[Tuppence2]

Hello and thanks, Telecom. I'll take a look at the site.

Mild here but my back is still sore from my fall so I can't get the manure on the garden or mulch the roses this weekend. Not to worry, it will wait. I've been thinking what to grow next year as regards vegetables.

[franca]

Originally Posted by Tuppence2

Thought you might like to see two roses.

The second is in my garden, climbing "Swan Lake", the pink one is a beautiful, scented rose I found when out walking.

and a site for fuschia lovers.


http://www2.dicom.se/fuchsias/valj.html

Nice roses Penny Rose.......

Still lots blooming around here, as you can see.....

cu later, Penny take care.....and keep getting those hands dirty now........

Frank...

[franca]

Originally Posted by telecom69

Super photo of the spiders web Frank you caught that one just right with the light and the dew ...it really is good you have prompted me to have a go now

Yes got lucky with that one, looking forward to seeing what you manage to get....

Took this one just the other day, had to be quick it was gone two minuets later.... got it just in time......

How's Buster doin, does he still like to garden......

cu take care.......keep getting those hands dirty now......

[telecom69]

Originally Posted by franca

Nice roses Penny Rose.......

Still lots blooming around here, as you can see.....

cu later, Penny take care.....and keep getting those hands dirty now........

Frank...

Hi All, Looks like you still have Summer in your garden frank with all the colour,mind you its not been too bad here the last few days,the temperatures have been well above average for this time of the year the past week,and has resulted in a bit of a ressurgence in the garden as can be seen from the young growth on the Nasturtiums photo (enclosed below) this warm spell is not going to last though according to the forecast and today its a lot cooler and a slight frost is forecast for tommorrow,so we shall see ....also enclose are a couple of photos of berries on the Pyracantha and Cotoneaster,they will be there till it gets really cold and then the birds will be dining on them last pic is of Buster hiding in the bushes,he thinks I cant see him as it was quite murky when I took these pics first thing this morning ....owing to the weather conditions I have not had a chance of getting any spider web pics,but I will as soon as they appear,getting lots of leaves at the moment from a big Ash tree next door,they get everywhere especially if its breezy ...Ive noticed that Ash trees are the last to get their leaves and one of the first to lose them,so they dont have a very long season,their seeds also root all over the garden and grow very quickly in the Spring.....Thats about all for now,keep doing what you can,when you can ...more soon

[franca]

Originally Posted by telecom69

Hi All, Looks like you still have Summer in your garden frank with all the colour,mind you its not been too bad here the last few days,the temperatures have been well above average for this time of the year the past week,and has resulted in a bit of a ressurgence in the garden as can be seen from the young growth on the Nasturtiums photo (enclosed below) this warm spell is not going to last though according to the forecast and today its a lot cooler and a slight frost is forecast for tommorrow,so we shall see ....also enclose are a couple of photos of berries on the Pyracantha and Cotoneaster,they will be there till it gets really cold and then the birds will be dining on them last pic is of Buster hiding in the bushes,he thinks I cant see him as it was quite murky when I took these pics first thing this morning ....owing to the weather conditions I have not had a chance of getting any spider web pics,but I will as soon as they appear,getting lots of leaves at the moment from a big Ash tree next door,they get everywhere especially if its breezy ...Ive noticed that Ash trees are the last to get their leaves and one of the first to lose them,so they dont have a very long season,their seeds also root all over the garden and grow very quickly in the Spring.....Thats about all for now,keep doing what you can,when you can ...more soon

Hi Ya Tele.loved the pic's and Buster sure looks like he is enjoying himself. bad news I'm afraid.......Heavy !!!!!! frost last night, all the dahlias got hit...... time to put them away till next year......lots of clean-up still to do, lots of leaves etc, did all the grass last week, so will only need to run over it all once more to clear all the cedar mess from the strong winds we had over the week-end...... well better get started.cu and don't forget ! keep getting those hands dirty...... pats for Buster....

[Tuppence2]

Hello Frank, Telecom, everyone.

Oh no, Frank! Your beautiful dahlias - never mind, there's always next year! The photos are great. Yours, too, Telecom. Buster is a real character, I can see.

This is a pot I had made-up at the nursery where I do voluntary work - Chris, the lad who does the baskets and pots asked me what I'd like in it and about colours, etc. There are tulip and crocus bulbs, too. Something to brighten the front path in the winter.

Lots of berries here as well. I put out seed for the wild birds each morning and have a regular troop of up to ten ring doves perching on the trellis, waiting for breakfast. I managed to get a photo through the glass of the kitchen window of a starlin and sparrow splashing around in the bird bath. I'll post it shortly.

I found that the brown mushroom is Pholiota Squarrosa - what an exotic name!

Penny

[Tuppence2]

Here they are.

[Tuppence2]

Here's the pot.

[telecom69]

Hi to all again, Frank you didnt by any chance send that frost you had over this way did you ? because last night we got one,it wasnt very heavy but I think it was bad enough to see off the few plants I had left in flower,but of course we knew that sooner or later it had to come problem now is my old dog Tina's grave will be devoid of any flowers (I still miss her so much) and then I saw Penny's pots she had made up and Im thinking thats what Im going to do,I would so like to keep some sort of flowers on her grave through the Winter if possible....I have never bothered with Winter flowers before so not sure what to get for the best,so will be visiting the garden centre in the next week or so to see whats about ...yes I really liked those pots Penny,glad you posted the photos ...more soon take care all

[telecom69]

Three days ago I was writing about a ressurgence in the weather,and it was really quite warm in the afternoons especially,but now all that has gone it seems as we have had three nights running of frost (brrrr) and its been very cold and everything that is not evergreen has now been wiped out,so it seems that nature has now decided that its time for the garden to take its annual rest period ....next March when we start all over again seems a long way off at the moment doesn't it ? clearing the front garden of the summer bedding will be my biggest job in the next few days it really looks a sorry state at the moment always hate this time of the year,hope you are having better weather,more soon take care all

[Tuppence2]

The same here, Telecom. I was breaking off frozen roses the other day! Temperatures have gone below freezing, though it was a lovely sunny day today and not too cold in the sunshine. I spent time at the nursery today hard-pruning the roses left of last season's batch, the new roses are expected soon. I pruned the ones not sold, added feed-pellets, topping-up with fresh compost. They'll be set aside now until next spring.

There are two ginko trees at the nursery, one male and one female, and their leaves are a lovely pale lime green colour now - though they're being removed next week. Matthew, the nursery manager, uses a leaf blower to remomve them because of their situation, which means that thier leaves fall onto the shrubs for sale. If they were out in the grounds away from stock they could be left fall naturally. I took photos of them today and will post them later.

My new bulbs must be settling in now and thinking of growing now - looking foward to them in the spring.

Two of the seven ring-doves that visit for seed, perching all in a row on the top of the trellis fencing, were trying to drink the frozen water in the bird-bath this morning. I replaced it and later saw starlings bathing.

[Tuppence2]

The same here, Telecom. I was breaking off frozen roses the other day! Temperatures have gone below freezing, though it was a lovely sunny day today and not too cold in the sunshine. I spent time at the nursery today hard-pruning the roses left of last season's batch, the new roses are expected soon. I pruned the ones not sold, added feed-pellets, topping-up with fresh compost. They'll be set aside now next spring.

There are two ginko trees at the nursery, one male and one female, and their leaves are a lovely pale lime green colour now - though they're being removed next week. Matthew, the nursery manager, uses a leaf blower to remomove them because of their situation, which means their leaves fall onto the shrubs for sale. If they were out in the grounds away from stock they could be left fall naturally. I took photos of them today and will post them later.

My new bulbs must be settling in now and thinking of growing now - looking foward to them in the spring.

Two of the seven ring-doves that visit for seed, perching all in a row on the top of the trellis fencing, were trying to drink the frozen water in the bird-bath this morning. I replaced it and later saw starlings bathing.

[Tuppence2]

I photographed this old grape vine the other day at Palmer Gardens Nursery, Trowbridge.

[eggplant43]

That is a beautiful gnarled piece of wood. It has character in it, just like someone's old face, earned through a lifetime of living.

I think this is the longest this thread has ever lasted into the year. Guess us gardeners never get tired of 'talkin 'bout it, and showing it.

[Tuppence2]

That's excellent, eggy! Gardening goes on all year round, why not the thread! My red onion shoots are six inches high, the bramley apples are the best they've ever been - huge apples, tinged wih red, whereas I remember them being mostly green in the past. The leycesteria formosa is settling in the garden. Just hope its hollow stems stand up to the wet and don't rot.

I really liked the vine as soon as I saw it. It's been at the nursery in a pot for some years, being expensive to buy, around £100. I'd like it on my patio.

I've not been able to get out on the garden to put down the manure for mulch, but my back is mending so I should get that done soon. "Abraham Darby", "Lady Penelope", "Octavia Hill" and "Savoy Hotel" all have the odd flower still. I'm itching to get after the standard rose to prune it (Savoy Hotel), the others, being climbers, will be left alone this year, their first in the garden.

I've managed to get my scanner up and running and am copying old photos that were tucked away in a drawer. I found a photo of my first dog, "Tracy", taken way back in the early sixties - I wouldn't have been able to afford colour film then, black and white photography was the norm for "ordinary" folks.

I hope to post on Christmas Day here and on the last day of the year - to keep the thread going right until the end of 2006 - doesn't seem right that it will soon be Christmas. My "Christmas" tree is outside on the bench next to the white pine. I'm unlikely to buy a chopped off part of a tree for indoors, though they'll soon be in stock at the nursery. The lads there are looking forward to them coming in, they like selling Christmas trees.

The "Freecycle" group I belong to has some sleeping bags on offer - I've put in an offer to give them a good home. Opened out, they make good covers for the dogs' beds.

Hope your gardens are getting a good winter's rest, preparing for another year.

Penny