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October 18, 2019

A LATE PRESENT

Now that the weather has changed from hot and dry to soft and wet, plants are starting to regrow. As we feed the birds with all sorts of seeds, including sunflower seeds, new sunflowers have started to grow, so I have sunflowers in bloom in the middle of October where as they normally are in bloom in June-July. And I absolutely love it !! So I have been busy with my camera. I have about 10 sunflowers in bloom at the moment, not only the one I show here.

**I’M NOT SURE WHAT I LIKE BEST; THEIR FRONTS OR THEIR BACKS**

Have a great weekend all and enjoy your garden when you can.

October 16, 2019

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

**FLOWER OF RHUS TYPHINA (staghorn sumac)**

October 2, 2019

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

September 28, 2019

THE ARDECHE IN FRANCE (2)

Today is about the houses and flowers. Most people there have flowers on their balcony’s or near the front door, as we were there in September many of them looked a bit tatty cos of the drought and the ban to use water. But nevertheless the houses still looked stunning.

**Hanging geraniums are quite drought resistant.**

**VERY OLD ROOF TILES MADE OF BASALT THAT FORMED WITH VULCANIC ERUPTIONS ABOUT 8 MILLION YEARS AGO**

**THESE ARE THE MODERN DAY TILES THEY USE FOR NEW HOMES**

**FIRST SIGNS OF AUTUMN, PARTHENOCISSUS** **OR RED IVY, THE PLANT TURNS BRIGHT RED IN AUTUMN.**

**PRETTY AS A PICTURE, THOSE FLOWERS COMBINED WITH THE PINK WALL.**

**THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER CALLED THE ARDECHE**.

**THESE LITTLE** **LIZARD WAS EVERYWHERE** **ON THE WALLS**

**LOVED THIS HOUSE WITH THE PINK WALLS**

**THE ROSES WERE GONE OFCOURSE BUT THEY LEFT A LOT OF BOTTLES FOR THE BIRDS**

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !!

September 22, 2019

SILENT SUNDAY

**TRICYRTIS FORMOSANA (poor people’s orchid)**

September 19, 2019

WHAT IS STILL BLOOMING IN MY GARDEN TODAY

It definitely is Autumn now, cos of the drought it is early this year. But there still is a lot in bloom right now although you can see the flowers are a bit tired and the leafs are getting brown and yellow here and there. On top of it they had to go without my tlc while I was on holiday in France.

**IT’S SEDUM SPECABILE TIME NOW AND I HAVE LOTS OF THEM**

**FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA BLOOMS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS**

**THE ASTERS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO BLOOM**

**DAHLIA WILL BLOOM TILL THE FROSTS COME**

**ROSA GUIRLANDE D’AMOUR IS STILL GETTING NEW BUDS AND ALL**

**MY FUCHSIA’S IN POTS ARE ALL STILL IN BLOOM**

On the other hand some plants look tatty, like the ferns, the Amelanchier tree(shadbush or june berry), the lavenders…. But hey, I am not complaining !

I hope you are all well and happy, wherever you are.

August 11, 2019

SILENT SUNDAY

August 7, 2019

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

August 2, 2019

WHAT SEASON ARE WE IN ??

It is the beginning of August and for us it is the middle of Summer but the heath and drought have ruined a lot of plants so now it looks like Autumn.

It is the second year in a row, I think we should start looking for plants that tolerate more heath and more drought.

I took this picture 2 days ago and now this tree is almost bare, all the yellow leafs have gone with the wind.

My gernaniums look all death, luckily I know they’ll come back when we have had a lot of rain and lower temperatures.

Even the hen’s and chicks are burned !!!! I have put most of my plants in pots in the shade but as we may not use the waterhose cos of the drought, I have to water them by hand, a huge job.

Have a great weekend all !

July 31, 2019