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Allium christophii with some blowsy peonies as background for its firework display.
And somewhere else in the garden with a rose.
It seeds around so has migrated all over the place 

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This orchid is one that I've had since 1985.
The pale flower has been open a week or so, the smaller flower opened last night.
It's nicely fragrant (standard rose fragrance, combined with a hint of vanilla and clove).

[Plot 1 Problems]

First flower has appeared on one the climbers we planted to hide the compost bin.

[mumofstig]

Awakening climbing rose and clematis Perle d'Azure on the garden arch

[Plot 1 Problems]

First flower on the Passiflora

[New shoot]

Bit of a different one from me. A peace lily flowering. A run of the mill houseplant, but I have it growing out of an aquarium. I blame the winter lockdown and watching too many other people’s projects on YouTube    

Anyway I am quite happy with my new tank. An underwater view as well so you can see the effect I was after.

[New shoot]

A combo I have in a pot together - Salvia  Nachtvlinder and Coreopsis Mango Punch.

They will have to go in greenhouse over winter, but I think I might also try and split them this autumn or next spring and make more, as they make a lovely mix and are both growing like mad 

[New shoot]

I don’t know about you lot, but I needed some vibrant colour today on a wet and blowy Sunday that is more autumn than summer   

Anyway, some summer sun flower wise with Gladiolus Papilio Ruby, Calceolaria Kentish Hero and Thunbergia Brownie. The first 2 will need greenhouse protection for the winter. The last is an annual usually grown as a climber, but I have it trailing over a water butt to disguise it from view 

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This bed of vincas are all volunteers that popped up this spring from seed dropped by last year's.

They are drought and heat tolerant and the deer don't eat them.  I don't encourage them more than throwing down a little fertilizer once in a while and a little water when it's really dry.

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Some orchids prefer growing on a piece of wood!

The flowers off this species are only fragrant at night (pollinated by moths).

[Growster...]

This chap was self-seeded, and grew in a row of fruit bushes!

At one stage, it had over twenty heads on it!

[snowdrops]

I had a beauty too Mr G a self seed down on the plot

[Plot 1 Problems]

I quite like the idea of multi-flowered sunflowers, can you guys recommend some varieties? I've only ever grown the tall single flower types.

[Growster...]

That's another beauty, Snows!

P1P, we usually grow a packet of Unwins 'Toy Shop', which is a mixture of lots of seeds, but they don't get too tall! The one above is probably a reverted one from the previous year!

Last year we had one like this growing in the runner beans, and it reached at least 10', well above the closest bean plant! I had to saw the stem to get it down!

[snowdrops]

I quite like the idea of multi-flowered sunflowers, can you guys recommend some varieties? I've only ever grown the tall single flower types.

Send me your address P1P & I’ll send you some seed if you like when they’re ready