July 2017 – GWENNIESGARDENWORLD

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017

A SHORT VACATION(1)

We went away on a short vacation to England and Scotland. I have been in London once for an exhibition in the Tate Gallery some years ago but I never visited England and Scotland before. We used the ferryboat, also a first time experience, and we had a lovely vacation.

We started in Hull and drove to Windermere where we had a boat trip on the lake, and we were not alone…..there were masses and masses of tourists but of course it is the middle of the holiday season here in Europe.

But enough said, here are the pictures.

WE HAD DRAMATIC SKIES EVERYWHERE WE WENT (AND SOME RAIN OFCOURSE)

LOTS OF GEESE, SWANS AND DUCKS ON THE LAKE IN WINDERMERE

THIS IS WHY THERE WERE SO MANY BIRDS….

FANCY BOATS

AND BOATS FOR THE TOURISTS, THEY WERE ALL COMPLETLY FULL

SEAGULLS

LOTS AND LOTS OF DOGS

BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS

MOSSES AND FERNS ON THE ROCKS

MANSIONS

Next stop will be the world famous town of Gretna Green.

Thanks for visiting my blog, enjoy your garden and your holidays !

July 26, 2017

A VIEW IN MY GARDEN

WHITE AND SOFT PINK FUCHSIA

RED PELARGONIUM

BEGONIA MUDDY WATERS ON HOLLIDAY IN THE GARDEN

ANOTHER FUCHSIA

GRAPE MUSCAT BLEU IN THE GREENHOUSE

THE TOMATO’S ARE FINALLY RIPENING

VERONICA VIRGINICA IN FRONT OF FUCHSIA MAGELANICA

ANEMONE JAPONICA KONIGIN CHARLOTTE

Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting !

July 20, 2017

ANOTHER VISIT TO THE ARBORETUM

Now that we have a membership card for the Arboretum we can go as often as we want to, so we went again last week.

Here are some pictures of the garden.

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THE ROSEGARDEN HAD ONLY A FEW FLOWER LEFT

BUT THE BUTTERFLY AND BEE GARDEN WAS IN FULL BLOOM

ALLIUMS WERE POPULAR AMONGST THE BEES

WHITE CORNFLOWERS

LOOK AT THIS TRUNK !!

I HOPE YOU ARE ALL OK AND HAVING A GREAT SUMMER !!! THANKS FOR VISITING.

July 18, 2017

WHAT IS FLOWERING IN MY GARDEN

After a long time of dry and hot weather we finally get some much needed rain for nature. I had my hands full with watering the garden and all my plants in pots. I planted many new plants and shrubs in the garden so they needed extra care and I used large umbrella’s to protect my plants as the heath was burning the leafs and the flowers. But so far I kept them all alive.

Here’s a peek in my garden :

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THE SUNNY BORDER

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THE MORNING SUN SHINING ON THE SHADY BORDER

THE PASSIONFLOWER WITH CLEMATIS ETOILE VIOLETTE

THE SUCCULENTS ARE THRIVING OFCOURSE

GOLDENROD (SOLIDAGO) IN COMBINATION WITH VERBENA BONARIENCIS

ONE OF THE FEW HYDRANGEA FLOWERS THAT I HAVE BECAUSE MANY FLOWERS WERE FROZEN TO DEATH WHEN WE HAD LATE FROSTS IN SPRING

AND THE AUTUMN ANEMONES ( ANEMONE JAPONICA) ARE ALREADY IN BUD !!!

I hope you are all enjoying your gorden or terrace and thanks for visiting !

July 9, 2017

A PEEK IN MY GARDEN

HERE YOU CAN SEE MY YELLOW CANNA’S, BEHIND THE CANNA’S YOU CAN SEE A FUCHSIA BUSH, ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE VERONICA VIGINICUM AND ON THE LEFT A BUTTERFLY BUSH

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TOO MUCH TO NAME THEM ALL, IN THE BLUE POT YOU CAN SEE A MINI PETUNIA AND THE PLANT IN THE TERRACOTTA POT IS AN AEONIUM, THEY ARE ALL BAKING IN THE SUN

AND ANOTHER VIEW IN THE MIRROR, THE FENCE IS STILL NEW, WHERE THE FENCE IS WE USED TO HAVE A HUGE CONIFER HEDGE BUT OUR NEW NEIGHBOURS WANTED A FENCE AS ON THEIR SIDE THE CONIFERS WERE BROWN, I AM NOT REALLY HAPPY WITH THE FENCE BUT I HOPE THAT IN A FEW YEARS TIME IT WILL BE COVERED IN PLANTS

A FEW SCCULENTS IN A POT, ON THE RIGHT IS AN AUCUBA JAPONICA, ON THE GOUND YOU CAN SEE GERANIUM MACRORHIZUM AND A FEW SMALL DWARF RHODODENDRONS, ON THE LEFT IS A BIG POT WITH A HOSTA IN THAT IS ABOUT TO FLOWER, THERE IS A SMALL LEAFED IVY GOWING AGAINST THE FENCE, HOPING IT WILL COVER THE FENCE REALLY SOON