🌿Epiphyllum Marilyn Monroe Flower - update 🩷🌿

 

I didn't think she would bloom today, with it being so foggy and gloomy . 

But here she is ! Finally !

I think this photo best shows the colours of her petals . Soft pink on the centre . Peach/nude on the outer petals .

                This one also shows the colour of the petals more accurately .

  Hard to take good photos in such a gloomy fast fading evening light . It has been foggy and gloomy all day ! 

                                        Along the cliffs here earlier today .

If the sun comes out tomorrow I might take some more photos in better light . 

   Hope you all enjoyed my pics of this sensational Epie !

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Epiphyllum var "Lady Irene" 🌿🩷🌿

 The mini heat wave is over and now it is forecast to be cold , especially at night , possibly to 3 degrees or lower for the next few days . 

So I am holding back on planting out any of my vegetable seedlings just yet . 

Meanwhile it is my birthday week ......all week ... and why not ?  🎂🧸🎉🤣

V.E Day 80 Celebrations  

🪻🪻And Flora Day coming up !  💐🥁🎺💃🏻🎶

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It' is a beautiful month here in Cornwall ! Trees with blossom , wild flowers in the hedgerows and all along the cliffs . 

So it's a bit chilly today , who cares ! Lets see what's going in up in the greenhouse .

Oh my ! Let' go in and take a closer look !  

                       Epiphyllum var " Lady Irene "   🩷🌿

                         ....with her twirly whirly petals as she opens ......

                            Peach , pink and purple gorgeousness .....

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      Wishing you a beautiful Bank Holiday Monday !

    🌤️  Hopefully the sun might come out and if it does , it will be warm again !  ☀️

        Gardeners just take care to cover your seedlings over night .

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🌿💛Epiphyllum var "yellow" 💛🌿 buds update

                  .... slightly swelling up !

                                     Maybe this afternoon ?

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💮First Epie Bloom of 2024💮

 We've had a nice lot of rain at last and I can take water from the water-butts again .  Come with me , I want to show you inside the greenhouse .

🌧️Still waiting for the greenhouse builders to come back and fix the leaking roof🌧️

As you can see the tomatoes and cucumber plants are now romping away !

   I have been waiting weeks for this ! The Epiphyllum bud has finally opened !

I carefully pull back some of the cucumber vines to show you .

                        Oh ! My heart ! It's so beautiful ! 

I didn't think the Epies would flower at all this year after having been moved about while this new greenhouse was being built .  Hopefully we'll get a few more blooms .

                      🌺The Epiphyllum corner of the greenhouse 🌺

Still sunshine and showers , and gusty wind too .  Not as bad as they said it would be though .

Glad to have a break from watering the garden and everything is looking refreshed .

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🌿Wheelbarrow load of Epies - no 1🌿

                                     So here come the Epies !

                               Wheelbarrow load number one .

I put them in , but I think there was another tray of them that should go in first . 

Stands thinking ...

    they all need repotting and where did I put the other tray of Epies ?  

I have to get all the Epiphyllums in , as they should all be beginning to show flower buds soon .  

I hope they haven't suffered too much from being moved about .  

Dreaming about beautiful Epie flowers , usually about the beginning of May .

                                        Epiphyllum "Marilyn Monroe"    

 Get called in for lunch .  

               🌿🌿💚 🌿🌿 See ya later !  🌿🌿💚🌿🌿

A Quick Greenhouse Update - Mothering Sunday

 

🌿This little update is mainly for my dad and my botanically insane brother !🌿

 The right hand side is for the sun loving cacti , although they will all be shoved up to the far end whilst the tomatoes are in action , growing up through the bench and trained up strings to the roof .

 Trip to B&Q Penryn , where we got a good deal on three and one split bag of Verve multi-purpose compost , thanks Phil ....and thanks to big strong man who helped us get it all into the back of our car .

It nearly killed me getting it out of the car and flipping it over and over and over and into the greenhouse , but there , tis done !  It can warm up in the warmth of the greenhouse ready for my Tomato and Sweet Pepper babies . 

 Outside I must remember to put a couple of large tubs to prevent the door swinging open and smashing the glass window . Although this shouldn't happen , as the gentlemen from Truro Portable Buildings very cleverly fixed a block of wood at the bottom behind the door to prevent this from happening . 

So I got the hooks and shade netting up . With care to remember to fix up the storm netting across the door so I can close the door and refasten it before actually stepping into the greenhouse .

This was a tip I learned from my brother ......I think I've done it correctly ?

The left hand side is for all my Epiphyllums and the shade loving plants .

The trellis , I found washed up on a local beach years ago ,it is perfect for tying in and supporting  the scrabbling Epies . Behind it I have put one of those foil car windscreen sheilds to keep the warmth in just  for a few more weeks . 

I haven't needed the candle lantern much this winter but it stays under the bench in readiness for the odd cold spell .

And a couple of hooks for scissors and string ( lovely tarred string , because it smells so nice 🥰 !! )

And dust pan and brush .

That heap behind , is the old greenhouse ! 

I have a roll of bubbly foil insulation stuff that I unroll out along the rafters , but hopefully I won't need that now ; but it is waiting in the wings just in case ! I fixed up two more hooks for that .You should be proud of me dad !  

Tomorrow I will make a start bringing back all the plants .

 I had a lovely Mothering Sunday with flowers and chocolates and hugs from the grandchildren . 

I hope mum liked the pretty blouse I bought for her and that she had a lovely day too .Give her a hug from me 💗x

So I'm spending the rest of the day stitching , tell mum I'm stitching another Angel  , it's a Seraphim .

                    All my love Deborah x   🌿🕊️🌿