Ella Beard

Morning, Inula hookeri flowering prolifically to provide a little sunshine on a grey morning. A day of cutting back copper beech hedging with hand tools today. No nests found, so won’t be disturbing the birds, but still prefer the quiet of doing it by hand!

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Thanks Yvonne, quite excited now😎

Great day, so looking forward to this evening!

Morning, the fragrant perfume of the honeysuckles are filling the garden this morning. Looking forward to the day in Oxford and a theatre trip this evening to see @jojo_radebe in #KinkyBoots hope you have something good to look forward to. Enjoy your day. See you later!

Morning, a few flowers from the garden, the sweet peas smell just lovely. Waiting for the rain to arrive, but thankfully a cooler night.

How lovely, I’d go and stand out in it right now!

Morning, air feels lovely, let’s hope it continues for a while.

Morning, another hydrangea doing well despite the heat and dry. A small hope for some rain today. Have been out in the garden deadheading for an hour. So cool.

Flowers from the garden and some freesias a friend brought me . Preparing to be hot 😊

Morning, Hemerocallis ‘Frans Hals’ the brightest of our day lilies. Love the transient nature of this.

That’s what I said!

Apparently you fill their environment with Lichen when they are young and with each moult they take on more colour of the Lichen. Absolutely fascinating. Happy Monday

Morning, a bit different today. One of Sunday’s joys was visiting various artists on an open studios tour. Didn’t expect to find the botanical artists drawing a live Lichen morph of the Giant Prickly Stick Insect.

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Absolutely agree. Where is the ‘it’s ok to cry’ ‘mental health is important’ ‘we should not be afraid to express our emotions’ ‘Crying about something means you care’ view now? Appalled by the coverage.

Morning, Verbascum chaxii album is fascinating, those glorious furry purple stamens. Spent last evening at an open air performance at a local campsite of Sense and sensibility by the Pantaloons. All parts played by 4 actors. I still hurt from laughing so much. Have a good day.

This came up as a memory. I remember the days when I had the energy to do pots and hanging baskets at the front as well as the back! Loved the Black velvet petunias. Grew then again the following year and they flowered in red and white stripes!😂

Francoa sonchifolia, so much detail closer in. Warm day, but with a cool breeze coming up. May even get some gardening done other than watering pots!

Hummingbirds, I’m so jealous!

Morning, the ‘really red’ of Crocosmia Lucifer. The arching stems are tall and give value as flowers and later the seed heads. Many find this one a thug, but it’s very well behaved in our garden, unless you try to dig it up! Have a good day.

Time flies, where did half the year go?

Yes, mine too, the ones in the ground are suffering more than my pots as those are kept well watered. I can’t water all the garden!

Morning! This hydrangea was here when we moved in 10 years ago, some years it’s better than others. This is a good year. Cooler today here thank goodness. Happy July. 🌸

An artist called Anya Keeley made him. We have a little family.

A lovely name!

Starting a Knitalong with Rowan, a small blanket and cushion designed by Chloe Thurlow. These are my colour choices to blend with the Morris & Co Acanthus fabric.

Morning Mike, thank you!

Morning, perennial Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’ looking a lot brighter pink than I expected, but maybe the effect of sunshine. Saying goodbye to wonderful Grandson for 7 weeks today. Changing so quickly, he will be walking next time they visit us. Have a good day.

Morning, up early, too hot to sleep despite a fan on all night! The cats knocked this unnamed rose bud down so I put it in a tiny vase with a few pinks, a knautia, alchemilla mollis and Heuchera flowers.