In the Garden

[Ditto]

No new pix to post, they are on my mobile but not on Google photos past 21st May. Very frustrating waiting for them to come on there. I don't know how to make it back up or whatever it is supposed to do.

My latest gardening news is the Sweet William is out on the pet's grave. 🙂 It self-seeded from last year. Lovely.

 

[Northerner]

A few more pretties from my garden 🙂 I've done virtually no gardening so far this year, just let things grow 🙂 I've ordered a garden waste bin though, to persuade me to start doing a bit of weeding - don't want to waste the money it costs! 😱 🙂

 

[trophywench]

You've got some cracking plants in the garden Alan! Ranuncula, poppy, dianthus and a rambler - not immediately recognised the white one though, not had one of those!

 

[Robin]

The white one looks like a climbing rose of some sort, from the unopened buds.
Isn’t the yellow a welsh poppy? We’ve got them all over our garden, they seed freely, put down a long taproot (so withstand a drought), and look pretty.

 

[eggyg]

I wondered about the white one, a dog rose maybe? The yellow ones are meconopsis, Welsh poppy, as you say. We have loads, in orange too. I love them.

 

[Robin]

OH has looked at the leaves on the white one and overruled me. He suspects it may be a thornless blackberry. Did it have blackberries on it last year?

 

[grovesy]

OH has looked at the leaves on the white one and overruled me. He suspects it may be a thornless blackberry. Did it have blackberries on it last year?

I thought it looked more like a fruit.

 

[Ditto]

It's a Clematis. Betcha.

No gardening and you have all those gorgeous plants! I've tried no gardening... did not get the same results. 🙄

I'm on a roll, my mobile has backed up, I have garden pix up to 9th June yay. So can somebody tell me what this little tree is? The one in the pot by the gate. I keep it pruned right down or it would grow to at least six foot. I have no idea what it is. Can I just say Mum's front garden is much tidier than this now, I've been working on it daily. I'm determined to have the whole danged lot tidy by Autumn.

 

[grovesy]

Leave is wrong for a Clematis

 

[Northerner]

You've got some cracking plants in the garden Alan! Ranuncula, poppy, dianthus and a rambler - not immediately recognised the white one though, not had one of those!

The white one is actually some blackberries 🙂

 

[Northerner]

OH has looked at the leaves on the white one and overruled me. He suspects it may be a thornless blackberry. Did it have blackberries on it last year?

Yes!

 

[Northerner]

The yellow ones are meconopsis, Welsh poppy, as you say. We have loads, in orange too. I love them.

That group is from the back garden, they have grown there every year I've been here. They've all gone from my front garden, perhaps because it gets more sun through the day 🙂

 

[Robin]

Yes!

I just called to OH, 'you were right, it’s a blackberry! He answered....'Don't sound so b****y surprised!'
(I must say, he had an advantage, because he is in charge of the soft fruit department in our garden, and we have one)

 

[Northerner]

I just called to OH, 'you were right, it’s a blackberry! He answered....'Don't sound so b****y surprised!'
(I must say, he had an advantage, because he is in charge of the soft fruit department in our garden, and we have one)

Interestingly, the flowers have only really appeared on a more shaded section - the ones getting full sunlight look dead -unless I missed them blooming, or that's what they look like before they bloom! 😱 The bees have been all over them, even the 'dead' ones 🙂

 

[Ditto]

LOL I want a blackberry now, I didn't realise they could have such pretty flowers.

I need a close up of my unknown tree in the brown pot.

 

[Northerner]

LOL I want a blackberry now, I didn't realise they could have such pretty flowers.

I need a close up of my unknown tree in the brown pot.
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It's a bonsai! 😱

 

[Ditto]

I wish! I'd luv to know how to do that. I do keep all my tub trees as small as possible. I have far too many trees. I've sold a couple on eBay, I likes them to go to a good home.

 

[trophywench]

As soon as I saw the leaves of that blackberry I automatically looked for the thorns, but not finding any, discarded that thought! So, does the fruit of a thornless one taste of anything more than the ones that hurt to pick them? If not have to say, I wouldn't want one really. The other sort don't really taste of anything! Has it found its way into your garden via a runner from one in another garden Alan?

I knew I'd seen the yellow one before, not what I'd ever call a poppy meself though TBH.

 

[Northerner]

As soon as I saw the leaves of that blackberry I automatically looked for the thorns, but not finding any, discarded that thought! So, does the fruit of a thornless one taste of anything more than the ones that hurt to pick them? If not have to say, I wouldn't want one really. The other sort don't really taste of anything! Has it found its way into your garden via a runner from one in another garden Alan?

I knew I'd seen the yellow one before, not what I'd ever call a poppy meself though TBH.

It's planted deliberately, there's a whole little corner for it 🙂 I'll tell you what the fruit tastes like when I see some! 🙂

 

[eggyg]

I love this thread, whatever is happening in the world we know we can spend some time in our gardens and wonder at nature. Had a wander up earlier today after filling the bird feeders AGAIN! It’s amazing what happens when you’ve missed a day or two. Our veggies are going mad. I’ve got my first courgette, the strawberries are going great guns, they’ll be getting picked on Sunday to go with the scones I’m making for Mr Eggy’s Fathers Day/ 60th birthday social distanced afternoon tea. The onions, carrots, broadbeans, shallots are doing really well. Some of the potatoes are ready for picking and the mixed lettuce is amazing. The lollo rosso looks fab doesn’t it.