I took these photos this morning
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1) is Chrysanthemum carinatum, 2) is a California Poppy and 3) a (French) Marigold. They certainly provide hotspots around the plot.
The other plot hotspot is the compost heap! It’s hidden away behind the shed and is only about four by two by one feet. I add any household waste, such as banana skins, potato peelings and tea bags, to it every week or so. This morning I completely uncovered it to find that it’s now nearly all good usable compost. I cut all the comfrey back to ground level and added it to the heap, chopping it up with the spade. I added a watering can’s worth of water, forked it over to aerate it then recovered it.
Flighty's plot 
Hi Flighty – lovely pictures on your site here. I think I will be tapping into your knowledge to help me with my gardening in the future!
Star x
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How lovely Mr Flighty, I bet you are very pleased with your first summer season at the plot .
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Star hello, and thanks!
I’ll certainly be pleased to help if I can, but bear in mind that I’m more of a novice than an expert. Take care! xx
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Isadora thanks! Yes I’m well pleased with my efforts so far. xx
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Lovely flowers – my favourite colours!
And I am really impressed by how quickly you have made some compost. It always seems to take forever here.
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If you can, pee on your compost heap. I wasn’t allowed to when we had one, but apparently it’s actually really good for them, it adds moisture and nitrogen which helps speed up the decomposition.
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The California poppy reminds me of the painting called Flaming June by Frederic, Lord Leighton.
xx
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Ellie thanks! I’m glad that you like them. I prefer white and yellow myself.
It’s taken nearly a year to get like that. xx
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ChaOtic if I did that it would have to be via reused plastic bottles as my compost heap isn’t out of sight! I know that plenty of people do add the ‘magic’ golden fluid to theirs. Cheers!
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Olivia I can see why! xx
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I think that first photo is gaillardia – lovely bright spots in your garden, Flighty. And you’ve even managed a compost heap. I’m using one of those tumblers. Well, “used” is more like it. Since the compost disaster several years ago, I haven’t done anything with it. Need some extra muscles to help dig it out and start again.
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Nikki thanks, but it’s actually chrysanthemum carinatum
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as I found out earlier today. I don’t mind red flowers when they’re dotted around as they are.
It’s well worth composting even for the small amount I’m going to end up with. xx
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Nice to see the bright cheery reds, and great that you found out the name of the first flower. One of the responses above sounds like it could have been in your “Plenty of P’s” post 😉 Perfect that your compost is doing what it should.
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Glo they’re okay in small numbers! That was Anne at the bookshop who also identified my brown butterfly as a Meadow Brown.
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Yes that’s ChaOtic who does enjoy a pint of beer or two!
Yes I’m pleased with it. xx
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I think that it’s wonderful when people can identify creatures and plants, and explain how things work, etc. , whether the “informants” are from real life or on the web 🙂 I love learning about things 🙂
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Glo I agree! One of the really nice things about blogging, and commenting, is just how much we can, and do, learn from each other.
Me too! xx
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Red and bright yellow….the two loveliest colours in the garden!….and that’s an Irishman speaking!
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I was going to suggest your plant was a chrysanthemum. I had a look in my RHS annuals and biennials plant guide, although I can see where Nikkipolani is coming from saying it is a galliarda. My composters are all full to the brim, I have had so much cutting back to do. I hope for some rain soon to kick start the decomposition process. x
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Irishpisky I prefer white and yellow. I think that a garden should include all colours. Cheers!
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Louise the two are similar. There be some more unknowns later on.
There was a delivery of leaf/wood chip to the site on Friday so I topped my compost heap up with a few bucketfuls this morning.
I see the forecast for the next few days is heavy/thundery showers. xx
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