Garden Snap Shots!

Oooh, that is unusual TDA, I have to admit that I have never heard of or knowingly seen a starfish iris.

No me neither Impy. Had to read up about them, going to be this year’s challenge I think. Looks more orchid like in some ways to me. Funnily enough, I have some orchids I grow in house, and despite my usual half hearted care, they have all thrived and flowered this year, out now in fact. Fingers crossed for this one🤞

Well, things are warming up here. Froggy love fest last night in the big pond, caught at least half a dozen of the little blighters getting frisky.

Sink pond still free of froggy doings though.

And we had a belated burial here today. Our beloved horse’s ashes finally laid to rest. He will have a nice plant over him once we have done a bit more landscaping and barking. 

I'm not much of a gardener, to be honest, but the stay at home rules thisxlast 12 months has given me the chance to get to grips a little with our back garden.  I even built a new shed last year!! 😃

Went to Planters today and bought a few plants and have plsntedxthe nasturtiums (dead easy to grow).  I've sealed the water feature, ready to power up on Thursday when the paint 1has well and truely dried, and then, hopefully, will get out the large cantilever parasol this week with the hope that we'll be able to use it soon..... and I need to paint my little white wall again.

Does anyone have trouble with garden solar lights?  I have already thrown about 10 away and am thinking of replacing them with ''string lights' that plug in to the mains and will hand on the fence rather than stick in the ground!!.....

David

Yes, some solar lights don’t last long DSB. But, you can change the batteries in the solar units, just need to get the right ones. Like you, I have thrown away two sets this year. Got a new set, will see how they go. My OH bought me a solar powered fountain for our big pond (got fed up of issues with mains powered one, it’s a 50 metre run from house) Astonished at how good this is. Been in two years now, no problems, it’s brilliant in sunshine, stores power for dull days. Even has an underwater light for nighttime. Wouldn’t hesitate to get another, not cheap, but good value. So it’s like a frog disco down there😂

Our little cherry Kojo No Mai is looking good but something else turned up in the garden this week. It looks like the spout from a medieval pot. I will have to check it out. We are on what used to be an ancient orchard and we find things going back thousands of years, anything from Flint tools to Roman tiles! (We're not far from the southern end of the Fosse Way.)

I think I might have a dig around this particular spot to see if anything else turns up.

Very interesting Brue.👍 

Still got daffodils doing well here, have a few different kinds and colours in garden.....and the tadpoles have hatched😁

Things are really getting going now, although being further south the plants have the benefit of milder weather etc. I pruned our hydrangeas the other day but the frost last night got their tops so not quite warm enough for everything yet.

Beautiful colours there Brue. Your garden looks lovely and interesting.😁