Thanks, but I'm not really a gardener, Jo, I thought I should make an effort seeing as Mick was unable to though. We had a lot of wildflowers (weeds ) as no weeding has been done except in the one raised bed I cleared for the veg I grew. The other three look like a wasteland.
I have been watering the patio plants but those are nearly finishing now. I hope Mick will be well enough to get some Winter pansies & other Winter bedding plants, to make them pretty again soon.

It sounds as if you have done pretty well though Val. Well done! We have had black currants, are growing lettuces and tomatoes and also blueberries. That's about it. Next eyar I want someraised vegetable beds. Our neighbours have just moved and we have been given some wood to use, so hopefully Brian will do me a raised bed.

Reading Karen and Val's accounts has made me want to do more definitely next year.

Jo x

I didn't have any more seed to sow, Karen. Never seen lettuce bolt so quickly either, never mind.

I managed to pick enough runner beans for us to have tomorrow for our evening meal. There are more growing too, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. Not sure what the sweet peppers are going to do though. Toms look ok at present too, those are green & getting bigger.

Away to water the plants now.

Fantastic Karen! You obviously have very green fingers! Loved the photo of your harvest.
Brilliant. Hope you enjoyed the meal it provided.

Jo x

thanks doreen, it was yummy

Val alot of my salad went to seed or the sparrows ate it
but i planted more, I have another 6 rows of potatoes in
12 tomato plants, some heritage ones too, none ripe
yet, I have courgettes, raspberry canes, blueberries (for the birds)
and blackcurrants, I dont have a greenhouse anymore
so its not been as easy this year

Great to be able to make a meal from your own garden, Karen.
With OH unable to do much, we haven't bothered much with veg etc this year, but I did grow a few runner beans, nearly ready to pick, though not many of them grew, lettuces, those bolted while Daughter & I were away. I also planted sweet peppers, which are showing signs of peppers. The one remaining tomato plant in the greenhouse does have toms on it, not ripe yet though. Rhubarb is the only thing that looks good, but as it just grows all by itself, it doesn't really need much nurturing.
The soft fruit, apart from one picking, has gone to the birds.
As you can see I am more black fingered than green.

Wow, lovely good square meal there Karen

Picked today, no airmiles, no chemicals
from my own garden, not many but
still very tasty

Runner beans, new potatoes, carrots, 1 tomato
and some raspberries

Thank you, Jo. Yes, we did have a good mini holiday, I was annoyed at leaving my camera in the car, when we went to Winchester on the way to Sussex though. Lots of photo opportunities there wasted.

Your camelia is beautiful Eunice. You are heading towards Spring now then.
Val your pictures are stunning. It looks as if you had a good time away then.

Jo x

I took these while we were away, they were all in peoples gardens, or the hotels we stayed at.

I think it's a Begonia, Jo.

Lovely Camelia, Eunice.

My first Camelia bud on my new bush.


Buds on my old camelia bush


ferns

How beautiufl Val. Is it a peony? I can't get ours to flower.

Jo x

That is so beautiful, Val.

Another of our patio plants. Taken the day before yesterday, they got a bit battered about in yesterdays awful weather.

Lovely photo's, Doreen. No I didn't know the Potato Vine, nor that the other very pretty plant was a Lily, but I'm glad the others did.

You are right Jo, thats a potato vine with the purple flowers
and a pot of yellow lilies

all lovely doreen xx

Loved the pics, and happy messages, thanks for sharing to all... Gilly

Thanks JO, I told you I wasn't a gardener But it certainly is a lovely flower

Thanks for these Doreen. I think the potato flower is lovely. We actually have a flowering potato which doesn't have any potatoes, jsut an abuundance of flowers. It is a lovely climbing plant.

The other flower you have shown is a lily. They are really lovely, aren't they. There are so many different kinds.

Jo x

This is a beautiful flowering plant but unfortunately I don't know what it is called. Val will know

[IMG]http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz73/doreenh/MY%20Garden%20%20July%202010/SDC10994.jpg[/IMG

This photograph is a beautiful flowering one wand unfortunately I do not know what it is called Maybe Val will know

A picture of the flower on the potatos I think they are quite attractive really

Wow - just looked at this link again and am amazed and thrilled by the recent photos. Val your photos of the birds are lovely and Karen, fancy you being able to identify that little yellow flower from val- how exciting. It sounds to be a very useful plant - and has certainly travelled a long way. Perhaps it is particulalry good for birds with all its properties?

Eunice, all your previous gardens are really interesting. It is lovely to see your New Zealand gardens. You have certainly had a variety Are you covered in snow at the moment? How bad is your Winter this year? You say you have a small garden now - so do you tend to do a lot with pots? I think these small gardens can look fantastic. We went to the Hampton Court flower show this week - and the imagination with which they invested a small space was amazing.

Jo x