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I’m grateful for the way they pop up, giving us a nice splash of colour 🙂.

Lovely Dianthus...not really a fan of them but this is especially attractive.

I think,although it says its hardy,I will mulch it well this winter.

I have a local helping out. I used to do all the work, but I finally had to admit that age was catching up with me. My house is actually very small and with the front yard, less than 50 sq meters.

The only Ladybird I have seen this year was climbing up the rotary line pole! I did manage to move the bug to a nearby plant but it flew off ... :o((

Me too ...

That's really different to any Clematis I have seen before ... lovely!

I agree with Janey ... it looks stunning.

:o))

What I really need is a lot of seed to scatter in the wildflower area in front of my house, across the road. They would be fantastic in there!

I have seen a really good number of ladybirds and larva today. All good.

Thank you Josie, I’m glad you enjoyed the blog!

Jimson weed. Datura stramonium

Hi Rose,how was your holiday?
This rose is the cleanest one growing here.

I love the vivid colour of this one Julia.

I love yellow roses and this is a beauty!

Hi Balcony I've just completed another booklet to give out for the children in our community. I've called it FAB Wildlife. FAB....Fish Animals Birds. It's short verses about different creatures in the world and I've drawn lots of pictures for the children to colour in. It's going to take a while to print and put the little booklets together but we'll get there.......

Thank you Klahanie...they are a bright cheerful, red colour.

It's a very big garden for one person to look after, Wylie or do you have help? I like how the garden is divided up into "rooms", a very effective way of being able to have more than one garden! :)

Yes, I've seen your blog this evening. You have an immense garden!

It's just as bad, if not worse today! :(

A very good piece of poetry, Lindak! :)

I see that as being rather difficult! :D :D :D

Where are the Ladybirds & Lacewings this year? We could use their help! :D

You couldn't do that here!

Is it thorn apple. Could be wrong. You might call it a different name over there.

Oh I know, hoping to mow ours tomorrow :-)

They look healthy and pretty. Lovely idea to plant them there.

You own an interesting spot and I love your plants.
Thanks for posting Wylie.

Yank you Janey. I have Sarah Bernhardt as well but it does not like the place where I planted it. It is a gorgeous peony when it likes its spot.

Thank you both. Will have a closer look at leaves to find the culprit.

:o))

Yes it was. I'm looking forward to seeing it bloom.

Thanks Janey and Josie. It also has a lovely scent.

Thanks Janey.

Janey, that's a shame. I actually moved one as the leaves were too big for the position it was in, it has recovered and is showing a couple of 'spikes'.

Good luck with the Penstemon. I think it was 'Garnet' variety?

Snap! I found a couple of orange Welsh Poppies yesterday. Once they have finished flowering I shall hoick out quite a few.

That's a big area to look after Wylie!! Some beautiful and interesting plants you have there. A weird coincidence, on the weather this morning it said above us (Engand) the atmosphere is full of smoke from the Canadian widfires.

Some sort of leaf miner, or as suggested, caterpillars browsing the green bits & leaving the skeletons

And if humans would stop breeding like flies on a compost heap there would be fewer people & less need for more housing! Allowing all the immigrants doesn’t help either. Some of them don’t seem to believe in birth control. The men like to show how virile they are by fathering lots of children.

There appears to be a green caterpillar in the first photo. Something is definitely browsing over the leaves, so not rust.

An interesting blog. Ty for sharing your visits. I’m glad you enjoyed Winchester, that Wisteria was a picture. I haven’t been to the Hillier Gardens yet, perhaps one day. It was nice to see photos of you & your family, also your garden with its many roses. I liked your flower arrangement too, & the rose which you have given away to your neighbour!

Usually these pots are either side of the back door ...I think with the naturally spread Erigeron around they have settled in.

They do spread around easily.

A lovely one. I like the roses that have fewer petals.

Thank you Janey.

Spectacular!

Very attractive flowers Hb..

Such a gorgeous one Klahanie, I do like it's open face too.
I have Sarah Bernhardt and the wind and rain has flattened her to the ground! Tomorrow I'll try and sort it out.

Unusual here to see a white one.