July is different than June as we all know..
It is fuller..too full at spots and different diseases and insects can surface.
In my case my beautiful hollyhocks have rust..the seeds I wanted to share..I should not as seeds from rust borne plants carry the disease..:(
And just a word of caution check your plants..see? Those are a type of aphids I spray them off on these particular rigid plants w/ a jet stream of water or rub them off..on nasturtiums and such..rub..
I had ordered Shirley Grey poppies online..and lo and behold two showed up..all the rest are these.SO MANY.I was thrilled with the germination ..lol..the outcome..I mean I love them but have these.In real life they are a darker coral.
I had designated one special area for these greys..where no poppies had grown.
I LOVE Debbie's Darlings..LOVE and hope to gather my seeds and always have♥I have know Debbie since Gardenbuddy Days..It's been a pleasure:)Her eldes grandson starts kindergarten this Sept..Time flies..with my eldest..having one last yr of high school then college..driver's ed this summer.
We had some rain which plumped up the grass:)
I LOVE rain after a drought.
Pluviophile.
My blue hydrangeas have never been so pretty♥
The Japanese Beetles have arrived:(
Turns out microgreens are fun to grow!
Our bee house is beezy..so beezy..I circled a pale circle..I doubt you can see the small bee variety going in:) But it's abuzz with activity always.
Noah..becomes a teen..one left Oli..
I made Noah a No-Knead..he will get a kick out of it.
He'll be far happier with his other gifts lol but he will like this;)
Have a nice weekend~
Happy 4th of July to my American friends~
What a pleasure it is to open your post and see the marvelous pictures. Beautiful flowers--those poppies are amazing! Sorry for garden infestations. I know how frustrating they can be. Noah's bread is a winner, too. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou're SO nice!Things happen in a garden much to our discontent:(
DeleteStill..I have some rewards;)
Have a great 4th!
Your micro greens look great! That bread looks amazing and your flowers are beautiful. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo weird Penny my peas didn't work..I'll try again somehow;)Thank you!
DeleteI love how lush your gardens look. With our dry heat, all around the property everything is brown, eating most of our acreage. Around the house is fine as long as we have water. Sorry about the garden pests. Poppies are lovely and your misfortune greens. I can see the love you put into making Noah’s bread.
ReplyDeleteI am sad for you to hear this..I know what looking out and around and about in your gardens means to you both..The elements of nature :(Brown is such a color of blah compared to your usual technicolor lush world.
DeleteI hope it ends soon.x
Wowwwww what a beautiful flowers.....love Ria 💕🍀💕🍀💕
ReplyDeleteThank you Ria!
DeleteI’m not sure I know what micro-greens are… I like Linda’s name for them - ‘misfortune greens’ though that sounds un peu triste. The other gardening terms go right over my head as well. I am sitting here cutting micro thin slices of Pain de Sucre’s tarte au citron (a top prize winner) wondering how long I can make it last.. Happy Gardening Nana. May the pests go nextdoor :))
ReplyDeleteAww:) That was a typo..on Linda's part and not her fault,she's the wizard of blogs ..the Blogmother of all.♥
DeleteShe makes blogs..fixes blogs..tweaks blogs..
Microgreens are tiny greens you grow indoors..
In most fine restos and mid range..but mostly fine you will fine microgreens on your plate.
As per Wikipedia
Microgreens are vegetable greens harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed. They are used as a nutrition supplement, a visual enhancement, and a flavor and texture enhancement. Microgreens can add sweetness and spiciness to foods
We have companies that sell them locally and in grocery stores etc..markets..but I wanted to try♥Beautiful and heathy.
Well now I know what I didnt know. They are not so popular in Paris or perhaps I am not eating put in the right places. Not in the marchés anyway…
DeleteI think they are so cute lol:)
DeleteBeautiful luminous photos! July is a fuller month, although my June flowers are mostly gone and I'm still waiting for phlox, rudbeckia, and echinacea to bloom. I've deadheaded all the roses as the intense heat made them go over sooner than usual. But the hydrangeas are so lush.
ReplyDeleteGrandchildren grow so quickly - is it possible that they grow up faster than one's children? So it seems to me.
Lorrie..we have so many similar thoughts.
DeleteYes grandchildren grow at the sped of light..unfortunately ..which must mean I may be fading at the same rate.
I did what you did..deadheaded all the roses today..particularly because of the Japanese Beetles on the pale ones..and because the Explorers had finished exploring;)
I saw my first phlox today..David's White..
Do you grow Borage?
Photographer's Diva.
Most of my plants are doing well, but I have lost yet another passion flower (although I'm an optimist and hope the roots are ok), despite spraying it I think it succumbed to wilt caused by excessive heat and damp. My sweet peas have been eaten by something, again despite spraying. They are growing, but look a bit pathetic. It's so disappointing, but my hollyhocks are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for your hollyhocks Polly!
DeleteDisappointments is a gardener's middle name:)
We have the same mason bee house. We bought it at Costco. Last year it was 100% full of eggs and all blocked up when along came Mrs Sapsucker and baby and she fed the whole lot to him. This year it was not so popular with the bees. Your garden is a dream. As you have heard we are suffering from an almighty heatwave. My garden is a disaster. There will be no rhodo blooms next year, they have all fried 42.2 degrees is not gardening weather. Please pray for Lytton, the whole town burned to the ground. We on the island are hanging in.
ReplyDeleteWe have been watching the news..Lytton views were tragic.So sad..and I am sorry for your gardens.
DeleteMother Nature has a way of changing the best laid plans.
Now Spain is experiencing 48-50C
Yes mine is a Costco HOme too but several yrs old..
Take care!
Your poppies are so abundant. I am envious. I have 2 or 3 if I am lucky.
ReplyDeleteMy hydrangeas are having a great summer. And I have been cutting and filling vases with them. I can't recall where I saw this. Possibly a FB gardening group I am in. Smash the ends of the stems and put in hot water. They are lasing over a week. Before I learned that, I was lucky to get 2-3 days out of them.
Your Noah bread looks awesome!
Yes I saw and do that too..I learned another trick that may interest you..some say boil the water first?Not sure it made a difference..but dip in Alum..so next bouquet I will only do Alum:)To see which one did the trick!
DeleteI am sending you those seeds..more than the paltry latest seeds I sent you..lol..so try this..early Spring very early spring sow in a sunny spot:) Try..
I got your seeds today. I am still collecting for you. I have a lot. I don't know what alum is. I will look it up but I am happy with my results so far.
DeleteLol how paltry!Your poppies will be far more lol
DeleteGrowing from seed seems to always create surprises...some good, some not so much. I'm so sorry about your hollyhock rust disease! I don't recall if I've ever grown them so had no idea. Interesting to know about the seed carry the disease also. I had to cut off about 8-10 of my first tomatoes as they had developed blossom rot (black bottoms on the tomatoes) :( Not sure if it was the heat or being drenched in several days of rain in late June, or the humidity, or all of the above. Darn Japanese Beetles were starting to strip my basil plants so I cut most of the leaves off and will use them for pesto. Your blue hydrangea is gorgeous! I have tried and tried to grow blue flowers but our soil just isn't right. I even tried burying nails as I had read that as a tip - LOL. Noah's bread! ♥ Another teen in your family! Can we just hit pause for a while?
ReplyDeleteYes pause ..stop the car🙂Oh no re tomatoes!
DeleteWe are at the mercy of nature..
It’s a wonder why the seeds could be such carriers..
I love blue hydrangeas..here..Annabelles..pinky winky and peegees do best..Kyushu too but J finds it gets way too big…and chops it ..😢we like to bury things you and I:);)
Noah's Bread :-) I will remember to do "X" for Xavier. And another teen you have, I know he will love his gifts. Your poppies are abundant, and I love that. I have over 100 purple poppies blooming this week! I got carried away tossing seeds last fall.
ReplyDeleteHere's to abandon! With poppies:)Let me know if you want coral ones..I forget who wanted some:)Yes X..!!!!I loved making it:)
DeleteThank you for offering the coral ones :-) Would love some.
DeleteMy absolute pleasure!
DeleteHow nice the garden looks! I hope the weather is reasonable and not too hot.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
It's been so cool these last few days..like fall..egads.Thank you!
DeleteOh Monique, it's such a heavenly relief to sink into your post, your beautiful garden, that marvelous looking bread and your summer life. Mine has been a little insane of late so here I feel at peace. Big hugs.
ReplyDeleteJeanie I just read:(Thank God he's well..a tropper till the last moment shopping and eating out.I know a few people going through medical problems..glad Rick's was resolved♥
DeleteOh my those aphids, ferocious looking!! I don't know where the summer is going but it is slip, slip, slipping away. Please somebody slow it down! I adore microgreens. You can buy them, plus alfalfa sprouts at the farm market behind my house. So yummy. I have never tried growing them. I have always loved your head vase/planter. So cute. Those poppies are stunning. I had one poppy pop up. I have heard that you can just plant poppy seeds that you buy for cooking with? I don't know. We had fields full of red poppies near our place in Chester. I can feel you soaking in all of the joy that you can from your garden. I wish so much that I was a gardener. Time will tell. Right now I have beautiful weeds, lol. Your bread is so cute. I am sure that your grandson was thrilled with it and you have build a lovely memory for him of a tasty bread for him with his initial on top! We think these things won't matter, but one day they will. I still remember molasses cookies my grandmother cooked just for me. Special then, special now! Love and hugs, xoxo
ReplyDeleteI hope they do remember some things♥Poppies..the kind I grow..that you see here arepoisonous..not sure about the lavender ones from Debbie..But papaver somniferums..poisonous..Tht planter was a lucky lucky find from I can't remember where! That's not me lol..It's going to bug me now;)
DeleteNext yr..you will have more time to think gardening..pots are great..Ive been here 20yrs..so Ive had time:)
Bon Dimanche demain!:)