General Chat

But my goodness it is very windy, all the rose petals are covering the lawn like so much confetti. Still it is warm and dry and we are used to the wind as at times it was 30-40 in Lanzarote over the weekend before last. The advantage of that is watching the windsurfers battling the huge waves, very invigorating. Sooo back to the garden, just been to the garden centre and got two patio roses for the price of one with our members card, very pretty they are too so off to sort them out now. :-) :-)

lol Ann. I don't know if it was your intent to put on a nice thread to stop me getting waspish.on another ;-) .but anyway ..re roses the two my friend bought me at Christmas both have tiny buds on now so I am chuffed, and a tiny patio rose I bought in the 99p shop which spent weeks under the snow has a bud on it also :-)

The garden is full of bees in the foxgloves, I have put some pictures of those on the aquilegia album on FB :-)

tis very windy here too - sun doing it's best to come out - rose petals everywhere here too but lots of bees buzzing around

Very, very hot with clear blue skies here and just a little breeze. Six rose bushes and only one or two buds between them at the moment

I really nice thread Ann

it's a pleasant relief :-)

TS but you had your roses out in May so they need a rest now. Had to come in for a rest, did three quarters of an hour weeding but it is so hot out there when weeding! got side tracked in the hosta bed and among the grasses in pots, got told off for lifting a pot!!! :-D Trouble is, the garden bin is now full and it is another week before it is emptied so I see a trip to the dump coming up.

Rose, no intentions other than starting a thread in which everyone can join and if I put the gardening thread up it doesn't attract people :-( :-D Good that the 99p one has a bud, even if it only lasts a year it was still a bargain. What colour are your roses? We already have two patio roses, one a very prolific pale pink, the other a pale apricot, not so prolific. The two we have just bought are another pink, slightly different to the other and a deep orange, both have a scent.

We don't seem to be able to grow bush roses in the garden although we have climbers and ramblers everywhere.

Rose, am I one of your friends on facebook? I don't see you post on there so maybe not. I must take a photo of the garden and put it on my photo blog.

You are Ann, well I hope you are! yes just checked you should be able to see them I think? as I can see yours if I click on 'photos'.

I have one rose which should be peachy like my avatar when it comes out, and the other is red, as is the patio rose :-)

Its gorgeous here, abit of a breeze and a few grey clouds. 2nd lot of washing is out, 3 rd in machine.
Off out at 3pm to a remembrance gathering for our vet who dies a few months ago, so many people wanted to pay their respects, he was such a lovely dedicated man. His daughter has asked everyone to wear nice bright colours:))

Also been sorting craft room, such a slow job, everything has to be sifted through, so much paper work, things l've printed for craft, grandchildrens drawings/painting, had to take them down whilst house was being viewed...into a folder now till the move:)

Bathed madoc this morning, all nice and clean now, we don't bath him often, but he has a few fleas from Rosco next door....grrr....well we can't see any but he's scratching bless him.

We have loads and loads of Bee's and some wasps, they love the foliage/plants etc:)
Off to the cupboard again:)

jude x

Hello everyone. Only my second year of rose growing and it is so exciting watching them. They are all climbers, all smell like roses should, and vary from peach to pale pink. Compassion, Aloha, and Zephrin Douhrin if you dont mind :-D I cluck over them like they were babies and when one got mildew I was devastated! But, with the help of the Roseman (Merlin) I think I have beaten it. They are all in containers as only have a patio.

Hot and sunny today in London.

XX BC

That made me itch Jude *scratch!!

BC they sound lovely I am so pleased they are doing well, they are very uplifting.

Just been out fighting the wind to take photos and they are on my photo blog. If anyone hasn't got the addy pm me.

Anyone know when Budleas flower, we put a small one in last year, it is doing well but I am not sure when it should flower.

Rose I shall go and look for you then. :-)

Found you Rose. :-D

AnninGlos - I know what you mean about about the huge waves in Lanzarote! They are mesmerising! I tried for age to photograph them when I was there, but could never capture them at their best! :-D

Anninglos. Have you tried a Bush Rose in a large Pot.(About 24" across) check with David Austin Roses you should be able to get a good one or two from him plus his special plantingstuff.also when you plant chop up some Banana Peel very fine and mix it in ,Should grow pretty well. **M**. :-)

Extremely windy here (normal for Menorca).
OH keeps rushing out to sweep the blossoms from the patio every hour or so. It´s totally futile & will drive one of us insane. My method is to sweep once a day & that´s it.
Think I may have to surgically remove the broom from his sticky mitt if he carries on.

Lol Wisechild, I suppose being an Island it would be windy like Lanzarote. The good thing is that it blows the clouds away.

Merlin, thanks for that tip, might try a bush rose in a pot. (won't be able to move on the patio soon for pots :-D

Lynda, I did get some quite good ones of the windsurfers battling the waves. Unfortunately the one day we drove up to El Golfo and Lod Hervideros, the wind dropped, so no waves at all. Luckily we have been many times before and have some good photos already.

Well up here in Yorkshire quite dull and quite a cold wind though they did promise we were going to have nice hot weather today??? still washing out now (thanks for that forgot it was in washing machine before I read this thread) Roses! - really disappointed with them this year we got a beautiful big rose tree last yeas as a pressie for our Golden Anniv. it was so full of white roses but this year not even a bud thought there was one but that was last years one! and other bushes have buds but very slow! So any advice for my lovely rose tree please feel free to say :-)

You need Merlin Nolls. :-)

It gorgeous here in Wiltshire today, a bit windy though....Been trying to do some gardening :-D

Back from the remembrance service...so many people there. All of his children did a speech, the youngest aged 9 & 12 yrs approx....amazing. The receptionist is leaving so was able to give him a hug and wish him luck:)...he will be missed to.

The sn is still shining, both dogs out on the patio. Madoc nice and clean now but we do have Rosco cause his dad is rock climbing...l would bath him too but he would be a real wozzzzy...if l get the comb out he's gone...lol

Just put the chicken, spuds almost ready to add too:)

jude x

Oven just on for our chicken too. :-) Glad it went well Jude. Was he young?