Your gardening photos

standardg60 · 06-06-2026 10:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124529979#Comment_124529979

Yeah they seem to have an inbuilt elasticity in the stem allowing them to be blown through 90 degrees and just spring back up.

They are definitely not good plants for pot growing, as they have a single tap root which doesn't like being restricted.

blackbox · 08-06-2026 11:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124529818#Comment_124529818

This is the view from the other side. It's quit a small pond. I built a much bigger one at our previous house.

blackbox · 08-06-2026 11:49AM

These guys love the nettles. I believe they will turn into peacock butterflies.

Any idea how long before they become butterflies?

Thargor · 08-06-2026 01:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533267#Comment_124533267

Thats lovely wonder how they managed to use the natural stone at the back like that.

blackbox · 08-06-2026 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533662#Comment_124533662

It was an overgrown flowerbed when we moved in. I dug it out and lined it. I glued the liner to the stone at the back with expanding foam and grew moss and anything else available to cover the joint.

The plants are all thinnings from the previous pond and I managed to move a couple of fish as well.

NIMAN · 14-06-2026 03:36PM

Not sure what type of bush this is, but it's an absolute hive of activity today in the sunshine.

Covered in dozens of bees for hours.

The Continental Op · 14-06-2026 04:06PM

Hebe is about as far as I'd like to go with it. There are plenty to choose from.

Edit> As suspected google image gives me a host of very similar varieties. But one stands out Hebe odora which is know to be good for polinators

But the name has changed and technically is now a Veronica not a hebe, Veronica odora

standardg60 · 14-06-2026 05:00PM

I'd take a fair guess it's Hebe 'wiri mist', one of the more reliable varieties.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/388375/veronica-wiri-mist-%28h%29/details

looksee · 14-06-2026 05:02PM

Its getting to the stage where, if in doubt its a Veronica. Why do they keep changing names?

The Continental Op · 14-06-2026 05:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124550509#Comment_124550509

Because someone got their first then got forgotten about. When they discover the first person who named them then they go back to that name. Then there's also the scientific side of it when they finally realise there is no botanical difference between two genus then they both revert to the name of the first person to name them.

galaxy12 · 14-06-2026 09:12PM

Thyme , astrantia and hosta

The Continental Op · 14-06-2026 10:02PM

I can never get hosta like that in the main garden - slugs. We even have Guinea Fowl and that makes no difference. In pots around the house they are much better.

Thargor · 15-06-2026 06:04PM

I had a few random Hostas pop up in a neglected patch this year, been in this house 3 years and never saw them before. Patch is in complete shade so my plan is to keep dividing them and eventually cover it in Hostas mixed in with ferns:

I thought this was a Hosta aswell at first but it seems to be a foxglove, hoping to see a giant flower spike from it next year, its a monster! (do I need to protect it over Winter?)

looksee · 15-06-2026 06:06PM

No, foxgloves are hardy, they will look after themselves.

The Continental Op · 15-06-2026 06:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124553138#Comment_124553138

Hostas don't just teleport in, they were always there. That foxglove looks like it will flower quite soon.

Thargor · 15-06-2026 06:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124553144#Comment_124553144

It only grew from a seed this year though…

As to the Hostas I must have been killing them with a strimmer all along, hoping they'll be massive next year the way you see in some peoples gardens.

The Continental Op · 15-06-2026 06:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124553159#Comment_124553159

Trust me that Foxglove will flower ;-)

As for the hostas they aren't the really big ones that you may be thinking of. Check out pictures of the ones you like and keep an eye out at Lidl and Aldi for some or splash out in a specialist nursery.

looksee · 15-06-2026 08:39PM

They quite often flower first year, the ones that will wait till next year tend to be smaller.

I like hostas but it always seems like I am providing a buffet for snails. Might be worth a try, this garden doesn't seem as snail infested as the last one.

galaxy12 · 17-06-2026 02:22AM

I've had this problem with hostas and allium leaves over the years. The one in the picture is probably the only bunch that has survived. I saw that March/April is the most important time to give them a chance, and I use crushed stones and pellets around them and keep checking every few days, using the amount of chopped leaves for alliums as an indicator.

Mr.Wemmick · 17-06-2026 06:59PM

The roses are finally getting into their stride. Not quite there yet. This first flush has been very much stop and start.. foxgloves too are slow, but the Astrantias couldn’t care less and just do their thing regardless.