And the Winner is.....

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Mb duke - Congratulations please can you e.mail me on popabobbinshuttle@gmail.com  



All your comments were so interesting.  Some of you seemed to be quite fed up with the intense heat, whilst others were just happy to enjoy being outside looking at the flowers, listening to the birds and eating some gorgeous fresh fruit.    At the moment in the UK we are having a heat wave and it is lovely, so rarely do we see or feel the sunshine like this.






Here are a few plants now flowering in the garden today - a beautiful climbing rose.














And one of my favourite plants 'hot lips'











I wish you all could have been winners thank you for taking the trouble to leave your comments.


Comments

  1. MichelleJune 30, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    It certainly was fun reading the other comments! That Rose is a stunner. Mine are done now, hopefully we'll get other bloom in August.

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  2. Sharon D.June 30, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Love the flowers even through it cost me I just had to have one of the Hot Lips plant. Like I need another plant in my yard. Time to go and pull weeds again.

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  3. JennJune 30, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    Congrats Mb duke :). Beautiful flowers :).

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  4. MaureenJune 30, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    It's always fun to see who is the winner! - an exciting parcel to look forward to. I don't think I've seen the hot lips flower before, but I am no gardener.

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  5. FoxJune 30, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    What a gorgeous bloom! Now, go tat it! : ))

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  6. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJune 30, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    Congratulations to MB Duke! We had a lovely day today. The sun was shining for most of the day, and it didn't get too hot. It was a nice change from all the rain we've been having.

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  7. Jane McLellanJune 30, 2015 at 11:12 PM

    Well done to mbduke. Mid Winter here, icy this morning, though the sun is shining and the day will warm up. Enjoy your heatwave!!

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  8. PigminiJuly 1, 2015 at 1:14 AM

    Well Done to MB Duke!!! Love the flowers!! My roses are looking lovely.... although there are a number of 'spent' blooms and I must go and dead head them....

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