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Thanks David, I shall view them when I have some free time!

Similar here, depending where they are planted they have grown well, others have stayed smaller.

Bless, that’s understandable. It’s not easy for many on here. Lovely to hear you’ll be keeping in touch x

We are still pondering on what to do! A plumber came round yesterday, looked through the kitchen window and said "Whoah, what is that?" and then "That's not finished, surely."

They do produce a lot of open pollenated seed, which takes a long time to ripen.

That's a shame Shirley. I do like its manageable shape.I was wondering if it would be suitable to obscure the carbuncle next door?

It has a light trim in early Autumn. This Salvia seems to love its position. I have others that struggle.

Thank you so much Shirley x

Wonderful to see so many roses, Shirley!

The rose my brother gave us for our golden wedding anniversary last year has produced one flower so far this year but I hope to see lots more during the summer.

I was given a Masquerade rose earlier this year & now it has lots of buds that should open in the coming weeks.

Have you tried to cross fertilize them yet?

I'd forgotten what time f year it is! I will have to catch up on the BBC iPlayer.

Shirley, here are some of the blogs I wrote on Cambridge Botanical gardens:

https://growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/12632-cambridge-botanical-gardens-compost-corner-1

https://growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/12652-cambridge-botanical-gardens-compost-corner-2

https://www.growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/12673-cambridge-botanical-gardens-compost-corner-3

https://growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/12688-cambridge-botanical-gardens-compost-corner-4

https://growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/11999-cambridge-botanical-gardens-1

https://growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/12290-cambridge-botanical-gardens-2

Horrid. I’m hoping that terracotta will let enough air to the roots. You can just pop your airpot into a bigger glazed pot, but I had already potted these before I learned about the airpots. If they start to suffer I will change my tactic.

So cute,isn't it!

Klahanie, thanks for looking in and liking the Roses.

Kate, I do like the perfume from some of the Roses, especially 'Peace' and one of them has a mild Vanilla scent.

Josie, ideally, it would rain overnight and stay dry during the day, we can but hope!

Thanks Chris, it rained heavily all afternoon and early evening, still not enough to do much good though.

Half term next week so it's bound to rain ... :o((

Josie, was it just entry to the Chilli Festival then?

Ah, now I know what you mean. They are strange looking things, not overly attractive don't you think?

Kate, I think we shall keep in touch via email as Brian tells me he is struggling with this site.

This is wonderful.

I have not heard of or seen this plant before. Off to read about it now!

Not a lousy photo at all, I think it's lovely.

Lovely, as is the container.

Oh my word, Julia, that's huge! Do you cut it back in the Autumn?

Love this photo ... :o)

That is so pretty. I like the scent of rose 'Peace' very much, also 'Arthur Bell'.

I'm with you there Chris, low-maintenance gardening is the way forward for me now!

Julia, I had one of these long time ago, had to remove it when it was covered in a grey/sooty mould which was a real shame.

It all looks so calm on the water.

Me too!

I have to agree with Klahanie.

they are lovely and clearly in the iris family.

wonder if they are hardy here mmmmmmh
need to do a bit of researching .

the suckers will send the weedkiller to the main roots so yes will damage the 'parent' tree.
our lilac is suffering as he who will not be named sprayed lilac suckers last year. grrrr

Thanks Josee.

We had some black skinned Avocados in the fruit bowl. They were pretty good. Later she told me that she picked those from our tree-ha. I had cut the leader because i wanted more compact tree and thank goodness after 5 or maybe 7 years it's rooted now to the point it looks healthy. Not a bit starved for everything since it was hard to hand water that hot spot.

Stan,

Chrysalidocarpus baronii, onilahensis and lafazamanga are much better suited for growing up in the SF Bay Area. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens look horrible, and usually will die in winter. I know there’s more species that grow up there, also.

Of course, Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) decipiens grow very well there, being the hardiest species.

Thank you Julia. I am not sure if it would survive our wet winter. I keep mine in the pots in the greenhouse over winter. I am quite amazed by yours.

Klahanie it's about 8 years old.The one Salvia which does well here.

Like all your roses Shirley. Glad that all are doing well for you.

Interesting flowers.

Nice & bright.

Fantastic tour, Ty, Shirley. The gardens must be enormous, no wonder you needed a sit down. I was taken to the chilli festival once( I would rather it had been the tomato one), anyway I went but didn’t see any of the lovely gardens, what a pity. Maybe one day I will. Thanks again for your blog.

Thank you Daylily

Gorgeous. I wish we would have so large and beautiful Hotlips. Our hummingbirds love this plant but I have only small ones in the pots. How old is this one Julia?

A great collection of roses. I love yellow ones but all are nice. We had a short shower today, but nowhere near enough. I need to see my water butt filled up. Maybe a bit more this week end?

lol! Airpots;)

Yes, it’s a real asset, especially in the winter time.

Thank you Kate. We had rain! Thank goodness!

Beautiful classic old rose scent..very sweet.