Butterfly of the day in my garden: speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) sitting on my spider lily 'Sweet Kate'[IMG]
Actually it is the black-eyed Susan vine, aka Thunbergia alata, 'Sunny Suzy Rose Sensation', the 'pink' variety! Much more suited to my garden...
Some pics of my garden in May... [IMG] Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba'[IMG] Styrax japonicus 'Fargesii'. An abundance of lovely little 'bells'....
My close-ups of the day... [IMG] Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'[IMG] Mystery photo. Clue: it's an "eye", but whose eye is it?
Pretty pics, @pitter-patter as usual. I expect you keep your Cuphea sheltered indoors or in glass-house in the winter? I've never seen one.
Quite pleased with first flowering of C. patens 'Rebecca' planted last autumn. For the moment its rather short and the flowers are quite close to...
Looks like a lily, not like a willow herb.
My close-ups of the day... [IMG] Un-named geranium [IMG] Geranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge' just starting to flower [IMG] Geranium...
With the incredibly warm/hot weather we are having here in France at the moment, took pics of these insects in my garden this morning... nothing...
Thanks for opening this thread... Looking forward to members' pics of insects found in their gardens (or in nature at large). Looks like Tipula...
Here's a short demo of how I trim the lawn along my borders. The sub-titles are in French. Tools I use:a half-moon long-handle shears normal...
Hi @Obelix-Vendée , Considering we both live in France, what in your opinion would be the equivalent of the John Innes composts to be found in...
You could always try setting glyphosate on fire.:biggrin:
You could make your own, see https://www.instructables.com/DIY-LevelawnLawn-LuteLeveling-Rake/
Just saw that plant (with a lonely flower spike) in my sister's garden last week. I must say I find it more curious than attractive.
Bon courage for the sweeping!
Oxythyrea funesta A lovely bug. Lucky you! Not quite as pretty as its cousin the Cetonia aurata, the rose chafer but still good to see it,...
Pic #1 looks a lot like the pics of Osmunda regalis I posted on April 14th.
Just starting to flower; new bulb to my garden... Allium neapolitanum [IMG]
Agree with the replies already given to the OP. For comparison's sake, here's a current pic of my Wisteria sinensis, planted about 25 years ago...
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