tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67985487260438645302024-03-13T07:51:40.803+00:00Gwirrel's Garden: Doesn't like reality :Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-62779448138425768852011-09-19T19:20:00.000+01:002011-09-19T19:20:25.962+01:00Blog is on the move<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
For those of you who perhaps haven't seen my last post:<br />
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I’ve decided to move the blog to wordpress… Why? Well I’m tired of having problems logging into blogger, and replying to posts… it’s been months now that they’ve had issues with certain users having difficulty and I think it’s about time it was sorted.<br />
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So instead I’ve decided to up sticks and move, also because wordpress allows users to reply directly to comments… it makes it much easier to reply to someone personally rather than just making a general reply.<br />
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The entire blog is moving, I’ve imported all my old posts and comments; so everything is still there to be seen. The blog is different, as yet I haven't worked out how to customise the coding for myself; it looks like you have to pay just to be able to edit html/CSS, so that is one negative.<br />
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To those of you following me, please update your favourites to <a href="http://gwirrel.wordpress.com/">http://gwirrel.wordpress.com </a><br />
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Thanks! And I’ll see you on the other side :)<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-74860920978866143612011-09-13T18:22:00.000+01:002011-09-13T18:22:39.320+01:00It’s time to say adieu…<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Nah, only kidding!<br />
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Actually, I’ve decided to move the blog to wordpress… Why? Well I’m tired of having problems logging into blogger, and replying to posts… it’s been months now that they’ve had issues with certain users having difficulty and I think it’s about time it was sorted.<br />
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So instead I’ve decided to up sticks and move, also because wordpress allows users to reply directly to comments… it makes it much easier to reply to someone personally rather than just making a general reply.<br />
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The entire blog is moving, I’ve imported all my old posts and comments; so everything is still there to be seen. The blog is different, as yet I haven't worked out how to customise the coding for myself; it looks like you have to pay just to be able to edit html/CSS, so that is one negative.<br />
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To those of you following me, please update your favourites to <a href="http://gwirrel.wordpress.com/">http://gwirrel.wordpress.com </a><br />
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Thanks! And I’ll see you on the other side :)<br />
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Copyright 2011 <a href="http://gwirrel.blogspot.com/">Liz</a>. <br />
All rights reserved. Content created by Liz for <a href="http://gwirrel.blogspot.com">Gwirrel’s Garden</a>.<br />
</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-49181110573986882372011-09-10T14:08:00.000+01:002011-09-10T14:08:12.445+01:00Sunny Saturday<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left">After some rather windy and wet weather for a few days, the sun finally shone and I attempted some more photos. Although they’re nothing new; you’ve all seen them before, it was nice just to get outside.<br />
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A young Sea Holly plant, waiting to be planted into its final home<br />
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Tiny Forget-me-not blooms; rather late but welcome anyway<br />
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Thursday was spent power hosing the decking and walls. It’s amazing! You’d never realise just how much dirt gathers in only a year. I had planned to seal it too but Pete being lazy didn’t want to go to B&Q to get some. I’m quite annoyed actually because jobs he was meant to do have been ignored and with the anticipated winds, rain etc from Hurricane Katia I know we won’t be able to do it over the weekend and into next week.<br />
Asters given to me by my neighbour are almost ready to bloom… The flutters and other insects love them<br />
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Friday again we could’ve sealed the decking and once again he didn’t want to go to B&Q. Instead I moved the Monkshood from the new border and planted it on the upper tier. I then planted Miscanthus ‘pink flamingo’ in its place and a few Burnetts. <br />
I’m on a mission to get as many of the plants in pots into the ground before winter not only to clear the decking but also to allow room for the many Tulip bulbs I need to plant. Then it’ll be a case of waiting for the crocus, iris etc to come and I can plant them around the garden.<br />
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Flat-topped Aster is beginning to seed. It seems too early for it to be finishing already.<br />
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Only one Gladioli is blooming, the rest all seem to be blind…<br />
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Saturday morning we set off early to the shops, spent way too much at B&Q on hedge trimmers, lamps, and all manner of other things. However I have now managed to oil the decking at last. The house smells of a chemical factory now so all windows are open to help get rid of the smell (next time I'll try to find some 'friendly' oil, as this stuff I discovered is really bad for the environment... I've never done this type of thing before and didn't realise). <br />
Some small Hellebore plants arrived today and I really want to get them settled before winter - very much looking forward to their blooms in a few months!<br />
It's Pete's birthday tomorrow so hopefully the weather will be ok and we'll get out somewhere.<br />
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Harlow Carr’s blooms have been damaged by the rain, not to worry as there are plenty of buds waiting.<br />
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Crocosmia are almost finished too, few blooms are left.<br />
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Comma chrysalis shows little changes; there seems to be a strange silver-ness on the right. Is this the chrysalis breaking open and revealing the first signs of the butterfly within?<br />
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There are lots of these small yellow and black ladybirds around at the moment. They’re always on this geranium.<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-54454572550909633512011-09-08T16:26:00.000+01:002011-09-08T16:26:17.221+01:00Small Copper<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Since the weather’s been so grim over the past few days I have no new photos to show… This morning I managed to get the decking and walls powerwashed; just hoping now that I’ll be able to seal/paint tomorrow or over the weekend.<br />
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These are old photos, but a while ago the Small Copper finally arrived, although I do hope they appear again before Summer is definitely over.<br />
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I was glad to see the Sea Holly attracting yet another visitor<br />
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So of course I had to stalk it and it was surprisingly friendly and I had no problems getting really close on a number of occasions.<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-49244307622335700872011-09-03T16:45:00.000+01:002011-09-03T16:45:54.670+01:00Saturday Safari<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
The flutters are still with us… Albeit in much lower numbers… I haven’t seen a Gatekeeper for a few days now so am afraid they’ve left us… I have seen a Red Admiral hanging around the Buddlejas though, taking advantage of the very last blooms. I just hope now, that the Asters in my and next door’s garden begin blooming soon; they often attract Commas, Red Admirals and Small Tortoiseshells.<br />
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Today I saw a Small Tortoiseshell, it’s looking very tatty indeed and I fear it’s not long for this world.<br />
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Sedum is slowly getting its colour…<br />
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And an update on the caterpillar<br />
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</div><div align="left">Sadly I didn’t get to see it turning; last time I checked it was exactly the same as before, just hanging in situ and then today it’s finally in its chrysalis. I can’t see any more in the nettles, but I don’t want to disturb them too much in case I damage one, but I’m hopeful there are another couple at least.<br />
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I’ve handed in my dissertation now; and was all set for some celebrating and a bit of a break relaxing for the next week or so… But then I began to panic about getting a job so I’ve started writing my CV and cover letters. I didn’t even manage 24 hours just relaxing! Haha. Typical of me.<br />
I don’t actually know what to do with myself any more… All this spare time… I was sat very bored yesterday trying to work out what to do, eventually I remembered I have a pile of books that I had to put off reading. I also find myself regularly walking into the kitchen to sit at the table to do my work… Then realise I don’t need to be in there anymore! Disoriented, oh yes.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-85050652325594843902011-09-01T15:51:00.000+01:002011-09-01T15:51:16.329+01:00A Beautiful Day<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
It’s an absolutely glorious day here today… And I’m stuck inside sorting the last minute issues with my dissertation… <br />
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The sun has been calling me outside and I’ve had a little bit of a potter around the garden… and discovered something quite odd. One of the Sea Holly has been ripped up – well actually, just some of its stems but not all – and a cornflower. I wonder if Fox has been around? I saw one at the bottom of our road last night. Seems rather strange. I wonder if Fox or Cat was after Ratty? It wasn’t far from Rattie’s home (really must tell my neighbour!)<br />
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The Bees and Hoverflies are out in force again, and there’s a few Butterflies around too *sigh*<br />
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They seem to like the Gaillardia; not too keen on the colour myself, but if the insects like it then it’s a hit in my book!<br />
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And guess what else I spied?<br />
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I’ll try to keep track of the little fella… I’m wondering whether to bring it indoors and put it in a spare glass tank I have.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-87346613273491985682011-08-31T19:30:00.000+01:002011-08-31T19:30:47.173+01:00End of Month – August<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 78%;"></span><br />
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For the first time in a long time I’m actually prepared! Wooo go me. Perhaps it’s because I’m so acutely aware of the date at the moment (I’ve just no idea what day it is! The Bank Holiday on Monday was quite a shock and I’m now a day off.)<br />
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Judging by photos from other people’s gardens I still have a long way to go to keep the interest going throughout the season. It’s been a strange old year, with spring starting exceptionally early – Snowdrops in Jan, crocus end of Feb and so on. That I think everything is just worn out now.<br />
Planning for next year has begun; even though I’ve no real idea if I’ll still be living here… Almost doesn’t seem worth it, but at the same time I want to at least enjoy myself when I am here!<br />
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Most of the problems with the garden this year are my own fault, as I've had to pretty much ignore it since around April. I have done small jobs occasionally, but there's lots of rubbish left around, piles of cuttings and such which add to the over-all feeling that it's a mess. It's amazing just how much the garden needs us to regularly do things to keep it looking good; all those small jobs I must normally do really do add up.<br />
As a result I have a massive list to do once the dissertation is handed in... First on the list is power cleaning the decking, steps and walls. Then paint doors and skirting boards inside. After that it'll be a case of moving plants and hopefully getting the many plants in pots planted.<br />
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The Buddleja border continues to be an annoyance, I just can’t ever seem to have lots of colour in it, and I think this year is especially bad. So I am gearing toward planting mainly hostas and ferns. Its problem is the Buddleja, which every year takes over and casts lots of shade, then as the blooms die I cut it back and the border is once again opened up.<br />
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This is the view from the other side of the border… such a sorry sight.</div>
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The right border from the house (never know what to call this one…)<br />
There have been gaps in this one this year, so unfortunately it isn’t looking so great now and many of the seedling plants I put in took too long to grow thanks to the dry weather.</div>
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A plant that Cheryl gave me, it’s doing well but I’ve still no idea what it’s meant to be as it hasn’t bloomed…</div>
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The Thistle continues to grow… Looking forward to its blooms!</div>
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Next year I need to remove a lot of the Aster because it’s grown too large and the rest of the border has suffered. Compared to last year it’s been very bare.</div>
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The Monkshood on the left will be moved onto the upper tier to open up the border against the fence which I have been unable see/get to for months now. Instead, I have some nice whispy Burnet that can replace it, and plan to also plant some Dierama.</div>
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Pyracantha’s berries are near ripe now</div>
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The cherry border is looking very bare now the Foxgloves and such have finished blooming. </div>
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However, these spurge do tend to pop up, at least they’re adding a bit of green; even if I don’t like them.</div>
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I also added a few more Pulmonaria last week sometime, these will be Blue and should like quite nice contrasting with ‘sissinghurst white’.</div>
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The upper tier remains rather bare and boring, but hopefully next year it will be much better. I’ve had to pretty much ignore it for the past couple of months whilst I’ve been doing my work.</div>
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So far there are Veronicastrum, Flat-topped Aster and Black Elder. There are also some Clematis on the fence, but both are looking a little worse for wear… I’m hoping they bounce back.</div>
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The small Acer’s leaves are turning…</div>
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And ragwort is ensuring I have more blooms next year to keep the Gatekeepers happy.</div>
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And let’s finish off with this… An odd juxtaposition.<br />
A foxglove (?!!) at the end of August, blooming and the Fuji Cherry’s leaves have already began to turn. The other (original) Fuji cherry behind it, which was almost totally destroyed by workmen remains green.</div>
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And just because we’ve had some amazing sunsets over the past few days…</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-63285854533841775272011-08-28T08:42:00.000+01:002011-08-28T08:42:39.957+01:00Sunday Safari<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
I’m just having a bit of a break from writing this morning; yesterday my brain was going into overdrive and had me still writing my dissertation at 11pm. To be honest though, it’s for the best because the sooner I get it finished the longer I have to tweak and also the less likely it is that something will go wrong regarding getting it printed and bound.<br />
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Once I’m finished I aim to give myself a nice holiday, I’d like a 2 week one… But know that after a few days I’ll begin to panic over getting a job so will actually probably only have a few days. What I’d really like is a special holiday somewhere, but I’d need Pete to have time off! Grrrr.<br />
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Anyway; onto the garden<br />
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White Saliva is blooming, I bought these fairly recently, but like with most other plants they’ve been sat waiting until the soil is soft enough and I have the time to plant them. It’s been so long, that I’ve had to pot them on into a large pot because they were clearly becoming pot-bound.<br />
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Sea Holly provides wonderful, late colour.<br />
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And the insects like it:<br />
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They also like the Cosmos<br />
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Cupid’s Dart is still blooming, although with relatively few blooms now. I ought to have sown some more seeds for next year.<br />
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One of the Salvia; is not doing so well, I think some sort of caterpillar is eating it.<br />
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The Dahlias add colour to pots on the decking<br />
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Oh yes, more blooms to come from ‘Harlow Carr’<br />
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Perennial wallflower is amazing and has been blooming for such a long time.<br />
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Verbena Bonariensis towers above the border; white butterflies seem to be attracted to it the most.<br />
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Anemone is hiding away… Or rather, it’s being swamped out by the Asters and Gladioli… I will have to move it.<br />
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The Asters which are taking over… Do provide plenty of food for insects though.<br />
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I planted this Sedum after some rain, the soil was easier to dig but still quite dry… The roots of the Asters are already growing, preparing to send out yet more plants next year. I will have to chop them and move them otherwise the entire border will soon be monopolised.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-30753867000717786772011-08-26T12:58:00.000+01:002011-08-26T12:58:57.557+01:00A Quick Breather<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Those days really are creeping by at the moment… Who’d have thought the last week would’ve gone so quickly? <br />
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Miscanthus sinesis ‘flamingo’ is a new addition, and once the ground is soft enough for me to work I’ll attempt to find it a home.<br />
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Gaillardia is also new, it was cheap as it’s somewhat damaged – I initially assumed it had bloomed and was dying. But actually there are buds beginning to flower.<br />
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The Geranium given to me in July (?) seems to be happy and is already expanding with some leaves growing a good distance away from the crown.<br />
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A forget-me-not has a few blooms on it… brightens up and otherwise shady area.<br />
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Chives have another flush of blooms<br />
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Gatekeepers are still out and about, although not quite in such high numbers as a few weeks ago.<br />
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Dianthus bought so long ago now it’s a hazy memory continue to bloom. Very nice!<br />
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The Gaura on the bottom appears to have too many petals… Seems like it’s two blooms in one…<br />
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The chopped Salvia is also on its second flush, sadly the other plants are not doing quite so well and I don’t think they'll put on another show for me.<br />
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I checked up on the caterpillars… One’s disappeared, I assume it’s gone off to pupate.<br />
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And this is the most exciting of the moment…<br />
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</div><div align="left">It’s the Tuberous Thistle, I had assumed I’d missed the blooms for this year as I didn’t plant it until quite late. But both plants now have buds on them… I’m hoping they’ll be out when the Commas emerge!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-73695288469808935922011-08-23T14:16:00.000+01:002011-08-23T14:16:13.370+01:00Straw Foxglove?<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left">So, the Foxglove seeds I bought from the RHS didn’t quite turn out as expected… they were bought as a collection and I’ve lost the seed packets – most annoyingly as they were a) expensive and b) I only ever got to use the Foxgloves so still have lots of herbs and other plants I want to sow!!!<br />
None of my white/cream excelsior mix self-seeded last year much to my disappointment and I’d spotted these Foxglove growing nicely and was grateful that I wouldn’t be without my ‘white’ Foxgloves… Oh well, they aren’t exactly white, nor are they as impressive but they are still lovely in their own right.<br />
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I’ve done a little research and believe I have Digitalis lutea or very, very maybe Digitalis Viridiflora (but I don’t think they’re brown enough!), I will have to move my plants as they are much smaller than I expected them to be and they’re being drowned by other plants; I think I’ll move them under the Cherry or to the upper tier where I dream of a nice woodland border with lots of Foxgloves.<br />
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I’ll be saving seeds of these unusual and unique little beauties and hope to get many more in the coming years. <br />
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The blooms are tiny – I don’t think the Bees will be climbing up inside these!<br />
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So, what say you my lovelies? Lutea or Viridiflora?<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-55783819523698046382011-08-20T14:01:00.000+01:002011-08-20T14:01:35.130+01:00More Comma Caterpillar photos…<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
For those of you who have perhaps missed the previous ‘pillar posts, you can catch up:<br />
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<a href="http://gwirrel.blogspot.com/2011/08/comma-butterfly-1st-instar-caterpillar.html">Here</a><br />
and <a href="http://gwirrel.blogspot.com/2011/08/caterpillar-update-and-few-bloom-shots.html">Here</a><br />
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I managed to find a helpful website which stated that second brood Commas overwinter as adults, this means these dudes should hopefully have pupated and hatched in a few weeks so I will be able to cut back the nettles.<br />
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It has to be said though… I have been tempted to bring them indoors, cut the nettles back but leave some there so I can feed them. That way I can dig some of the patch up and not worry about disturbing any? But then there’s always the risk that there are some eggs on the plants.<br />
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So, today I had a little look at my dude, just to check it was still alive…<br />
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I’m not entirely certain what it was trying to do…<br />
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Then I looked at the rest of the nettles to gauge whether it had eaten anything; slightly concerned that the leaf it was on doesn’t appear to have been nibbled.<br />
Anyway, what I found instead was this lurking under a leaf:<br />
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It is clearly much more advanced compared to little dude…<br />
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Now my curiosity was piqued I looked harder and found this:<br />
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This one is on its last instar, I so I suspect will begin to pupate very soon<br />
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It wasn’t very obliging for photos though! Who’d have thought these two larger ones remained unnoticed, I guess it must mean they’re actually quite well camouflaged!<br />
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When searching the nettles for further inhabitants I came across this:<br />
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Virtual cookies for whomever can identify it… *I’m sure someone will be able to!*<br />
I've actually seen quite a few of them this year but this is the first time I had my camera handy.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-49647278695289372602011-08-19T14:07:00.000+01:002011-08-19T14:07:26.557+01:00Caterpillar update and a few bloom shots<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Ok, so since I’m procrastinating from doing my Uni work I thought I might as well post some updated photos…<br />
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I hadn’t expected to see any difference in little Comma caterpillar dude (<a href="http://gwirrel.blogspot.com/2011/08/comma-butterfly-1st-instar-caterpillar.html">as posted only a couple of days ago</a>), so when I went out for a wander around the garden. I checked up on him and sure enough he was still there… Inside I went to get camera and there is a definite change in him! <br />
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These little guys work fast don’t they?!<br />
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Anyway here we go:<br />
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What’s that dark thing near it?<br />
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I think it’s its old skin! It’s shed already… Interesting. So does this mean little dude is now on its 2nd instar?<br />
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The nettle patch is next to the Aster, and the Bees/Flutters weren’t too impressed with me being in the way… Well, actually I was nervous at hearing buzzing quite so close to my face, although I do love how Bees just get on with the jobs of collecting food… Little robots on a mission and nothing will stop them!<br />
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I cut back the Lavender and now have a fresh flush :)<br />
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Yesterday I might’ve been a bad girl and bought more plants… I was actually on the hunt for some sedum, so I don’t feel quite so bad…<br />
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Meadowbrown Butterfly finally posing for me<br />
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And a sneak peek at what’s yet to come; Aster Lady in Black will steal the show in the next month or so.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-59859092953407546552011-08-17T18:42:00.000+01:002011-08-17T18:42:34.708+01:00Comma Butterfly – 1st Instar Caterpillar<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Yay, I knew there was a purpose for me keeping the nettles; today I found my first Comma caterpillar… I just hope to see more.<br />
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Definitely won’t be chopping them back quite just yet… The things one does for wildlife, huh?<br />
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This little dude, is apparently on its 1st instar, and by the time it’s ready to pupate it’ll look quite different.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-70548972497806432372011-08-15T21:12:00.000+01:002011-08-15T21:12:11.705+01:00Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day – August<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
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I was away in London at the weekend and this morning went outside and noticed something looked really wrong on the right-hand side of the garden… I looked at the hedge as if something was missing to discover people behind me had done this:<br />
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I’m really rather angry that they’ve chopped it back (and realise it's in theory none of my business). They thinned it out last year and I see no reason for having hacked at it like this. Now, if I go further up the garden I’ve lost all sense of seclusion and feel totally overlooked. Thankfully the birds don’t really use it all that much – just perch in it before flying down to my feeders and of course also eat the Cherries. So I’m not so horrified at the seemingly mindless act of chopping a tree and the consequences on the wildlife. But of course, come spring when the insects need an early supply of food… Well. <br />
So, it looks like I’ll be allowing my hedge to grow taller now so I can at least block out the windows to some extent. It’s not like I expect someone to be staring out of the windows constantly; more a case of feeling exposed and I like my garden to feel nice and secluded; so I can go into my own little world and not think about anyone else. <br />
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Ok, well we’ll stop the rant because it isn’t getting us anywhere… Onto the garden shots. Sadly at the moment we’re in a bit of a lull, most late summer/Autumn things seem to be teasing me and holding off at the moment, so really all I have blooming are plants you’ve all seen time and again. We have, however recently had Crocosmia and Scabious start to bloom… Hardly setting the world alight though.<br />
I’ve had to water the garden regularly because it’s still so dry and any rain we do get is quickly soaked up by the very thirsty ground.<br />
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The rose in the front garden has a second flush, I think it’s ‘iceberg’ although I cannot be sure as I suspect these roses have been in the front for many years now.<br />
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She provides quite a nice backdrop to the Crocosmia<br />
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The Nicotiana and Bidens is quite pleasing too<br />
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I’ve had my first load of Tomatoes and the second lot are coming along nicely.<br />
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There was meant to be a Butterfly on this photo but it flew away just as I was pressing on the shutter release<br />
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I’m so glad to see a white Scabious from my mixed seed packet, sadly there doesn’t seem to be any of the really deep red/black ones like I had in previous years.<br />
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I’m loving the rich shades of this one though; I don’t think I’ve had one quite like this previously.<br />
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Flat-topped Aster is still blooming and still very large.<br />
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Thank god I have these to brighten up the lower levels of the ‘new’ border… The Asters are swamping out everything else.<br />
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Roseraie de l’hay is attempting another flush after I dead-headed it. I’m looking forward to her perfume again.<br />
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More Crocosmia grows under roseraie de l’hay<br />
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Veronicastrum has suffered the wrath of the Aster too, next year I will either have to move this or dig up a lot of the Aster.<br />
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Stipa is even prettier than before!<br />
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Lobellia have come from somewhere; I think from the hanging basket I had last year…<br />
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Sea Holly, Verbena Bonariensis, Verbena Hastata, Sweet Rocket, Cosmos and two butterflies<br />
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This is my first year with Rudbekia ‘Goldstrum’, it isn’t as tall as I’d hoped… But with any luck it’ll come back next year… Although my past luck with Cornflowers is poor.<br />
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The Dianthus I bought way back in early spring are still blooming!<br />
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As are the wild poppies<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-56046316378284807782011-08-09T17:06:00.000+01:002011-08-09T17:06:20.761+01:00Garden Insects<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
I’ve taken some short movies of the garden using my phone, so don’t expect anything spectacular… <br />
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The aim was to show the number of insects buzzing around the Aster, there are often butterflies too but I tend to scare them away, especially if I’m standing and moving. For flutters you’re best remaining very still and having patience; I love how Bees just don’t seem to care, they’re on a mission and nothing will stop them getting their nectar/pollen.<br />
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Sadly it isn’t translating too well, as the video is quite small so you can’t really see them buzzing around. Also I find the phone tends to blow out the colours a bit; i.e. high contrast and saturation… Blacks are very black and colours are very strong.<br />
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This one shows Hoverflies enjoying some California Poppy blooms<br />
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I’m trying to figure out how to make it automatically play in HD, however when you click play you will then see a 360p pop up on the bottom bar, if you click the little arrow next to it you can then switch to HD instead should you fancy seeing the videos in better quality.<br />
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My heart goes out to the victims of the current looting around the UK, especially to one guy who'd been punched or attacked, was on the floor and then looters came to 'help' him. Instead they mugged him. It still makes me cry just thinking about it; so horrendous to watch. <br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-91625234644385819652011-08-05T22:56:00.001+01:002011-08-05T22:58:40.812+01:00Flutters and Flowers<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Ok, I’m about to apologise yet again for the Butterfly photos. It’s just that there are so many around that it’s difficult *not* to take any photos of them. They entice me, sing to me; taunting me to come closer and take some photos.<br />
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A Peacock and Red Admiral<br />
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Then a Gatekeeper attempts to muscle in and shove the Red Admiral out (funny how the background looks white when it was a sunny day…)<br />
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After reading a post over at: <a href="http://plantaliscious.janetbruten.co.uk/2011/08/guilt-and-admiration/">Plantaliscious</a> I discovered that these Bees with the yellow bums are in fact leaf-cutter Bees, they’re regularly seen on the Cosmos and Bird’s foot Trefoil. It’s been blooming for months now and keeping the Bees extremely happy.<br />
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And this cheeky baby Shield Bug thinks the Trefoil is also a good place to hide.<br />
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Harlow Carr rose has another flush after no blooms for a week or two, I bet my regular readers have all been missing her… ;)<br />
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Susan Williams-Ellis also has another flush; she’s been struggling a bit with the dry weather… In fact a lot of plants have and I’ve been trying my best to water everything more and we now have lots of Sweet Peas, yay!<br />
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Some interesting lichen on the Magnolia Stellata<br />
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Turns out, one of the best times to get close to Butterflies is when they’re, urm, otherwise engaged…<br />
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Lliatris makes interesting shots<br />
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Ragwort has been attracting the insects like a magnet… You need this in your garden if you don’t already.<br />
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Just look at all these Hoverflies on this Burnett!<br />
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Sea Holly is another magnet, although you can only see the one Hoverfly on there, be assured that there are normally swarms of Bees and Butterflies too.<br />
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Look at this growing in the pebbles on the tier… A Tomato, I’ve even begun watering it, we’ll see if we get any fruits!<br />
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Just to finish this blog post with…. More Butterflies…<br />
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Today we’ve had three Peacocks and one Red Admiral; just waiting for the Painted Ladies now!<br />
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See, there is a reason I’ve been leaving the job of moving this wood until after my dissertation is finished!<br />
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Gatekeepers on the Coneflowers<br />
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How many ‘keepers can you spot on this Ragwort?<br />
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I'd have to estimate there were between 10-15 Gatekeepers around the garden today, at the same time as these on the Ragwort I also had one on some sea thrift, another three on Ragwort elsewhere, the two on the Coneflowers and then the odd few flitting around the hedge. I'll miss them so much when they're gone!<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-77316916828705353782011-08-01T10:11:00.000+01:002011-08-01T10:11:28.007+01:00End of Month – July<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Apologies, I forgot yet again that it was the end of the month… <br />
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Nothing has changed since I last updated on the garden, I don’t actually think anything has come into bloom that wasn’t in the last one… I’m not so sure it’s worthwhile posting anything to be honest.<br />
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It’s been just so incredibly dry here, there are garden jobs I need to do plants that need planting and I’ve been waiting for a wet spell to do it, but just never happens and the ground is so hard. Last week I think it was, I decided to bite the bullet and move some Asters that were down near the kitchen in the Buddleja border so I could then plant the new Geranium… Well neither spade nor fork could get any deeper than an inch. In the end I had to soak it for half an hour and then go back later.<br />
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Veronicastrum is coming to its end… I hope next year they will make more of a statement.<br />
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Monkshood too is not far off finishing, I think I will chop it back when it does.<br />
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Stipa is looking very pretty and whispy<br />
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I came across this beautiful moth last week… Something must’ve disturbed it out of its hiding place<br />
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Oh yes I need to get back on track, this is an end of month view!<br />
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The flat-topped Aster seems to be in full flow… Of course it’s nice that it’s already blooming, however I am worried that at this rate I’ll have nothing in September/October because it’s bloomed so early.<br />
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The grass is gradually getting worse, I’ve given it a quick watering but it still needs a good drench.<br />
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And I’ll leave you with Cotoneaster berries ripening…<br />
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And a view taken from an upstairs window… This isn’t a photo I take often enough, although now it’s largely blocked by the Buddleja being in bloom.<br />
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Last week we had an amazing day of flutters, and naturally I had to spend most of my day stalking them.<br />
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We’ll start with this large moth; I don’t know which type it is though<br />
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We had Green-Veined Whites<br />
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Commas<br />
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Gatekeepers arguing along the hedge<br />
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Small Tortoiseshells<br />
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Large and Small Whites<br />
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Peacocks<br />
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And then just as I was sat hoping for Small Coppers like last year and wondering whether I’d see any more Skippers along came these: Small Skippers<br />
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They’re so dinky and cute<br />
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And if I hadn’t sang praises enough for Erysimum yet… Almost every species of flutter I’ve had this year has fed off it!<br />
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It had a little sunbathe on the Lupin<br />
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And then the Coreopsis ‘early sunrise’.<br />
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Sadly I didn’t manage to get a shot of them together before they chased each other away.<br />
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We did also have Meadow Brown, Speckled wood and my first Red Admiral that I didn't manage to snap a photo of!<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-56010381358514491222011-07-23T19:12:00.000+01:002011-07-23T19:12:55.626+01:00Where has the year gone?<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left">I’m deeply concerned that we’re speedily coming into August; where does the time go??<br />
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We’re into the mid-summer garden now and lots of plants are blooming, yet I still have this compulsion to buy more, more and yet more plants! Eeeek, I’m quickly running out of space, however the last batch I’ve bought is intended for the front garden; White Saliva, and a couple of types of Burnett.<br />
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I’m still yet to get some plants in the ground that I’ve bought over the past few months, I’ve been stalling so I’ll have to make a point of getting them in so they can get settled before Autumn arrives in September.<br />
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Dahlia ‘Happy Days’ and Isotama, I’m not too sure about the combination, however at least they are adding a nice splash of colour.<br />
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Bergamot is suffering somewhat from some mildew type thing, and I’ve discovered that another has survived winter and it’s just popping up now so it’ll be a few weeks before we see any blooms off it.<br />
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Dahlia Roxy is combined with Nemesia…<br />
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I can’t believe how much it actually smells of Vanilla, amazing.<br />
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This rose has popped up in the hedge near the other rose I’ve posted about previously… I’ve never seen one this colour before so I wonder why it’s just appeared.<br />
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And this is the first time I’ve had white cornflowers!<br />
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This is a darker shaded version of the mystery plant I posted about last week, I’ve no idea what they are…<br />
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I chopped these Nettles back a few weeks ago and it looks like they’re coming back with a vengeance… Oh well, they’re good for the ground and I can compost them again and add lots of nice nutrients.<br />
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This Shasta Daisy is at my parent’s, I stole some blooms that were laying on the ground… I’ve warned mum that next spring I’ll be round to steal some for the garden :D<br />
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They’re sharing a vase with Dianthus, Sweet Peas, Dahlias and some of my own Shasta Daisies.<br />
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The Hostas this year are doing very well with little to no damage on their leaves… I think it’s partially down to there being so little rain since February but also because we’ve discovered we have a little friend visiting us… A juvenile rat, I’ve caught it on camera with a slug in its mouth and then saw it carrying a Snail. It’s been seen on a number of occasions out in the open in broad daylight; twice it’s been so close to me I could’ve easily stroked it. Silly Rattie. We’ve set up a humane trap to try to catch it but it’s too small to set it off. However I haven’t seen it for a week or so now, and fear a local cat has caught it.<br />
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And here’s Rattie…<br />
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Gaura is blooming at last, although I do miss my long-stemmed type… These smaller varieties just don’t dance in the wind.<br />
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I always think they look like dolphins riding the surf… Or, and here’s a flashback to my childhood… A movie called ‘the last unicorn’ and there’s a scene at the end where the Unicorns are freed from the sea; long story short – they’ve been driven into the sea and they’re riding on the waves… Anyway, enough of the tangent!<br />
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Ladybird Larvae!<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-770894797510467112011-07-20T09:22:00.000+01:002011-07-20T09:22:47.210+01:00Wednesday – Butterflies<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Ok, so the flutter photos have been building up for a time now… So yep, lots of photos again!<br />
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We’ll start with this Large Skipper<br />
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This is my first year with the perennial wallflower ‘Bowles Mauve’ and well, what can I say? Butterflies really do like it. I always see the Small Tortoiseshell on there – it even ignores the Buddleja in preference of this! And now this skipper, I wonder what else it will attract.<br />
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It then chose to feed on the Privet blooms; if ever there was a reason to allow your privet to bloom it’s for the Butterflies and Bees. Ours is alive with insects fluttering and buzzing along it at the moment. Earlier today I even rescued a little Bee, and placed it back on the privet – full story to come another day, this post will already be long enough :)<br />
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Speckled Wood and Gatekeepers also love the privet<br />
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I’ve discovered that the Small Tortoiseshells really love the perennial wallflower, please if you haven’t already – get some! You won’t regret it, I promise :)<br />
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I think this one must be an older one as its colours are somewhat washed out, it probably over-wintered here.<br />
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Compare the colours to this one, which I assume has probably only emerged recently:<br />
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Here we had two on the same Buddleja bloom, one is lighter than the other and its wings are more tatty.<br />
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And here’s an indication of my dedication… I was laying on the grass at this point, when first a Peacock landed on a bloom a few inches away and then a Small Tortoiseshell landed on a bloom even closer…<br />
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I love how the hair is catching the light, you can really see the iridescence of their colours.<br />
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Also, here’s a good reason to have Feverfew in the garden… (look to the right, there’s a Peacock)<br />
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And, Ragwort (this Peacock butterfly actually looks fake here!)<br />
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</div><div align="left">Look how velvety the wings are? I think this must’ve also recently emerged.<br />
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And purely because it looked cute, playing peek-a-boo…<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-22129590860367424492011-07-17T15:46:00.000+01:002011-07-17T15:46:51.243+01:00Safari Sunday<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Time for a quick catch-up… it’s so easy to get behind on photos at this time of year and yet I know in a few short months I’ll be struggling to find anything at all!<br />
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This weekend we’ve finally had some rain; even if it did ruin my plans to go to Chatsworth… Oh well, it’ll have to wait until September/October now once the kids have gone back to school and it’ll be quieter. It’s been very dry here, with only a day of rain here and there it just hasn’t been sustaining the plants/grass and my lawn is now yellow and crunching when I walk on it.<br />
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Here’s some grass in the city centre (photo taken with my phone):<br />
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A tree with most of its leaves dead<br />
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Now obviously it’s going to be warmer in a city centre (urban heat islands, traffic and all that) so we’re not suffering quite so much, but my lawn is yellow and crunchy:<br />
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I’m so far behind on photos that I haven’t managed to post about Clumber Park, Old Moor or the trip across the peak district… One day, maybe.<br />
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I find the juvenile Sparrows to be a little too bolshy… or stupid, I’m unsure which. They don’t seem to check for danger before coming to the feeders; but I am sure as they get older they will get far more cautious.<br />
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Our butterfly numbers have also recently increased quite dramatically; with the arrival of the much-missed Gatekeepers, although I still don’t have as many as in previous years…<br />
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However, I have had a number of Small Tortoiseshells – which normally I have very few of. (I stalked some on Friday, photos to come at a later date)<br />
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This Comma wouldn’t pose nicely for me.<br />
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Ladybird eating aphids<br />
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See the bug in the top right? I think it might possibly be a lacewing larvae? What do you think? I didn’t notice it until I uploaded photos.<br />
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Gatekeeper, I think<br />
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The poppies are finally blooming… But they’re tiny! Grrr and I thought that this year I’d finally cracked the Buddleja border and it was actually going to be full of blooms and looking gorgeous… Now I wish I’d kept it well watered.<br />
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I can’t believe the Aquilegia are still blooming… I’m not even dead-heading them… The blooms are very small though but even the leaves and dried seed-heads are adding their own splash of colour<br />
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Nicotiana and rose in the background<br />
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The Cupid’s Dart (Catananche) has FINALLY bloomed… It feels like I’ve been waiting for ever for it, and very pretty it is too.<br />
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Gypsophila is very cute and delicate<br />
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Knautia is blooming away happily, although I haven’t seen many insects on it yet?<br />
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Shasta Daisies are growing alongside ragwort and actually look quite pretty<br />
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I’m unsure what this is, its leaves look chrysanthemumish/feverfewish?? It’s from a mixed seed collection, which didn’t state the seed contents!<br />
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Feverfew and Veronica continues to impress me :)<br />
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One of the Blackcurrant Fizz poppies, this one is probably the only ‘normal-sized’ one. Grrrr<br />
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Anyone know what this is? Also from an unknown seed mix, is it morning glory? Only it blooms all day! It looks like a larger blooming flax flower.<br />
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Dahlia ‘Happy Days’<br />
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Heuchera adds a little interest to the Buddleja border…<br />
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Looking at the poppies and other blooms from down on the decking, you can see just how much shade the Buddleja casts.<br />
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A new Geranium for me… ‘Thurstonianum’<br />
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Double Petunias in the hanging basket…<br />
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New Echinacea ‘Lucky Star’ is next to ‘Harlow Carr’ and I think will make a nice combination<br />
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Tess of the D’Ubervilles is looking better this year, it took quite a beating when the new fence posts were put in, but it’s bounced back nicely.<br />
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Monkshood has masses of blooms, I have to stand on the tier to take these photos otherwise I look like a dwarf next to them!<br />
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Sweet Peas need cutting for vases… They started off with lovely long stems but gradually the stems have become shorter and shorter, is this due to lack of water?<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-26774021649923918422011-07-15T19:48:00.000+01:002011-07-15T19:48:54.285+01:00Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day – July<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
I confess that I totally hadn’t realised what date it was, so this is a last minute posting made up of images taken over the past week or so. Please visit Carol at: <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/">May dreams gardens</a> and join in with showing off your blooms for the month.<br />
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I’ve been quite busy this week with writing my dissertation introduction, then Pete’s been off this week so Monday morning when we set off to RSPB Old Moor I couldn’t get in the car and it turns out someone *coughPetecough* left the boot slightly open so it killed the battery, then just to make my week that little bit more perfect, on Tuesday we waited in for Pete’s new phone to arrive and I managed to cut through the wire on the hedge trimmers… Only at the time I was borrowing them off dad and apparently they were half his and half his neighbours! Arghhh. On Thursday we went to the cinema and we had a flying trip across to Manchester on Wednesday to meet an old friend, swap Gerbils (ok we didn’t swap more a case of me giving him his Gerbils and him giving me some youngsters to introduce to a lone older female).<br />
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Flat-topped Aster are coming into bloom<br />
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Showing off just how tall it is<br />
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This sweetpea was a little seedling that came in one of the pots for the hanging basket… I decided to leave it to grow so I’d have some by the kitchen door. It’s a beautiful deep purple – a shade I’ve never seen in sweetpeas, sadly though it has barely any scent.<br />
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Ragwort<br />
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Coreopsis was added to the border to mirror the yellow of the Bird’s foot trefoil, I’ve also added Rudbekia Goldstrum too as otherwise there was yellow only in the lower right of the border.<br />
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Lupin is on its second flush; such a pretty colour<br />
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These roses come through the hedge from next door and it’s seemingly impossible to correctly catch the colour! It isn’t a scarlet red at all but a deeper ruby red.<br />
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I bought this Verbena Hastata blue from Clumber Park; I’ve never seen it in this purple shade before and I think I love it more than the pinky purple version!<br />
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Harlow Carr is still blooming, I can’t wait until she’s larger and makes more of a statement in the border<br />
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Geranium Anne Folkard isn’t very prolific, I still think it isn’t happy even after having moved it a number of times… Fussy plant!<br />
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Sea Holly is finally turning steel blue<br />
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Ok, I’ll stop there… There’s far more to come but it’ll have to wait for another day :)<br />
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</div></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-73916892435984781502011-07-08T19:53:00.001+01:002011-07-08T20:29:56.810+01:00A mixed bag<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br />
Well, it’s certainly been a mixed bag weather-wise today. We finally had all the rain we’ve been promised for the past few days; each time we had a small amount of rain but the sun would then come out and dry it up, but today we’ve had some good hard showers and not enough sun between.<br />
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I’m trying to get old photos out of the way, so they’ve been building up over the past few weeks I’m afraid!<br />
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We’ve been having some amazing sunsets over the past few weeks, I usually take photos with my phone though, but here’s a few taken with my camera:<br />
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Strangely I’ve also seen a number of moths flying around during the day such as Silver-Y’s but also this one which I don’t know the ID of:<br />
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But also this Cinnabar moth!<br />
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And I’ve been seeing baby Ladybirds everywhere! On the same plant I saw two alone, very strange as normally I never see any.<br />
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I’d also really appreciate it if someone would please stop me buying more plants, thank you.<br />
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Gypsophila ‘gypsy’<br />
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Nicotiana ‘rose’<br />
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I actually went out looking for Echinacea but didn’t find any; why is this year everything I want I cannot find?! However, I did finally find some Gaura after having searched in various places for the past month or two. <br />
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Dalia ‘Happy Days’ has been combined with Isotama<br />
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Bidens has also been combined with a green Nicotiana<br />
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We have also had some much-needed rain, hopefully it’ll keep the plants happy for another few weeks<br />
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Buddleja are opening, I look forward to the flutters arriving… I’ve already seen some Small Tortoiseshells and others I was unable to ID, but I suspect one was a Comma.<br />
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Why is it the red Dutch Flag poppies somehow manage to seed, yet I goet rid of all their seed heads last year and yet the ones I wanted – the Peony and Blackcurrant Fizz are nowhere to be seen?<br />
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Black Lily turf continues to expand, I’m still confused to what exactly it’s living off, but it’s happy regardless<br />
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