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Flies persisting again into winter
Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round
strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) |
Flies persisting again into winter
"Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... |
Flies persisting again into winter
Sheila wrote:
"Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... Fuschias are still flowering in West Somerset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14662771@N00/1859486846/ |
Flies persisting again into winter
On 6/11/07 13:53, in article
, "Sheila" wrote: "Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... I've just driven past some flowering cow parsley, the Acanthus is coming through quite boldly and Dahlias etc. are still persistent. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Flies persisting again into winter
On 6 Nov, 05:31, Kleopatra wrote:
Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) That is something I wish I had. I have several (indoor container) herbs and veggies that are still flowering and producing, notably various peppers, and no bees etc for several months now. The best I've able to do by hand-pollination is only about 30%. Earlier this summer I was inundated w/ yellow-jackets somehow finding ways around my A.C. or window screens. I wonder if I could keep some in the refrigerator next year until I need them?-/ |
Flies persisting again into winter
In message , Sacha
writes On 6/11/07 13:53, in article , "Sheila" wrote: "Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... I've just driven past some flowering cow parsley, the Acanthus is coming through quite boldly and Dahlias etc. are still persistent. I noticed some flowers on a wallflower a few days back, never mind Welsh poppies (but they've been flowering intermittently since the spring). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Flies persisting again into winter
On 6/11/07 17:28, in article , "Stewart Robert
Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 6/11/07 13:53, in article , "Sheila" wrote: "Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... I've just driven past some flowering cow parsley, the Acanthus is coming through quite boldly and Dahlias etc. are still persistent. I noticed some flowers on a wallflower a few days back, never mind Welsh poppies (but they've been flowering intermittently since the spring). There is hardly a day in the year when there isn't a Welsh poppy flowering somewhere in this garden. They are fantastic plants and because they're not exotic or showy, they're too often overlooked, IMO. AND our Euryops chrysanthemoides must be in flower 8 months in the year I should think. They don't seem to care if they're in containers or banks - another truly wonderful plant but not for cold areas. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Flies persisting again into winter
In article , Sacha
says... On 6/11/07 13:53, in article , "Sheila" wrote: "Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) I still have all of my salvia in pots outside, 2 hanging baskets going strong, my wild rhododendron has just sent a few flowers out... the days are lovely for walking on the beach too.... I've just driven past some flowering cow parsley, the Acanthus is coming through quite boldly and Dahlias etc. are still persistent. I'm still getting a few ripe strawberries. -- David in Normandy |
Flies persisting again into winter
"Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) Yes, isn't it weird? Huge bluebottle on my window only yesterday, and I still have a very good display of roses (Staffordshire) that I am reluctant to cut back yet. I remember "when I wuz a girl" (.... being 40 yrs ago...!!!) we were often into quite hard frosts on Bonfire Night, certainly many mornings. It was "into the liberty bodice" for the next 4 months or so! (God, does anyone else remember those things???) I've definitely noticed a considerable difference in the winter weather. Well..... they did promise us very wet summers and warm winters! Barb UK |
Flies persisting again into winter
On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:00:41 -0000, " cupra"
wrote and included this (or some of this): Fuschias are still flowering in West Somerset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14662771@N00/1859486846/ And blooming merrily in SE Wales -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ |
Flies persisting again into winter
"David in Normandy" wrote in message I'm still getting a few ripe strawberries. -- David in Normandy Showoff. I'm still picking runners. And yesterday a queen bumble bee was visiting the heather by the pond. Daffodils and crocus poking their heads through - oh, and a berberis has buds and the odd orange flower on it. Bit worrying, really ... Mary |
Flies persisting again into winter
"Barb" wrote in message ... I remember "when I wuz a girl" (.... being 40 yrs ago...!!!) Spring chicken then :-) we were often into quite hard frosts on Bonfire Night, certainly many mornings. It was "into the liberty bodice" for the next 4 months or so! (God, does anyone else remember those things???) Indeed I do. And I remember winter mornings so cold that my little fingers couldn't fasten the rubber buttons. Why were there so many? And why were they called *liberty* bodices when they were so binding? But we had one small coal fire in the two bedroomed scullery back to back house, no central heating, electric blankets or even a carpet on the floor. The fire was only lit when it was really cold and in the winter of '47 my father walked with the pram to get slack from the spoil heaps at the nearest pit, which was about six miles away. I've definitely noticed a considerable difference in the winter weather. Well..... they did promise us very wet summers and warm winters! It's not good, is it! I'm sure that luxuries such as central heating has an effect in keeping at least the cities warmer. I've noticed that our daughter's fam in deepest Wales isn't anything like as warm as it is here in inner city Leeds. We haven't had a frost since January. Mary |
Flies persisting again into winter
On 6/11/07 18:12, in article ,
"Barb" wrote: "Kleopatra" wrote in message ps.com... Here we are into November, and still I have flies buzzing round strongly inside the house and wasps doing the flower rounds in the garden....... (I plan to keep recording this as warm weather persists into late autumn/winter, year after year, and insect activity remains strong :) Yes, isn't it weird? Huge bluebottle on my window only yesterday, and I still have a very good display of roses (Staffordshire) that I am reluctant to cut back yet. Flies and bluebottles are a nuisance, bees coming into open windows are a regular occurrence atm. Saw a hornet the other day. snip -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Flies persisting again into winter
Mary Fisher writes
Indeed I do. And I remember winter mornings so cold that my little fingers couldn't fasten the rubber buttons. Why were there so many? And why were they called *liberty* bodices when they were so binding? I thought it was because they were a lot less binding than the corsets they replaced? -- Kay |
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