Gardens and wildlife

[Lovelyness]

It’s bluebell time

 

[Maz]

Beautiful Ours aren't ready yet Should be by May

 

[Amy]

Every year I rescue the majority of my plants out of Lidl and Aldi bins they don’t mind me taking them. It takes a few days or weeks for them to pick up, but I am always able to rescue them. This year I only bought 4 cheap plants the rest are bin rescues

 

[Maz]

Impressed! You must have very green fingers to save them and them thrive All looks lovely. I didn't know they had Lidl and Aldi in Germany. Is there a favourite plant there for you? Not sure I can identify them but one looks like a small azalea?

 

[Amy]

Impressed! You must have very green fingers to save them and them thrive All looks lovely. I didn't know they had Lidl and Aldi in Germany. Is there a favourite plant there for you? Not sure I can identify them but one looks like a small azalea?

I do have green fingers, but therefore I can’t cook yes we have Aldi and Lidl they are actually German companies, we have had them here since 1960. The plants are geraniums, fuchsia and to be honest, I don’t know the names of the purple or white one I just thought they are pretty. I do talk to them, I know that’s daft. But they like it

 

[Maz]

Of course they are German companies, I forgot that Ah geranium yes - that will be the one I thought might be azalea probably. I love fuschia - never yet managed to keep one alive for more than a year but that's partly our climate in the north on a hill! The purole one might some kind of aubretia? There are so many similar plants that colour! I wonder if @Lovelyness can identify any! She is keen on plants too.

Not silly at all to talk to them! Seems they like it

 

[Socks' Mum]

They are growing happily The pond is very pretty and clever

 

[Lovelyness]

Of course they are German companies, I forgot that Ah geranium yes - that will be the one I thought might be azalea probably. I love fuschia - never yet managed to keep one alive for more than a year but that's partly our climate in the north on a hill! The purole one might some kind of aubretia? There are so many similar plants that colour! I wonder if @Lovelyness can identify any! She is keen on plants too.

Not silly at all to talk to them! Seems they like it

I did have a look, but I’m not sure what they are

 

[Amy]

Of course they are German companies, I forgot that Ah geranium yes - that will be the one I thought might be azalea probably. I love fuschia - never yet managed to keep one alive for more than a year but that's partly our climate in the north on a hill! The purole one might some kind of aubretia? There are so many similar plants that colour! I wonder if @Lovelyness can identify any! She is keen on plants too.

Not silly at all to talk to them! Seems they like it

I love fuchsia too, I have never had one though. I hope I don’t kill it

 

[Maz]

When I was a child I had an aunt who had lots of very mature fuschia bushes in her garden. Where she lived was a fairly mild climate. We used to twizzle the flowers and call them dancing ladies At least I think it was the fuschia flowers that were the dancing ladies - might have been a similar looking plant! But seeing mature fuschia bushes in abundance is quite special.

 

[Lovelyness]

My grandad used to grow fuschias. They were his favourite flower

 

[Amy]

I’ve had lots of sunshine for the new plants the fuchsias are beautiful I hope they grow. I bought these on offer for 2 euros!

 

[Amy]

The bin plants are doing good too

 

[Lovelyness]

I’ve had lots of sunshine for the new plants the fuchsias are beautiful I hope they grow. I bought these on offer for 2 euros!

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What a bargain! And such a pretty colour too

 

[Maz]

Beautiful! Especially the dancing ladies (fuschia). Try twizzling one of the flowers and you'll see why we used to call them that - the long dangly bits twizzle around like legs and the top bit is like a ballet dress

 

[Socks' Mum]

The bin plants are doing good too

View attachment 13203They seem grateful you rescued them