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I think it's about time for a Garden Photos Event reminder, don't you, Very Mistress?
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Garden Photos Event 2025
As with previous years, this year's GPE will be held throughout November, with the event kicking off on Hallowe'en with the now traditional Terrifying Triffidery exhibit. This leaves you little more than three months to take photos of your green spaces (if you haven't already made a start) and curate them before emailing them to me by the end of October.
Infomaniac Bitches should already know the score, but for the muddled, forgetful, and easily startled/distracted - not to mention anyone new who'd like to take part - there's a potted history of the Infomaniac GPE on its own dedicated page at the top of this blog so you can see what you'll be letting yourself in for/getting involved in. And despite some comments to the contrary, the GPE is NOT a contest, so your gardening efforts (or lack thereof) will not be judged and there will be no winner. This means you, Savvy!
There's no particular theme this year - we'll accept photos of pretty much anything garden-related, whether selected prize specimens that would make Monty Don weep or breathtaking vistas of your expansive grounds, to the potted dwellers on your balcony/windowsill, to a resilient plant that you haven't managed to kill yet.
And if you have a straggly and unruly bush that you suspect may be a weed but fascinated you enough to wonder what it is, the Official Plant Spotter of Hexenhäusli Device and its Extensive Witchdom, nay, All of Blogdom Itself, Jon, should be on hand to identify your unmentionables.
Right. That's that bit done. Here are a few bits & bobs from my garden this month to goad you into action:
Rainbow plant (Houttuynia cordata) flowering in the pond lake.
Californian blue-eyed grass (as identified by Jon during last year's GPE)
The rather overgrown lake
This half of the Astilbe that the Host moved from The Gardener's Retreat (my shady garden behind the garage) last year is doing MUCH better in the border near the Lake and Circular Paysho.
Here it is again from the other direction complete with double day lilies (which I'd moved from the allotment) and Bitey.
Arial view of the South Gardens
Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) making a determined bid to escape over the garage roof, Aeonium 'Zwartkop', Fuchsia 'Eva Boerg' (I think?), Gladiolus 'At Night'
Lovely photos, sweetpea! Your garden is divine and absolutely gorgeous! i know it's NOT a contest, but somehow as November grows closer, I seem to forget that little bit of information! xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt's such a minor, not oft mentioned little titbit of information, that I'm not surprised you forget, dear Savvy. I should probably mention it a bit more, hm?
DeleteMy California blue eyed grass burnt up already. I best I get moving on some picture with so much travel coming up.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear. It sounds like you suffered from more of a scorcher than we did!
DeleteFabulous, as ever, dear Mr DeVice! We really need to sow some Ipomoea next Spring - I miss them (and their "sister" plant, Spanish Flag)...
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to GPE 2025 already! Jx
The lovely Delargo Towers Ipomoeas that you gave me self seeded for a couple of years, but either didn't come up or got trampled last year, so I grabbed some seeds from one I walk past on my way to work.
DeleteOoh! I wonder what (if anything!) I'll have this year? We expect to move to the new place end of August and, right now, it appears to be mostly lawn!
ReplyDeleteBubbie, baby, doll, we need pix and posts. At once. Immediately.
DeleteI'm thinking at the very least some spring bulbs, Dinah?
DeleteWith both you and Ms Nations moving to new abodes very soon, I expect a flurry of pics, if not for this year's GPE, then certainly for next's.
Lush !
ReplyDeleteEvery thing looks marvellous and even 'Bitey' seems to be on his best behaviour.
We had 'Eva Boerg' in the garden a few years ago and yes; we must make sure we sow some Ipomoea next Spring.
The rain arrived here at just the right time, Madam A, otherwise you'd be using words like "dessicated" and "parched" rather than "lush" (I have been watering the pots, though).
DeleteNice greenery you have there. I vaguely remember something about greenish photographs, yes ... BTW "plant A" is still with me.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible that the lacus developed a tendency to become a stagnum ? Maybe a little flumen fluidum would be recommendable ? A fountain, maybe ? But what do I know.
Since taking these photos, I have cleared some of the pond weed from the lake, dear Mago. Once or twice I did get a waft of stagnant water, but that should clear now. Plus, Bitey regularly wades through the shallows in a bid to catch frogs (and has fallen right in once) which moves the water around a bit.
Delete"Plant A" still lives?!?
* faints *
Your lake is nearly looking as mad as mine!! I think we're supposed to clear them out occasionally? A fountain is a good idea to aerate the water, or stick a hosepipe in it, if allowed.
ReplyDeleteI love your Lilies!! I love all of your garden!!
You will be pleased to know that I already have an album of photos for the event, AND, I already have my triffid photo - well, several actually.
Sx
A clear out has taken place, Ms Scarlet - and now the bath up at my allotment is full!
DeleteThe lilies are wonderful and the one on the table has such an intoxicating scent!
I am VERY pleased to hear that you are so organised. More so than I am as I have yet to find a suitable triffid!
DID SAVANNAH WIN YET
ReplyDeleteI am dusting off the gold award as I type, Ms Nations.
DeleteI misread "circular Paysho" as "circular Psycho."
ReplyDeleteBring on the competition, er, I mean EVENT.
Might we be blessed with a showing from the Infomaniac Duck this year, Very Mistress? As well as some floral specimens, too?
DeleteOh, and I wouldn't say no to sprawling over Norman Bates.