Thursday 1 August 2013

goodbye july


July has been a beautiful month full of sunshine and happiness, spent outdoors enjoying the garden.  What summer should be.

Our garden has been blooming happily.  New flowers appeared as the temperatures soared.  Honeysuckle, marigolds, pansies and sweet william are all helping to add colour to our garden.

The colour appears in pockets here and there amidst a sea of green, so next year the plan is for bigger colourful displays.  I will enjoy seeking inspiration over the winter ready to act next spring.

The vegetable garden deserves a mention too.  It has exploded with growth this month.  The rain showers over the past few days seem to have amazing powers. Courgettes are appearing overnight, the cabbage are enormous and there is lots of lovely little blooms on the rocket, potatoes and herbs.

I love to sit and watch the bees and butterflies merrily flitting from one plant to the next enjoying the bounty.

Joining in with Karin and Asa.

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Just a quick aside relating to butterflies.  I have a lovely friend who is involved with butterfly conservation and she asked my little ones to take part in the Big Butterfly Count.  You can still take part and it isn't just for little ones.  Follow the link to find out more.  It is a really worthwhile and fun thing to do.  My eldest was in his element.
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21 comments

  1. July really was a good month wasn't it?
    I'm really glad you've had such a happy summer...
    Here's to a happy August!
    Tammy x

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  2. I still can't believe that some of my plants are still flowering that should have died down ages ago. My greenhouse still has to spring into action but at least this year's July was not just rain! Wasn't it hot today?!! Chel x

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  3. It's exactly as July should be indeed! Have fun planning & planting for next year and here's hoping Summer '14 is just as sunny :-)
    xx

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  4. Oh the garden sounds great Bee; hoping ours will be more like that next year than in its current state! Can't believe it's August already! X

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  5. Gorgeous flowers, that honeysuckle is such a lovely colour.
    Yes there's been something magic about the rain and sun hasn't there, my garden has suddenly gone mad too!
    We're off on holiday with my nature mad cousins in a few days - I think they'd love the Big Butterfly Count - ta for the link!x

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  6. Yay for a proper summer! My honeysuckle has finally flowered after a few years getting established, it was worth the wait, it smells amazing. Fingers crossed for an equally abundant August, take care & enjoy Bee! Rachel xx

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  7. Beautiful flowers. I'm glad yours are growing so well. The Butterfly Count sounds really interesting, I would enjoy being involved with that.

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  8. They are beautiful, I love these little monthly round ups of what's been in your garden! :) x

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  9. These are lovely! You certainly seem to have a lot more colour at the moment - we just seem to have a big green jungle (although my 'courgette' is still going strong!) I think I'm certainly going to have to try and fill in the high summer gap next year - ooh I think that might just mean a trip to the garden centre ....! Have a lovely weekend x Jane

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  10. a bit chilly here in melbourne! love your englush summers, sunny but not stupidly jot luke we get here...those flowers are so pretty x

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  11. I hope that August is as beautiful as July then! July was a lovely month for me as well :)

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  12. July has been very warm and dry here in Sweden aswell
    Our hopes are high that august will turn out to be just as lovely
    Åsa

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  13. Love your little display of July, it most certainly been a winderful month. Our front garden is mostly a late summer flowering garden and I love how all the colours come together slowly. I too would love some more colour injected into our garden. Enjoy planning over the winter. I'm off to have a linky at the butterfly counting, it's right down our street. Wishing you a very lovely weekend xoxo

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  14. I love your garden flowers photo. I love this time of year, when everything is in bloom. Enjoy your weekend x

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  15. Your garden looks so colourful. Ours is nice in early summer but lately it just all looks a bit wild if I'm honest! Oh well, there's always next year, which is the best thing about gardening. x

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  16. I loved July! Your mood board is very pretty.
    M x

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  17. Oh I wish I'd joined in with this garden moodboard idea, it's so lovely. Thanks for the link to the big butterfly count, think I'll do it tomorrow as it looks like stormy weather is headed this way - boo! x

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  18. Lovely mood board! July sounds like a wonderful garden month. :) Our July was a bit too dry but now with some rain all we need is more sun. Have a lovely month and thank you for sharing!

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  19. All looking lovely on your special cloud

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  20. sweet little mood board
    your July sounds warmer - and prettier than ours!

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  21. Pretty flowers and your flapjack recipe is just perfect, I made a very similar recipe for guests who are coming for tea using gluten free oats as she is not able to eat gluten. The oats which are naturally gluten free are grown where they cannot be contaminated with wheat. Taste just the same though....delicious and sticky :) x

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