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I love the Magnificum too. It’s so full on and colourful. :)

Yes, I agree. I would like to make more blogs, but it’s a little bit tedious nowadays on here. I really loved the first photo Rose. Very atmospheric and inviting. And how lovely of someone to bring you ‘Hope’ at such a terrible time. The garden is doing ever so well and maybe, just maybe this is in part because you are doing a bit better too. :) sending love x

Sorry both..
It has a lovely strong Tea rose fragrance.

I'm quite pleased Shirley..these have come from last year's seeds.They are so tall.

Yes, I love this one. Really pleased with it. Perfect beside my rose Chartreuse De Parme with its purple pink blooms.

This is planted by the pool in a damp area Shirley..hope all's well..this horrendous strong wind has been battering the Roses and Peonies.

Lol! Alan Bates has never done it for me Shirley, but each to their own!

It’s very November- like.

Yes sap sucker damage.

That is odd isn’t it? Could it be that your mint died and a weed grew in its place?but it does look similar to mint. I am flummoxed!

Thanks Shirley :-)

Thanks Shirley I had some before too years ago not sure what happened to it but love the colour :-)

Thanks Shirley, ah yes I like Nick Bailey, a couple of them were 9cm pots and they have grown as well as the 2 larger ones I bought, I have had them before but moved them and they seemed to not do so well and disappeared, also I had a split off one years ago which i gave my mom that grew well too so will be looking out for those

That is a good assortment from the garden. Raining here too ... wind is blowing like crazy so I am keeping a watchful eye on the garden!

Fabulous.

She's stunning!

Love this Geranium. I was gifted a clump many years ago by GoYer Motinot and it still grows so well. Divides up brilliantly too!

Ah, this Salvia is the one that Nick Bailey (Gardeners World) says he always plants as it is such a good performer.

I am tempted to buy one after seeing yours, it does look perfect.

Stunning colours.

Julia, you have bought a good selection of plants.

Kate, you will love this Rose, it's a really good one and might even flower until October.

I now have Fern envy as cannot grow them here. This is so attractive.

Ooh, Alan Bates as Gabriel Oak in Far from the madding crowd. I loved that film!

Sorry Karen, I digress, this Rose is lovely.

Such a stunning Rose!

I had to Google this shrub recently as a neighbour has one. It is stunning, as is yours!

Rose, I second that!

I love these flowers but am forever reminded of my first garden. I didn't know a lot about plants then, cut some for the house, then found the table crawling with ants from them! No wonder I have never planted a Peony!

Looking good, I have Foxglove envy, those are gorgeous.

I also wonder if it has a lovely scent?

Thank you! Baby Blue is now planted in the border. The wind was battering it in its pot.

Good job!

Thanks Sheila x

Check under the leaves, this year is very bad for aphids, they are everywhere, and I think that's what you have

Spray with something, but depends on bush size.
Plus, you have to be aware that whatever you use, including soft soap mix and suchlike, will linger & could affect the butterflies etc that will come for the flowers.

Personally, just leave them and hope ladybirds, blue tits etc do their job

That is what I'm doing.

Is it still mint? Does it taste & smell of mint?

Could be the thing eventually starved and what you see is minty minus soil nutrients

Some options,
Do as Jimmy suggests
Remove from pot & start over in fresh soil
Give it a darn good liquid feed of any general use fertiliser

Lovely Hb I have said the same about the weigela have noticed over the last few years how gorgeous it is 😍 I love it too

That would take many days Shirley! Haha!
I am just waiting for a less windy day to spray them and so far there is too much wind.
On my to do list!

I shall put it on here Sheila but it's not quite finished yet, have to get a couple of Japenese statues, when I can afford it!

Thank you Sheila :-))

Lovely Acer too, Daylily 🙂.

Lovely, Could it be a deutzia?

Love mine, have given it a good prune this year, which I don't think I've done for years, it was fairly leggy

Looks lovely :-)

I bought one similar from Morries:-)

Lovely Kate, no roses open here yet, couple of buds though :-))

If my memory serves me well, didn't you say that you grew onion sets in containers. Herein is the problem. Onions are deep feeders and I would say that best grown in the ground rather than in containers where the compost can either be too dry or too wet. If the sets are too dry then they will try to reproduce, hence running to seed. Best grown direct in the ground; and tight spacing so as to thin out using the thinnings early and allowing the remaining onions to grow bigger without competition.

Lovely, I can almost smell it!

Thanks Callie, yes we were lucky.

Thanks Josee. Yes, I LOVED the Chelsea garden which quite rightly won Best in Show!

Thank you very much Kate for your lovely comment, and for summing up the Japanese aesthetic so eloquently 🙂.

Thank you Rose, it would be lovely to see your “tiny replica” on here. We have a corner with Acers, bamboo and some bonsai … just a little bit Japanese!

It is a waste.