WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN JUNE 2018

I believe that the hardy trailing petunias are called surfinias, and they are a more recent breed - isn`t that right @KFF ? These plants are more resistant to rain, and can be propagated very successfully. Some of these super strain plants flower very early, and it is well worth taking those cuttings. I usually keep my cuttings on a shady north facing window though, in case they get the wilt

 

Sadly even amongst vets it's only been in recent years that there's been a real push towards adequate pain relief in cats They can cope with pain, but it doesn't mean they don't feel it.

Our 17 year old upstairs neighbour was pet-and-plant sitting for us. She did an excellent job with the pets, but slightly more haphazard with the plants. My hostas and strawberrys obviously received a lot of attention; other areas less so

 

My little greenhouses get a lot of hours of sun and their temperatures were up over 104f. So I cut some blackout cutain liner and draped ot over them. One is now down to 93f which is almost ambient and the other only dropped 2 degrees. Guess I'd better go out there and figure out what's wrong.

Everbody has been watered with rain water

Also stared at the dirt where my king protea seeds are sown. Staring doesn't seem to expedite germination so far and I still have 2 months to wait to see if anybody emerges.and yes, @pete I am keeping the soil moist with smoky ashy water. Maybe I'll have to try cheerleading. Give me an S a P an R an O a U a T !!

 

I love poppies
The first year we moved in my father in law told me " get all them out, they're weeds" being a novice I obeyed
It was only after many years of removing them I must have missed some. They where beautiful, single and double and all shades of pink and purple
Unfortunately I haven't had any to talk about for a few years. But... this year I've got them in my raised bed ( normally my salad bed ) Freshly turned soil, I suspect anyway they are staying and I'll collect seed

 

Definitely, that's what I mean I used to have them pop up willy nilly but was informed they needed to be removed I miss the odd few I used to get.
This year, after a couple of years of neglect they seem to be reappearing
I won't sow the seeds, I'll scatter them on a windy day

 

Has anyone purchased cottage garden or meadow mixed seeds (poppies included) and if so what brand, type, packet....I have heard mixed reports...I like the cottage garden and wildflower look

 

Hmmm, posted on the wrong thread again... so here's my delight today

 

Callistemon violaceus four years old and flowering for the first time.




Oleander, flowers sporadically rather than prolifically.


Zantedeschia rehmannii Picasso, I used to lift these every year but now I just leave them in the ground.




Pink something or other (sox?)

 

Do Callistemon take a while to flower...I'm saying this as mine has just flowered this year also for the first time..and we have it 3-4 years now????

 

Yup that fits my skin...lol

 

That would depend on how old it was when you acquired it. Four years from seed and three from cuttings is about average. A majority of GC bought ones are usually in bud or flower and will normally flower the following season.