Dear Nancy, the whole thing has been a nightmare for us! Now on the 29th we have the Para Olympics and it all starts again!

Neil.

The weather has been playing havoc with the gardens! Firstly a lot of rain then hot sun, with showers in between! It was hot over the weekend for us, hitting 90 F on Saturday and the high 80s on Sunday! That with the rain showers has caused it to get very humid. The weeds are growing like mad!
Regards.
Neil.

Isn't it nasty that the weeds respond to tough weather? Cooker her early in the week.

It rained last night but is very sunny, hot and muggy today! Ideal for weeds, one thinks.

Neil.

Some Fuchsias for you all!

Neil.

great. fushias are indoor plants in our climate. Some are supposed to be hardy, but I haven't seen any.

I haven't wither Lucy. I love hanging fuchsia, and so do the hummingbirds. My fuchsia come in every fall and go back out every spring. (If they survived the winter indoors which is kinda 50/50 for me)

We get a lot of hardy fuchsias in the UK! Magellan types are the commonest, these came from Wales originally and were used for hedging and still are. It is cold, wet and very windy in north Wales facing the Atlantic and they survive there, perfectly. Down here whole massive hedges are made from them and they look spectacular! The flowers are smaller than the showy ones, but you get more flowers and over a longer period, quite lovely in early spring and right into Autumn they flower.

Neil.

My new Article oh the Chelsea Flower Show is at http://garden.org/ideas/view/N...
Regards.
Neil.

Lovely pictures Neil.

It is funny, a friends says that heuchera are fine here, but heucherella is not. I never tried the later, but we grow heuchera 'Firefly'.

Dear Lucy, Heucheras grow fine here in my garden but I have not tried heucherella yet! I must try them one day when I can get round to it!
Regards.
Neil.

:ucy I have heucheralla here. Can''t remember the name off hand but has yellowish-green leaves with a red splotch at the crown. I planted it three years ago last year it didn't come back but THIS year even with the drought it did okay till the dumb stinging nettle took over,,

ouch!

Surely in the known universe there is someone on the internet!

Neil.

Nope!

How would you know jetting out to Chicago again! Does the Internet work on planes now as well?

Neil.

My new Article is at http://garden.org/ideas/view/N...

Neil.

I einjoy your tours, Neil.

Thank you Lucy, it took a lot of work and i do hope you will join me in Part 2 & 3.
Regards from a rather hot England.
Neil.

Dear all, Part 2 on Hampton Court is at http://garden.org/ideas/view/N...
Regards.
Neil.