Part 1 of 2
July might have been cold and wet but the weather did not improve until nearly the end of August. We had to turn our central heating on during the evening for a few days from the 20th August. We cannot remember ever having to do that in August in the past. The plants were grateful for the rain even if we were not! What happened to summer in 2007? There was an improvement by the August Bank holiday weekend and it remained dry with some sun.
Water lily dahlia (04/08/07)
Part of our terrace (04/08/07)
Certastigma (07/08/07)
A bee on the golden rod (07/08/07)
The bees were busy. Here is one on a fuchsia. (07/08/07)
Tigridia (07/08/07)
Liastris with another bee (07/08/07)
According to Julian this is a francoa sonchifolia. (07/08/07)
Osteospermum (07/08/07)
White phlox (07/08/07)
Seeds on the variegated thistle (07/08/07)
Myrtle (07/08/07)
Salpiglossis (07/08/07)
Fuchsia thalia (07/08/07)
Anaphalis (09/08/07)
Garden view (09/08/07)
Purple climbing bean ‘Blauhilde’ (10/08/07)
Victoria plums – not many this year as the tree was pruned (10/08/07)
A courgette that grew into a marrow! (10/08/07)
Ripening tomatoes. They were attacked by blight as can be seen on the stem but we managed to save most them by the use of a copper fungicide. (10/08/07)
Leycesteria formosa – Himalayan honeysuckle (10/08/07)
Petunias in a hanging basket (10/08/07)
Some more salpiglossis – this time a different colour (10/08/07)
Fuchsia (17/08/07)