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Post by balc2 on Jul 8, 2022 15:09:45 GMT
There are other plants in flower on the floor of the balcony, .
These Snapdragons were some seedlings my son raised this year. He had many more than he could use so he asked me if I would like a few - of course I would - what a silly question!  .
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I've become quite attracted to taking macro photos of my flowers!
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I like the foliage of this plant more than the actual flowers! It one of the very few plants whose leaves attract me more than the flowers! The stems of the flowers are very long & can't support the weight of the flowers which are always falling down to nearly touch the floor. This year I have the pot between others & so it hasn't been so bad with the plants on either side helping to keep the flowers a little more upright & more importantly, off the floor!
These Sweet William flowers are the first I've grown on the balcony I think since I started growing plants on it nearly 21 years ago! The reason for not growing them before is how late they flower! I like to get my summer bedding plants in at the end of May & of course these haven't even begun by then. I did grow them in my parents garden when I still lived at home but that must be 60 years ago or more!
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Post by geumgrower on Jul 8, 2022 15:52:47 GMT
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Post by balc2 on Jul 8, 2022 16:16:47 GMT
That is a seriously big space!
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Post by seaburn on Jul 8, 2022 16:56:28 GMT
wonderful garden, and I love the shed photo much tidier than mine.
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Post by geumgrower on Jul 8, 2022 19:57:45 GMT
balc2. This garden is about a fifth smaller than our last place.
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Post by grindle on Jul 14, 2022 3:50:00 GMT
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Post by lesley on Jul 14, 2022 7:40:55 GMT
Very pretty grindle, that will keep you busy geumgrower love the bungalow are you out in the sticks ??  |
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Post by balc2 on Jul 14, 2022 20:45:00 GMT
Today the last 2 flowers on one of my 3 Orchids have fallen off.  I've moved it off the living room table & put it back into the small window in the kitchen where, hopefully, it will build up its strength to flower another time. It joins the yellow one there that my wife wouldn't let me put on the living room table with the others. It has many ugly aerial roots that she doesn't like to see. |
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Post by SueA on Jul 16, 2022 7:48:14 GMT
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Post by balc2 on Jul 16, 2022 16:33:19 GMT
Yesterday I potted up 9 or 10 Fuchsia cuttings that had been rooting in water.
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Perhaps I should have waited till next Wednesday as the temps are forecast to fall by at least half from nearly 40C on Monday & Tuesday  to only about 20C on Wednesday with some possible rain showers! 
I have been watering my pots, hanging baskets & troughs everyday but I imagine they will need watering twice a day on Monday & Tuesday! I've bought a bottle of tomato fertilizer & originally planned on watering the tomatoes using it on Monday but on 2nd thoughts I'm going to leave it until Wednesday. I believe that too much fertilizer is bad at a time of very high temps as it impedes the uptake of water.
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Post by Eli on Jul 18, 2022 20:45:10 GMT
Rosa 'Gentle Hermione' ...  Marguerite ...  Phlox maculata 'Natascha' ...  Prunella ...  Two Calibrachoas ...   Osteospermum ...  Astrantia ...  Campanula lactiflora ...  Shasta Daisy ...  |
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Post by grindle on Jul 19, 2022 3:17:11 GMT
lovely Eli your rose is so nice |
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Post by libralady on Jul 21, 2022 16:44:24 GMT
I think so too - very delicate. Eli, is Phlox maculata 'Natascha' a perennial. A bit different to the ones I've got. Lovely photos everyone and SueA love your garden flowers and the one in the yellow jug is stunning.
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Post by Eli on Jul 22, 2022 5:08:39 GMT
I think so too - very delicate. Eli, is Phlox maculata 'Natascha' a perennial. A bit different to the ones I've got. Lovely photos everyone and SueA love your garden flowers and the one in the yellow jug is stunning. Yes the Phlox is a hardy perennial. It grows up to about 3 feet .
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Post by balc2 on Jul 23, 2022 14:49:56 GMT
You have a very nice selection of flowers in your garden, Eli! |
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I've moved it off the living room table & put it back into the small window in the kitchen where, hopefully, it will build up its strength to flower another time. It joins the yellow one there that my wife wouldn't let me put on the living room table with the others. It has many ugly aerial roots that she doesn't like to see. 
