Flowers & foliage in August 2022

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,788	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 15, 2022 3:57:37 GMT Eli and balc2 like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Aug 15, 2022 3:57:37 GMT it's looking lovely Eli

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,939	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 15, 2022 6:39:27 GMT Eli and balc2 like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Aug 15, 2022 6:39:27 GMT That looks really lovely Eli! Sensible girl Bella!

Eli Top Member Posts: 5,156	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 15, 2022 18:26:36 GMT grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Aug 15, 2022 18:26:36 GMT Thank you grindle and SueA

balc2 Top Member The countdown has begun! Posts: 3,416	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 16, 2022 20:43:26 GMT grindle, SueA, and 3 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by balc2 on Aug 16, 2022 20:43:26 GMT Your garden looks great, Eli ! Bella certainly knows the best places to lie down & have a "catnap"! This post marks my *"leap year"* (366) of posts since I joined back in March!
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Eli Top Member Posts: 5,156	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 17, 2022 8:52:57 GMT balc2 likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Aug 17, 2022 8:52:57 GMT Aug 16, 2022 20:43:26 GMT balc2 said: This post marks my *"leap year"* (366) of posts since I joined back in March! Congratulations !

lesley Top Member Posts: 9,392	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 17, 2022 17:20:57 GMT Eli and balc2 like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lesley on Aug 17, 2022 17:20:57 GMT Eli your garden looks lovely that must keep you busy every day, Bella looks great as well.
	The lady from the sussex coast.

Eli Top Member Posts: 5,156	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 18, 2022 18:40:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Aug 18, 2022 18:40:05 GMT Thank you lesley

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,985	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 19, 2022 10:02:15 GMT grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 19, 2022 10:02:15 GMT I am trying the method of drying hydrangeas where they are put into water and when that water evaporates, they are left alone. Worth a try.

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Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 21, 2022 19:36:32 GMT grindle, Eli, and 1 more like this

Post by balc2 on Aug 21, 2022 19:36:32 GMT

I've not been able to do anything on the balcony the last few days. 2 of our grandkids came over on Friday & then stayed for a sleepover. As they sleep in our living room when they come for a sleepover I'm not able to get out onto the balcony. Saturday night after they went back home I did go out & water the pots a little but watered them deeper this morning (Sunday).

chrism Senior Member Posts: 433	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 22, 2022 15:32:58 GMT grindle, Eli, and 1 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chrism on Aug 22, 2022 15:32:58 GMT Not a happy acer. Two heatwaves, separate by one week. I remember the heatwave of '76. Hopefully, we won't get another bad one for quite some time.

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Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 23, 2022 7:08:12 GMT grindle, Eli, and 3 more like this

Post by SueA on Aug 23, 2022 7:08:12 GMT

That's a shame chrism, hope it recovers.
Not sure if I've shown this in the past, it's an old picture frame I have on the fence at the end of the garden which I have a pot mounted in & change the plant with the seasons, this is the summer begonia picture.

Eli Top Member Posts: 5,156	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 23, 2022 15:42:30 GMT SueA and balc2 like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Aug 23, 2022 15:42:30 GMT That's a nice idea SueA

balc2 Top Member The countdown has begun! Posts: 3,416	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 23, 2022 20:26:46 GMT SueA and Eli like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by balc2 on Aug 23, 2022 20:26:46 GMT SueA That's a very original idea & very effective as well! The Begonia looks wonderful!

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Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 23, 2022 20:37:09 GMT grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this

Post by balc2 on Aug 23, 2022 20:37:09 GMT

I only gave my plants a watering with a tomato feed. Watering all the plants in the house & on the balcony with fertilizer takes me about 1 1/2 hours each time.

I'm seeing several white self-sown Petunias now starting to flower in the pots of red Geraniums on the balcony railings! And this afternoon I discovered a tiny self-sown Viola that I hadn't noticed before it opened its first flower in one of the long white troughs I have on the balcony floor!

There is another self-sown Viola in a pot of Geraniums on the balcony railing that has been flowering for a couple of weeks now - it shares the pot with a white self-sown Petunia - so there are 3 different species of plants in one pot!

balc2 Top Member The countdown has begun! Posts: 3,416	Flowers & foliage in August 2022 Aug 25, 2022 20:14:41 GMT grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by balc2 on Aug 25, 2022 20:14:41 GMT Here is a picture of the pot with 3 different species of flowers growing in it.

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