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Nick Nasev's avatar

Lovely photos! Nice to have a bit of colour like that. Meanwhile, outside of my place in London, it's looking very Australian with the dryness all about. No green grass to be seen anywhere

Paul Appleyard's avatar

It's quite something. On a positive note, apparently there are no worries about drinking water supplies because it rained so much last winter. Silver linings...

Nick Nasev's avatar

That's the big difference with Australia, where they're scrambling to build more desalinisation plants

Dana's avatar

Beautiful flowers. I have already prepared my complaint for when snow will have to be removed from my car.

Paul Appleyard's avatar

Forward planning - I like that!

Claire Cox's avatar

Watering has become a mandatory morning and evening ritual at home (10 watering cans, half grey water if possible, at home in the morning, and nearer 19 down at the allotment in the evening, to try and keep those flowers and veggies alive!). Who needs a gym?! However, what I came to say is that I went to a funeral in Bedford yesterday and noticed no less than three huge oleanders flowering prolifically away in suburban front gardens. Maybe we need to be swapping hydrangeas for Mediterranean oleanders?!

Paul Appleyard's avatar

Watering is quite a ritual at the moment - I have had more conversations over the fence with my neighbour in the last month or so than in the last decade or so since they moved in. And yes, I think you're right, some stuff is definitely holding up (I'm surprised to see the fuschias doing quite so well, but there you go!).

Claire Cox's avatar

Yes, and roses, magnolias and camellias doing surprisingly well! Who knew?!