It's Not Raining!!

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To celebrate the fact that the sun is shining, I thought I'd post some garden pictures.

First of all, our one and only penstemmon plant. The only reason why we have this is because my intrepid husband decided he was going to have an adventure in propation, and take cuttings last year.  It's just as well he did, as the parent's now dead.  But the baby is alive and kicking, and flowering nicely:-

The gladioli that came free with the Daily Mail are blooming merrily, and looking marvellous!


 

Like I've said before, least the Daily Mail is good for something!!

And lastly, the 'Blue' Flowerbed in the back garden.  The Lillium Stargazer is in bloom - I shoved it here because I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it, and the gamble paid off.  The hydrangea is also looking good...
 

 

And that's that.  The buddlheia in the front garden is in bloom, and there's still no butterflies, apart from the Large Whites, which are better than nothing, I suppose.  The lack of Peacocks, Red Admirals, etc. is disturbing.  There's been a steady decline over the last few years, and this year, there's been nothing at all.

And the tame blackbird's been AWOL for two weeks now.  Not so much as a chirp, so I'm beginning to fear the worst...