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Sunday May 29, 2005
The Times
Sue Beesley
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Wild, windy and warm
Chelsea Flower Show recorded over 30C yesterday with both flowers and Alan Titchmarsh wilting in the heat. We reached 23C here in the north west with poor Glasgow only making 13C. Today has been dominated by high winds over 60mph in the NE apparently - though it's been fairly
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Blackbird and thunder concerto
I've been driven indoors again by a cloudburst - see weather station for details. But we did get the coldframe finished, and very smart it is too. I only cleared half the pumpkin patch so I've potted the young plants on and put them in the coldframe
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Sunday May 22, 2005
Finished the coldframe we started last year - between hailstorms
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Stuck indoors in a hailstorm
I don't mind gardening in light rain, but we've had back to back heavy showers since yesterday morning. I really wanted to get the pumpkin patch cleared today - the young plants will be desperate for legroom in a week or so. That's the frustration
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Saturday May 21, 2005
Final meconopsis picture for this year. Time to move on...
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Thursday May 19, 2005
Now it's really blue. Will attempt a bit of pollination tonight.
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Wednesday May 18, 2005
Rhapsody in Blue...
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Wednesday May 18, 2005
I didn't plan it with the clematis behind, but it works well.
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Tuesday May 17, 2005
Even lovelier in sunlight. Reminds me of a butterfly opening its wings.
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By tomorrow..
...the first meconopsis flower should be fully out. I might have to take the day off just to sit and look at it. If you double click image below to full size you get some idea of what a stunning colour the bud is.
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Tuesday May 17, 2005
This picture was taken just an hour after the one below.