MIKE BYFORD's GARDEN

 

 

14th Sept - sun boarder still looking good

Phlox, gladioli flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lillies just coming into bloom (see close up picture below)

 

Sunflower seeds fallen from bird feeder grew and flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hydranger, bishop, cannas, geraniums all

still flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lilly close up - what fantastic flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

further down border - more lillies and plumbago still flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shady border - a few plants on second flower after a trim back earlier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yet another lilly in shade border

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

woodland area - anenome flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pond plant gone mad but fish happy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hanging baskets still going - although double flower petunia's

finished early Sept - mental note: don't plant them 2009 go for  

millions of bells instead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

really pleased with bizzie lizzie baskets cost

£20 to fill with 100 plants but they have kept on flowering since early May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

passion flower beginig to turn but has been flowering all summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

climbing nastursion covering fence

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SEPTEMBER 08 WEATHER

Unsettled and wet through the first half of the month, but much drier and brighter through the second half.

1st to 4th: An area of low pressure tracked eastwards across Scotland with weather fronts crossing England. This brought showers or longer spells of rain for all parts, which were heavy and thundery at times. Flooding was reported in parts of the south-west on the night of the 3rd/4th.

5th to 8th: A deep area of low pressure moved north-eastwards across south-west England later on the 5th, to become slow moving across the Midlands and eastern England on the 6th and 7th, before finally moving out into the North Sea on the 8th. This brought periods of heavy and thundery rain during the period to all parts. Flooding reported in south-west England on the 5th and in north-east England on the 6th. High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years. As the low moved away on the 8th, most parts had a drier and brighter day, with just a few showers.

9th to 13th: An area of low pressure tracked to the north-west of England on the 9th with a series of weather fronts crossing England, bringing a period of heavy rain. A brief ridge of high pressure on the 10th gave a drier and brighter day. However, more weather fronts crossed the country from the 11th to the 13th bringing more showers or longer spells of rain, which was heavy and thundery in places. Norwich Airport recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 on the 11th. Some notable hourly rainfall totals in Wiltshire on the afternoon of the 12th, with Larkhill recording 28.2 mm and Boscombe Down recording 21.0 mm.

14th to 16th: A ridge of high pressure pushed into eastern England, although weather fronts remained slow moving over the west. This brought cloudy and wet weather to the west, although the east was mainly dry with some sunny spells. It was cool overnight here though with patchy fog forming.

17th to 21st: High pressure built across the whole of England giving a period of fine weather with some good sunny spells. However, there were also some chilly nights with patchy dense fog forming.

22nd to 24th: High pressure still dominated England's weather, although a weak weather front became slow moving over central and eastern England. This brought cloud and a little rain here, but elsewhere it was dry and brighter. Shap (Cumbria) recorded a minimum temperature of -0.3 °C on the 23rd.

25th to 27th: High pressure gave a period of dry and fine weather with some good sunny spells. However, there were also some cool nights, with patches of dense fog forming which were slow to clear during the mornings.

28th to 30th: The high pressure started to decline with a weak weather front on the 28th bringing cloud and a little rain into northern and central parts, although the south stayed fine. Santon Downham (Norfolk) recorded a minimum temperature of 1.2 °C on the 28th. A brief ridge of high pressure on the 29th gave most parts a fine day, but a series of weather fronts spread eastwards on the 30th. This gave a wet end to the month, with outbreaks of rain, which were heavy and persistent in the north-west.