

To recap. The apple tree fell and uprooted last year. I replanted it and gave it a splint, water etc. Some green leaves appeared this spring but only lasted about six weeks and it's now seemingly leafless again.

[neko]

About time I got back in the action. Some pics from this summer...

 

 

 

 

 

Izzy...

 

[neko]

Might as well....Autumn 2022.

 

 

 

 

[Rushies tash]

 

Jersey Tiger Moth in my garden this afternoon. Used to be rare to see them away from the south coast, but have spread to West London seemingly.

[nimrod]

 

[nimrod]

What happened there? 

Call me the breeze was a previous post

[TheHowieLama]

Just now, nimrod said:

What happened there? 

Call me the breeze was a previous post

 

I thought you were sitting in your garden with the breeze wafting through the trees.

[nimrod]

On 13/08/2023 at 23:12, TheHowieLama said:

 

I thought you were sitting in your garden with the breeze wafting through the trees.

I'm actually sitting on my outside area deck viewing brown sheep on the hill to my right

. (to me they look like a herd of buffalo's) I know, but that's where my head is). Stretched out ahead is the Bass Strait, plenty of breeze coming from there.

[Captain Willard]

More dahlia porn. I’m becoming more interested in dahlias than that other thing. 

[Champ]

I will be back with rep as soon as Dave sorts out my membership 

[Pete]

With all this rain, too fucking quickly!

[Champ]

On 09/08/2023 at 15:26, Rushies tash said:

 

Jersey Tiger Moth in my garden this afternoon. Used to be rare to see them away from the south coast, but have spread to West London seemingly.

That’s stunning

[Champ]

On 29/07/2023 at 17:18, Captain Willard said:

Purple dinner plate dahlia. The fertiliser container gives a sense of scale. It’s one enormous flower. 

That’s fabulous.

 

I’ve had no luck with my dahlias so far this year. 
 

My tomatoes however have not let me down

 

 

[Paulie Dangerously]

I'm at the arse end of my summer  holiday trip and my ma has just checked on my house and reported that the grass is knee high.

 

Going to pay some polaks off Facebook to blitz it before I get home as can't face it. 

 

My mum also got to eat all my tomatoes as well as they ripened whilst we are away 

[TheHowieLama]

Mexican Petunias

 

 

 

Crepe Myrtle

 

 

[Karl_b]

This morning's blueberry haul, representing about 1/3 of what we've had from three plants already this month, with the same still on them. 

[George Costanza]

How about wildlife in the garden. As I've passed the 40 mark i've been enjoying the wildlife in the garden more and more.  Making my sarnie in the morning while squirrels are feeding, little birds attacking the fat balls and pigeons feasting on last weeks bread. I laugh at the field mice daring to venture out of the shadows and on to the grass while neighbours cats are patrolling the area.  Even had a sparrow hawk regularly parks its arse on my fence to try and catch the little buggers. last weeks uneaten sliced ham goes out for the foxes and an occasional visit from wild rabbits.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Went to the Southport Show today and bought a lovely goth lily. 
 

Some of the Bonsai’s on display were absolutely sensational. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Found some sunflower seeds in a coat pocket a while back, probably sowed them too late,

but the first one is finally flowering.

 

[Captain Willard]

More dahlia porn. I will have a load of tubers in the spring so DM me if you want one. I think it will survive the post.