Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Paspatur

Farway I agree LLB would look great with coleus. I love them but they don't survive long in my garden. I think it must be the overnight temperatures, just checked my greenhouse thermometer and in August it went as low as 7.3 degrees  so obviously lower outside (and that is supposed to be a summer month)

Ganga

Farway said:

Damp start to the day at long last, much needed and overnight which was handy

Paspatur said:

Big new border this year has a few Love Lies Bleeding which are hugely impressive from seed and have filled gaps until trees, shrubs and perennials fill out a bit.

It is isn't it? And fairly easy as well, now I'm triggered for 2022, I think LLB among coleus would look stunning, at least make a stop & stare patch

I've already sent for Castor Oil [Ricinus] seeds intending to use as "dot" plants, LLB could just add to the reddish theme given I've also ordered coleus black dragon with red in the leaves, and dahlia seed Bishops Children. I need a bigger garden

My Kong coleus, sown six days ago, is up and raring to go. I'm passing one on to my granddaughter, the plant mad one going to Sparholt, she is off for a job placement interview this morning with Head gardener at Exbury Gardens , her course requires work experience in somewhere like that. I imagine anyone could learn a lot just by tagging along behind the gardeners there, and this time of year it should start to look stunning with the leaves, of course some of the work experience could be raking up acres of leaves & composting them

Here's my newly hatched Kong coleus

Not sure about the Coleus but how do you grow the coin next to it ,that could really take off 

Farway

Ganga, the coin is my Money Tree but it's not yet germinated

Dull & warm, only garden related job is more blackberries & apples to be harvested for a crumble

My coleus cuttings have started to show roots in water, that's ten days. As per normal with water rooting I'll leave them to grow a bit before moving to compost

Rang RHS Wisley ref booking an electric mobility scooter for me, sorted [and free] but first available date is 26th, fingers crossed the rain keeps away on that day. I think I'll try and do it like online shopping, book slot and cancel if not required, maybe try for one mid October next time just in case it tips down on 26th

The cabbage whites on my nasturtiums are growing now, after me thinking the birds had scoffed them. As said before I just let them get on with it

Here they are munching away this morning

Davesnave

I am ashamed reading Farway's post because my Ricinus haven't made it into the border yet and I doubt they'll survive winter in the poly.

OTOH, I was growing Bishop's Children dahlias before they were even a twinkle in the cleric's eye, and there's a long story behind that....but sadly no time to tell it now. I'm still growing them though.

Last year, I booked Rosemoor 3x before getting a monsoon-free day, but this year I've been lucky and now it's back to a free for all.....err, well, not exactly free. We'll be in there next for the great seed dispersal, I expect.

RAS

I've been meaning to post this up; thanks for the reminder, Dave

Free entry to RHS Gardens in autumn / RHS Gardening

goldfinches

RAS said:

I've been meaning to post this up; thanks for the reminder, Dave

Free entry to RHS Gardens in autumn / RHS Gardening

Your link took me to a page offering free entry on 1st October 2019, have I missed something somewhere?

twopenny

Yes, that's what happens with the free entry days. Surprisingly they often aren't crowded.

It's so little known about like the Heritage Days that occour in September. I often do these but they clash with out 1940s week end this year

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting

Done nothing to the garden as I've been off enjoying the 1940s. Looks like tomorrow too. All I've done is visit the charity plants lady to offer some plants.

I did see some Gertrude Jekyll rose at the Watchet Railway station growing in another shrub. Great ideas as it's beautiful but leggy so something I intend to copy for mine and it was a problem.

Always keep your eyes open - though I'm preaching to the converted.

https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/gertrude-jekyll

Davesnave

goldfinches said:

RAS said:

I've been meaning to post this up; thanks for the reminder, Dave

Free entry to RHS Gardens in autumn / RHS Gardening

Your link took me to a page offering free entry on 1st October 2019, have I missed something somewhere?

18 months of total madness?

(Sorry, couldn't resist )

twopenny

Another day with no gardening other than looking and making no decision.
There's still fun and games here. And warm, dry, perfect for being out.
My arum lilly which has been flourishing has lost all its leaves, they went yellow and eventually rotted. I expected some,that's normal end of season but now there's a gaping hole.
I think there's a new leaf emerging from the base but not sure if it's just wishful thinking.
Any ideas? 
Had a month of eternal cold rain followed by a month of heat and dry.

Davesnave

Rain threatened here in the virtual world and reality, but I'm pleased  nothing happened. With a social event here next Friday, I was keen to get as much grass cut as possible, including a car park area in the field I've worked on for a week. Today, the hay that generated had to be cleared, so I was wielding a  rake for 90 minutes or more and pushing the collecting mower for the same amount of time. Only one area to go now.

I was asked to rescue a field mouse from our woolly cat tonight, but by the time I arrived she'd been distracted by a fairly large hedgehog and lost the rodent. We saw a huge hedgehog last night, so they're definitely back with us again and I must try to get a photo.