The purple loosestrife grows in abundance Happy 4th July The purple loosestrife is everywhere - beautiful Pippin having a drink from the flower trough - yuk… Blackberries starting to take shape Apples will soon be ready to pick The orange mombretia is starting to flower More apples are coming out The Himalayan honeysuckle is really beautiful now More blackberry flowers out Some great looking apples Even more apples Wonder how long before they become edible More and more blackberries are coming out This is such a pretty plant Maybe I'll start to pick them They do look ready to eat Such a stately flower This shows how promising this plant will be this y… Not only the mombretia but also the Japanese anemo… P7260716 (2) P7260720 (2) P7260721 (2) More of the roses Does this mean I will have loads of blackberries? The wild roses seem to grow so quickly nowadays Pippin really enjoying the sun Sweetpeas growing through the hedge Wild roses beneath my bedroom window This bush is growing so rapidly Beautiful Himalayan honeysuckle This wild rose is now climbing up my apple tree The cherries are ripening well, but the birds igno… This wild rose is really gathering quite a growth… More blackberries to come later in the summer The purple loosestrife is a very elegant flower The slightly re-arranged lounge - to give better a… I've planted geraniums in the wooden planter The hoya and its many blooms - I last counted 43!!… My new planter with the geraniums potted in The hoya flowers are oozing sticky stuff !!! These are nice for the birds So many cherries - too far to pick These cherries are almost ripe Birthday wishes