Awakening Sleeping BEEuties

[TallTrees]

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From last year they were Sleeping Beeuties 2018 to

This year 2019  again these little kind and sweet bees have caught me unaware and when I opened

the sleeping box there were a few anxious looking faces!  So up went the boxes sharpish

and they were put on top to feel the fresh air and off they flew ~ they'll be back always

to the same spot they first remember.

These are the boxes facing South in the hot sun.  

This is a box with                                                                                 an emerging bee under the release box top.

Wildlife have no respect for photographers!

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@Anonymous 

You can plant polyanthus, pansies, snowdrops, crocus, alyssum in pots for winter colour. Tete-a-tete daffs etc. etc.

If you have a wall or fence you can plant a winter flowering jasmine (nudiflorum). Most of my plants are in pots and have winter and summer plants in all of them.

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thank you @Cleoriff for the list of what to plant in winter, very varied & @TallTrees for your infomative reply

My yard has walls around it so a winter flowering jasmine sounds absolutely lovely

I know you are a keen gardener Cleo, but didn't know most of your plants are in pots with winter & summer flowers in them

I intend to keep an eye out what Morrisons have to offer, sorry we have a B&M not a B&Q in Skipton

I know a buddlea (butterfly bush) is attractive, could this be planted in a pot please ? Ibelieve @jonsie has a large one in his garden 

Thank you again 

[Cleoriff]

@Anonymous 

You CAN grow a buddleia in a pot as long as its a big pot. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/butterfly-bush/butterfly-bush-container-care.htm

Most of my garden is what they call a container garden @Anonymous . I do have a lawn, with Hardy shrubs all the way round, however the patio is massive and I have about 20 pots to deal with come summer and winter.

The jasmine which Ray razed to the ground when I asked him to trim it back!!!!!....has arisen from the dead like a phoenix. and is now trailing across the trellis again. I had replaced it with two Weigela Florida and they are all doing very well..

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@Anonymous 

You CAN grow a buddleia in a pot as long as its a big pot. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/butterfly-bush/butterfly-bush-container-care.htm

Most of my garden is what they call a container garden @Anonymous . I do have a lawn, with Hardy shrubs all the way round, however the patio is massive and I have about 20 pots to deal with come summer and winter.

The jasmine which Ray razed to the ground when I asked him to trim it back!!!!!....has arisen from the dead like a phoenix. and is now trailing across the trellis again. I had replaced it with two Weigela Florida and they are all doing very well..

What a lovely picture @Cleoriff ... I have the place for a buddlea bush in a particular sunny corner of the yard ... When my gardening friend is available to help me carry stuff (will take shopping trolly too) I intend to do some gardening shopping now with your & @TallTrees help I'm more in tune with things 

[TallTrees]

Yes a container garden can be so beautiful @Anonymous 

as @Cleoriff says.  Lovely Jasmine and scented.

Brilliant.  Never mind B & Q any supermarket does the job 

You'll be happier for it ~ don't do too much at once do your best.

bye for nowTT

[Mi-Amigo]

I used to get quite a lot of different types of butterflies in my garden but haven`t noticed any this year and was wondering why?

Nothing has changed in the garden - no new plants, no new pets in area... 

[TallTrees]

I haven't seen as many but we are told that the butterflies that arrive from the continent "painted lady" are in huge numbers.....so be prepared ! @Mi-Amigo

[TallTrees]

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@pgn wrote:

Is this the be-all and end-all of tee-shirts? 

Spotted on my Twitter timeline earlier. 

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I like this one @pgn 

Thanks for the post 

[TallTrees]

I GREW THIS SWEET NECTARINE WITH THE HELP OF MY BEES ~

AND ATE IT FOR MY LUNCH

[Anonymous]

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@TallTrees wrote:

Yes a container garden can be so beautiful @Anonymous 

as @Cleoriff says.  Lovely Jasmine and scented.

Brilliant.  Never mind B & Q any supermarket does the job 

You'll be happier for it ~ don't do too much at once do your best.

bye for nowTT

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Thank you both @Cleoriff  & @TallTrees 

I plan to start with sorting out the messy fancy plant pot in the centre of the yard, it's a focal point

However, when the weather cools somewhat, I will begin, it's just too hot to do anything outside atm

Do you have to water your containers each day @Cleoriff ?

That nectarine looks so luscious @TallTrees 

[Cleoriff]

Watering containers depends on the weather @Anonymous . Over this last week they have been watered daily (in the evening). We didn't water the night after the big storm though....