Garden Diary – All the B’s, Bees, Butterflies & Blueberry cake

I’m pleased to report even more bees & hoverflies this week, in fact more flying insects of all kinds including butterflies. I’m so happy in my summer garden with buzzing wings all around me.

The blueberry bush has cranked up production this week and once it gets going there’s no stopping it! I’ve made two lots of cakes including one evening after work. All a bit tiring but worth it at the weekend when we have it for breakfast.

After a really slow start the garden has finally caught up with itself this week with much more colour from the flowers and yummy things to eat around each corner. Happy Days!

Monday 22nd July 2024

Morning all, I do hope you’ve all had a productive & restful weekend.
My dahlias have finally got going. Worth the wait though 🌿💕🌿
#MagentaMonday #dailydahlia #dahlias #dahlia love

Tuesday 23rd July 2024

I love all the wonderful names for ‘Aconitum’, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, blue rocket & aconite 🌿💜💙🌿
Obviously keep your gloves it’s very poisonous ☠️
#TuesdayBlue #BluePlants #flowers #Gardening

Not the biggest tomato bounty, but it’s a start! 🌿🍅
Quality over quantity 🌿🍅🍅🍅😊
#TomatoTuesday #tomatoes #growyourownfood

Wednesday 24th July 2024

My apples, next doors roses, in yesterday’s gorgeous sunshine 🌿💕🍏🍎💙🌿
I hope you all managed to catch a few rays ☀️💙
#RoseWednesday #roses #apples #growyourown

What do you do with a bumper blueberry harvest?
Cakes, cakes & more yummy, blueberry, lemon & almond cakes 😋🌿💙🌿

Thursday 25th July 2024

The bees are back 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Although still not in the usual numbers, at least the fleeting sunshine is drawing them out 🌿🧡🐝💕🐝💜🐝🌿
#insectthursday #pollinators #flowers

Over the moon to have seen a meadow brown butterfly in the garden this week 🦋🤎
Hopefully this is the beginning of many more 🦋🦋🦋
#insectThursday #Butterflies #wildlifegarden

It turned out that I’d misidentified the butterfly, it was actually a Gatekeeper. Identifying British Butterflies.

The wildlife has certainly returned this week, as I also spotted a Vapourer Moth caterpillar on one of the pond plants. I’ve had them before on the cherry tree only. 🐛🌿
#insectthursday #moths #caterpillar #mygarden

Friday 26th July 2024

Good morning beautiful little bumblebee 🐝 Are you having a snooze on my dahlia? 🌿💕🐝💕🌿
#FlowersOnFriday #bees #pollinators #Dahlia #dailydahlia

It’s feed up Friday again! 🌿
Need to keep those tomatoes 🍅 well fed!
Hope you & your plants have ‘that Friday feeling’ 😊
#FeedUpFriday #gyo #tomatoes #growyourownfood #plants #FridayFeeling

Saturday 27th July 2024

Wishing you all a satisfying Saturday.
Here’s a bit of pink & orange, my new (this week) favourite colour combo 🌿🧡🌿
#SixOnSaturday #flowers #mygarden #gardening

Yum yum yum 💕🌿😋
#growyourownfruit #gyo #kitchengarden #raspberry

Sunday 28th July 2024

White flowers this Sunday for #SevenOnSunday

Down at the bottom of the garden the white flowers are blooming well. That area is good in spring & good now but lacking a bit in between. Must try harder next year 🌿🤍🌿🤍🌿🤍🌿
#whiteflowers #whitegarden