Garden Tour-Robin-Horse Ploughing. 24th Sept. ‘24. 

@@lonesomeStu I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the tour Stu. Yes, still a bit of colour but things are set to get colder so we’ll see how things go. Cheers! P.

Yes Nik, I guess I would miss him although we always seem to have a friendly Robin in the garden. He/she was there again this morning and getting quite vocal. I guess I should call him/her Edelweiss. I've been watching the rainfall across the country and think about you when I see all those huge blue areas swirling around on the weather forecasts. Our water buts are full again but we haven't had any where near the amount of rain you've had. On the weather forecast this morning they were taliking about -3' up in some parts of Scotland tonight! We've not got as low as you yet but watch this space. Fortunately we don't have badgers visiting us and I can't think I want them either. I don't put bird food out yet but will when the weather gets colder. Plenty of people around here feed the birds so they get by OK. Like you, my tomatoes have more or less finished now but they've done very well this year. More than enough out there to keep me busy for some time so I'll be off now. I hope things dry up for you soon. Cheers! P.

Thank you for your very kind comments. Cheers! P.

Good morning Dilly and I'm glad you like my little friend. He/she was there again this morning and is getting quite vocal now. 'Come on, where've you been?' As I said to Nik, I think I should name him/her, 'Edelweiss'. I hope your roses haven't suffered too much with the rain we've been having? Cheers! P.

Good morning Gemma and thanks for your comments. Robin, 'Edelweiss' was there again this morning to greet me. The horses were lovely and so well behaved. I guess if I want the Hydrangeas for decoration I should be cutting them off and storing them in the dry now? Yes, I know you too have a Compassion and I think it's a lovely rose. I've let mine get a bit too tall so I'll have to bring it down a bit this Autumn/Winter; some others too. I had a problem with the new Spring shoots a couple of years ago. They were all getting eaten. It turned out to be mice! I put traps up in the rose and caught the culprits. Problem solved! I hope your roses haven't suffered too much with the rain we've had recently. Cheers! P.

@@peterhaymaker7562 That‘s the first time I heard about mice eating roses new shoots, Jay Jay has problems with rabbits, probably it is tasty for them. My roses have few flowers and still lots of buds, drastic change of temperature 3 weeks ago then the heat came back for a short time and the ground is very dry. A lovely day to you Peter!🌹

@@rosegardengems Hi Gemma, The mice seem to prefer roses with red shoots rather than the green. I guess they’re sweeter or juicier. Fortunately I don’t get rabbits. Raining here again at the moment. I hope your roses come back into bloom for you soon. Cheers, P.