Nice to get out in the garden!

[NotPink]

They are so pretty. Self seeding is the way to go. The birds and bees seem to enjoy wild flowers and why not? I usually have flowers that my father loved too. But some don't take well... so after a couple of tries I give up. My dad loved lupins. Tried growing them in pots which take for one season then they die off so given up.

 

[eggyg]

I’ve never ever planted an aquilegia. Just self seeded.
Been out this afternoon pulling up willow herb, it’s the bane of my life. Last year I planted a stray piece of my Aldi lavender ( it’s huge now) into a border against a wall, along with wild flowers. It’s taken really well but just noticed today that the willow herb was growing through it. On first glance it looked like lavender. Little blighter. Got a bucket full! I’ve had to go in as I’m allergic to gardening. Really, some plants/weeds irritate my skin. Had gloves on so hands ok but my face is feeling very prickly and tingly.

 

[eggyg]

Only one aquilegia flowering at the moment. There’s another four or five in another border just hanging on. @NotPink I like a wild garden too. Here’s my favourite border. Doesn’t get many weeds as it’s so full, think I could squeeze something else in though!

 

[Leadinglights]

Only one aquilegia flowering at the moment. There’s another four or five in another border just hanging on. @NotPink I like a wild garden too. Here’s my favourite border. Doesn’t get many weeds as it’s so full, think I could squeeze something else in though!

I have some which just grow in a crack in between paving blocks, they are so pretty but I love the purple one.

 

[grovesy]

I have lots of Aquilegia in flower at the moment but have not had time to take any photos.

 

[NotPink]

I’ve never ever planted an aquilegia. Just self seeded.
Been out this afternoon pulling up willow herb, it’s the bane of my life. Last year I planted a stray piece of my Aldi lavender ( it’s huge now) into a border against a wall, along with wild flowers. It’s taken really well but just noticed today that the willow herb was growing through it. On first glance it looked like lavender. Little blighter. Got a bucket full! I’ve had to gone in as I’m allergic to gardening. Really, some plants/weeds irritate my skin. Had gloves on so hands ok but my face is feeling very prickly and tingly.

I also have allergies to certain plants and the scents of certain plants give me sinus headaches,. I always wear gloves when gardening too as you don't always know what you are pulling up.
Willowherb is a pest.
Maybe we can find something online to help get rid of it.
Most pesky plants have to be pulled up by the roots. They usually have spreading roots.Ugh!
Anyone noticed how many dandelions there are at present? Or is it just in Suffolk?

 

[NotPink]

I have lots of Aquilegia in flower at the moment but have not had time to take any photos.

I have lots of Aquilegia in flower at the moment but have not had time to take any photos.

PS. Just looked up pesky Willowherb and this is what I copied from the web site.

The problem is that willowherbs are remarkably resistant to most herbicides. It can take years of persistence before the plants are eradicated in a garden bed. Cut off any flowers before they produce seed heads. Seedlings can be killed with black plastic covers creating a sterilization effect through solarization.

I also cut off the dying flower heads of bluebells in my garden as they die off and go to seed, multiply prolifically and although I love them they can become a nuisance too.

 

[NotPink]

Broke up some more pallets for my planter project now hoping for decent weekend weather so I can get busy

What are you making?

 

[eggyg]

PS. Just looked up pesky Willowherb and this is what I copied from the web site.

The problem is that willowherbs are remarkably resistant to most herbicides. It can take years of persistence before the plants are eradicated in a garden bed. Cut off any flowers before they produce seed heads. Seedlings can be killed with black plastic covers creating a sterilization effect through solarization.

I also cut off the dying flower heads of bluebells in my garden as they die off and go to seed, multiply prolifically and although I love them they can become a nuisance too.

I generally manage to get them before they flower but they grow against walls and hide in plain sight so isn’t always easy to “catch” them. They pull up easy enough usually it’s just painstaking. I’m hoping today I’ve got the majority.

 

[Ditto]

I do like fireweed. I'll swap you for my groundelder. At least I presume it's groundelder, it's got into the back garden now as well, danged thug. I like it when it flowers though but you just can't let it!

 

[trophywench]

If we didn't keep at it pulling the self seeded buddleia up everywhere, we'd have got a buddleia rainforest by now.

And here's me not realising before it was even possible to have a perennial cornflower !

 

[Ditto]

This is what I mean about my black thumb. I can't tell you how many Buddleias have given up the ghost when being mollycoddled by me. I'm on a roll at the minute, I got two off my sister, a white one and a lilac one, and they're okay, fingers crossed. I need them for butterflies. 🙂

 

[grovesy]

If we didn't keep at it pulling the self seeded buddleia up everywhere, we'd have got a buddleia rainforest by now.

And here's me not realising before it was even possible to have a perennial cornflower !

I have at least 3 different vareties in my garden.

 

[Ditto]

Trying to sort my containers. If I take the picture from outside the garden the front doesn't look too bad.

Hope you're all having a nice day in the sunshine.

 

[trophywench]

Bit cloudy overhead here now.

 

[NotPink]

I'm in such an iris mood of late and was best pleased to buy some end of season iris at my local garden centre half price. We will plant them out this evening for next years blooms. Very happy. Love this time of year in the garden.

 

[Leadinglights]

I have spent the weekend sorting out my pots in the garden, we only have a small garden but I was horrified to realise I have more than 100 pots and baskets of various shapes and sizes, they do take a lot of watering when the weather is dry.
I really need to cull some of then but it's just too tempting when they are there.

 

[adrian1der]

Our wisteria is now blooming

 

[eggyg]

Our wisteria is now blooming

That’s looks fabulous. I’ve always hankered after a wisteria.

 

[NotPink]

Our wisteria is now blooming

The wisterias hang like chandeliers of purple and white blossom. They have been fantastic this year. My clay soil does not like them but I love seeing others grow them.