Buzzbee's Outbox

As the Beatles sang: "How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?" Well, it never really applied to me, but it certainly applies to a lot of the people you will encounter here. Welcome to GoY.

I confess I have never seen delphiniums looking quite so stately - even I might be inclined to bow to them. Wonderful.

Happy party - your garden seems like the perfect spot for such an event - you've created a marvellous space. Brilliant.

I was so seduced by this a few years ago that I bought a plant even though we not only had no pond with a marginal planting area, but our soil was actually very well drained and sandy! If ever there was an impulse buy, this was one.Clearly you have the perfect environment for it - I ended up creating a reservoir beneath it to keep a constant source of water - and it worked - though how it has gone now with the new owners, I don't know. Since then I have promised myself that one day I shall have a pond and I shall have a good place to plant Juncus spiralis.

I'd go with Andrewr - Hessayon has an incredible amount of pretty practical advice in his books and they are always reasonably priced. Having said that, there is a thought around at the moment that just cutting them all off evenly is as good as any detailed pruning regime. I wouldn't know.

I dunno - but it's very striking.

Thanks Organictomato - these are begonias a neighbour gave me and they are pretty spectacular blooms really.

Aye Joebell - I was just thinking this could have come from Dr Who!

Wow - a fantastic riot - brilliant.

Good luck with it - ain't it amazing that we can grow such things outside in the UK now?

Curious.

I love it - it's a great success.

Aw!!! We love Siamese!

Beautiful, Lori.

They look great with the Acer as a backdrop.

I do like these.

It looks very classy to me - a touch of the Diarmuid Gavins!

This is an exquisite picture Nancym.

Is this a night time picture? It really makes 'Lucifer' stand out - great.

Great silhouette.

It's great to see such a transformation in sucvh a relatively short time - isn't gardening just magical?

This looks like the perfect environment for wildlife to hide - young frogs emerging and the like?

This a glorious spread.

What a stunning colour.

That Ash looks as if it is quite an age?

Brilliant to see the progress - I particularly like those dark leaved red astilbes.

Can I add my congratulations too and thank Grenville and Alan for giving you the push - your garden is spectacular and I would love to see it for real. Well done. Magic.

Another truly beautiful close up - this is one of my favourite annuals, maybe even my favourite.

Yes, it's fascinating to see what comes up - we've even got some Oats this years as well!

This looks great Jacque - I like the water butt too. i am sure you'll get great use of it - I feel very jealous!!!