This is only my second ever hanging basket and I bought it pre-planted in October 2022. The viola has been flowering pretty much non-stop since last October, the ivy and grass were in it as were the sunflower seeds. I’ve added a few things and am really pleased with how it looks. I’ll need to change it a bit for winter when my tumbling Tom finishes
Another plant has never appeared on here before. I have a couple of them and they do pretty well in my cottage garden improved clay soil 
It’s a few years since I’ve been to this flower show for several reasons including lockdowns. When I got up this morning it was raining so much I was regretting having got the tickets because I thought the rain would spoil it. Fortunately, however, by the time we set off it had really cleared up so although muddy we didn’t get very wet. There were lots of gardens to see, show gardens, school ones and various new exhibits such as the long borders and I liked the vast majority. Also the amazing floral marquee. I didn’t buy a single plant but did take a lot of pictures some of which are below
They’ve taken a while to get going this year likely due to strange weather but finally they are flowering and smelling beautiful
Another flower that hasn’t been posted about before. We have several Peonies and this is by far the best
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a picture of this on here before. It’s a very easy going flower and I have it in blue and white in the garden. Not sure where it came from but I’m very happy it’s here. It’s very easy going and seems to grow anywhere, I never water it just cut it to the ground when the flowers have finished
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