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We walk down the road, and there is a reservoir, and sometimes the Egrets are on it. The Heron is down there as well.

It looks like the Russian Sage..Perovskia...are there any flowers at all Sheila?The foliage is very similar.

I remember growing this years ago...looks good against that wall.

Thank you Feverfew for liking my rhododendrons.

You have a very special garden Klahanie...always enjoy seeing it!

I love all of them, what a wonderful collection!

Very nice, I’m glad it is doing well for you.

Thank you for your lovely comments Julia, Therneyside and Kate, I appreciate them. xx

Salix trees love lots of water and eventually I will have to put it in the ground too. Thanks for posting it's picture Julia.

We do not have many butterflies this year Linda. Thank you for your comment.

I agree with you Linda, Thank you.

That’s amazing that you know what it is, Owd. Whatever language is that?!

I think its worth a try in the bay area but in a very modest size.

Lovely, thanks Shirley. That’s great.
I’ve texted him, I’ll get him to ask his son for help too xx

Even better en masse!

Same here Kate ... daughter installed Adblock Plus a long time ago ... see my PM just sent.

I hope Brian manages to install it ... perhaps his son could help him out?

Aw thank you, Julia. Yes, it’s Brian from Bristol. I’ll message him now and let him know you use Adblockplus.
That’s great, fingers crossed. His garden is looking beautiful at the moment xx

Adblockplus is free!

I think I did see his name on here a few weeks ago...know him from when I first started. Doesn't he live in Bristol Kate? As for the dreaded adverts,I have very few now after using a blocker..Will check which one it is.

Thanks Thorney...I will keep that in mind.

Agree with the others, an absolute wonderful collection of rhododendrons, Klahanie!!
They are all beautiful in bloom. I’m with Julia, Blue Boy is a real eye catching gorgeous one.
The view is just perfect, idyllic and inspiring.

I may be making a blog - it's been an awful long time since I did one last! My son is taking me to the Cambridge Botanical gardens soon. Must be 15 years since I was last there! After the visits there I made up a series of blogs on te gardens - does anyone remember still?

My son has bought me an entrance to the Cambridge Botanical gardens & plans on taking me, perhaps on the last day of this month! We hadn't settled for an exact date yet.

Wow! What a lovely place to stop and take a breather.

The Baby Blue has the really strong aroma Kate, and it is easy to control by pruning. The France Bleu, I am hoping will reach at least 3m and give me some cover on that side.

Kate I am in.now to remember how it all works

It’s a very generous little plant Kate and here in the south it can flower almost all year round if the winter is mild. But sadly mine stopped in October and got going again about 2 weeks ago. I will have to start removing some before long!

Thanks Shirley, it will turn pink in a few weeks 🙂.

My goodness, you have a lot Klahanie and not a dud amongst them. Some real beauties.

That has beautiful flowers Andrew. Perseverance paid off.

I sprayed my home made garlic spray on mine and my tree lilies and hostas. It's supposed to mask the lily smell from lily beetles which I found on my tree lilies a few weeks ago. Someone also said it deters slugs, hence the hostas being sprayed. So far so good.

Looking lovely.

Love the colour.

Thanks Ladies ... I have one at each end of the garden wall.

Sounds lovely.

Thanks Klahanie, there is so much more that I didn't take photos of, waterways etc., but that's for another visit!

It's a tough little plant then!

Thanks David ... :o)

What a bonanza of Rhodis Klahanie...they are beautiful...do you have to feed any yearly?Blue Boy would be a favourite....and that resting place I would never like to leave!!

Klahanie this one started off in a pot but I found I didn't keep up with the watering...decided to try it in the border.It just took off!

Thank you so much both...Amazingly in the Choysia behind the Eegret there's a family of blackbirds...the father flies in and out frequently even landing on it!.

I love Foxgloves and seeing the bees going in and out of the flowers.

We have them popping up around here. The flowers are so lovely.

Me Too and we've had butterflies on the shrubs near here.

I love Lillies of the valley flowers and the perfume is lovely.

That's beautiful Meadowland.

Lovely therapeutic break, Kate 🙂

Beautiful flowers! Very colorful, too.

3 petalled purple flower ? Maybe a Tradescantia, commonly known as spiderwort?

I just bought this tree last year Julia. I found it interesting. We have a few in the neighbourhood. I will never see it at this size. Mine is still in the pot.