tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post163144561283080571..comments2024-03-28T08:41:18.374+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Five on FridayRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-31209404889434541872015-07-27T14:23:41.284+01:002015-07-27T14:23:41.284+01:00There are both annual and perennial sweet peas - m...There are both annual and perennial sweet peas - mine are annuals and I sometimes grow from seed but mostly I wait to buy a few plants when they get to a few inches high and plant them then:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-70618461756240254712015-07-27T14:20:58.337+01:002015-07-27T14:20:58.337+01:00Love ratatouille - we serve it with cous cous or w...Love ratatouille - we serve it with cous cous or with warm french bread both delightful and so good if the ingredients come from the greenhouse:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-37798174292613720582015-07-26T21:42:12.642+01:002015-07-26T21:42:12.642+01:00I'd love to grow sweetpeas but don't think...I'd love to grow sweetpeas but don't think they would do well here . But my with our very hot summers. Are they annuals? I have had one big blue hydrangea flower so far. But my roses are really doing well this summer.Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-57931213034021749112015-07-26T20:39:39.557+01:002015-07-26T20:39:39.557+01:00My sweet peas aren't as good as normal I don&#...My sweet peas aren't as good as normal I don't think the weather has helped. Yes I've had a few tomatoes you can't beat them fresh from the vine - so tasty. Hopefully now that the courgettes are producing I will be making batches of ratatouille for the freezer so when I bring it out in winter it will remind me of summer - although not the summer we have had today - rain all day!elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-11004492496285192252015-07-26T09:32:15.942+01:002015-07-26T09:32:15.942+01:00Two delighful memories of sweet peas and hydrangea...Two delighful memories of sweet peas and hydrangeas - the thought of blue hydrangea hedges across fields is amazing - no wonder that image stayed with you:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-46051293882386344222015-07-26T09:30:16.771+01:002015-07-26T09:30:16.771+01:00Ha, Ha - I've done that before too. Bought se...Ha, Ha - I've done that before too. Bought seeds and forgoten where I've put them and missed the planting times - also done it with birthday cards too - bought a special one for someone when I've seen it and hidden it away so well I can't find it when needed. Hope your seeds will last until next year:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-62940925871336347922015-07-26T09:27:09.135+01:002015-07-26T09:27:09.135+01:00Glad you found me. Yes, a greenhouse does help es...Glad you found me. Yes, a greenhouse does help especially with the tomatoes and courgettes as it has been quite cold this summer hasn't it? The few really hot days we have had haven't been consisten enough to do any good. thanks for popping by:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-61380091199049530692015-07-25T19:03:08.424+01:002015-07-25T19:03:08.424+01:00Wonderful. Your first two flowers had me hooked as...Wonderful. Your first two flowers had me hooked as they hold a special place in my heart. Sweet lead were everywhere the summer I had my first born and make me think of her. Hydrangeas are used as field dividers in the Azores and after 3 weeks at sea on a sailing boat to sea green fields with blue crisis crosses from afar will stay with me for ever. eclectichomelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131534550143277161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-90641938383421939522015-07-25T12:18:14.971+01:002015-07-25T12:18:14.971+01:00I almost planted sweet peas this year. In fact I ...I almost planted sweet peas this year. In fact I bought 2 packs of seeds. Then I proceeded to lose both packs of seeds and missed the planting window. Now I have no sweet peas and 2 packs of seeds ( which I found again last week.) I hope next year I do a better job with my sweet pea plans. Instead I am going to enjoy yours! Have a wonderful weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214669651632289883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-54144403725909061052015-07-25T10:25:32.892+01:002015-07-25T10:25:32.892+01:00Found you via Five on Friday. I'm impressed b...Found you via Five on Friday. I'm impressed by your garden. My courgettes are a failure as it's been too cold this year to grow them outside. Need a greenhouse like you.Eleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-6979754671364875002015-07-25T09:10:39.928+01:002015-07-25T09:10:39.928+01:00Thanks, Karen - the green house has been refurbish...Thanks, Karen - the green house has been refurbished and is very useful especially for tomoates and courgettes:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-52765204501889434562015-07-25T09:08:49.149+01:002015-07-25T09:08:49.149+01:00You too Ian, thanks:)You too Ian, thanks:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-27216389504085970982015-07-25T09:08:16.018+01:002015-07-25T09:08:16.018+01:00We do both, Amy - carve the pumpkin out for a tea ...We do both, Amy - carve the pumpkin out for a tea light decoration and use the flesh for soup. Have a lovely weekend:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-21607570138762692882015-07-25T09:06:16.681+01:002015-07-25T09:06:16.681+01:00Thank you, Louise - re your comment on the wildflo...Thank you, Louise - re your comment on the wildflowers - i guess they are going over now as it is over a week since we saw them if we go that way again I'll give you an update:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-85570537164643384622015-07-25T09:04:32.321+01:002015-07-25T09:04:32.321+01:00That's funny John as ours have been the other ...That's funny John as ours have been the other way round - no growth and few flowers last year but wonderful this year. Plants are strangely unpredictable but wonderful things aren't they?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-83465477797757488402015-07-25T09:02:04.936+01:002015-07-25T09:02:04.936+01:00Thanks, Beth - the green house is quite old, it wa...Thanks, Beth - the green house is quite old, it was here when we bought the house about 19 years ago - it was silver, metal coloured but my husband painted it green and put new flooring in a few years ago and reset the glass and replaced some of it and it has made the green house look a lot better. Have a lovely weekend:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-4574201933334592662015-07-25T08:59:48.290+01:002015-07-25T08:59:48.290+01:00Hydrangeas do take a long time to establish don...Hydrangeas do take a long time to establish don't they? Shame about your lace-cap one getting mold. Last year our sweet peas didn't flower very much this year has been good for them:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-85804992590347102922015-07-25T08:58:04.219+01:002015-07-25T08:58:04.219+01:00Of course, I expect they are better known as zuchi...Of course, I expect they are better known as zuchini - we started ours fairly early and those inside have done better than those outside. Okra - lady's fungers? I have seen it and eaten it once quite a while ago. Glad you enjoyed seeing the flowers and tomatoes:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-51862187555078981702015-07-25T08:54:57.459+01:002015-07-25T08:54:57.459+01:00Thank you Mrs T, I'm afraid most of the greenh...Thank you Mrs T, I'm afraid most of the greenhouse stuff is down to Paul not me but I am good at picking weeds and cutting grass:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-77894050682876934252015-07-25T08:53:28.407+01:002015-07-25T08:53:28.407+01:00Thank you:)Thank you:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-44763810891714108032015-07-25T08:52:55.564+01:002015-07-25T08:52:55.564+01:00Lots of our veggies in the outside raised beds are...Lots of our veggies in the outside raised beds are struggling but the greenhouse ones seem to ok for now:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-81631728899879229872015-07-25T08:51:50.695+01:002015-07-25T08:51:50.695+01:00The sweet peas have been lovely this year - last y...The sweet peas have been lovely this year - last year they didn't grow at all. Paul is responisble for the state of the greenhouse and raised beds. I'm not bad at pulling up weeds and cutting the grass:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-60635200346462429192015-07-25T08:49:40.188+01:002015-07-25T08:49:40.188+01:00Thanks, Karen - hope you have a good week too - th...Thanks, Karen - hope you have a good week too - the sun is out this morning but back to rain tomorrow I think:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-72063336197933784612015-07-25T08:48:32.381+01:002015-07-25T08:48:32.381+01:00The sun is out this morning, my green fingers are ...The sun is out this morning, my green fingers are limited to pulling weeds and cutting grass, Paul does the green house and raised beds where the fruit and vegetables are. We have been planting marigolds with tomatoes for a few years now and it seems to work:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-48016195574587085142015-07-25T07:43:25.555+01:002015-07-25T07:43:25.555+01:00Very pretty flowers and plants in your garden - I ...Very pretty flowers and plants in your garden - I love your greenhouse! Everything looks so healthy. We are having drought, but getting the first rain in weeks, tonight. xo KarenKaren @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.com