
Spot The Fake

We’ve had this rose for many years but it has never produced such a dense cluster of flowers.
I wish I could claim that this fabulous display is down to my horticultural genius, but I can’t.
I don’t even know which variety it is.
What I do know is that it makes both Gerry and me very happy.
My daughter is currently on holiday in Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands. I for my sins have been tasked with watering her plants. Imagine my horror when I note that her Lupins are looking very sorry for themselves. Suspecting that I had failed the, one and only, task I had been given I gave the plants a closer look.
Both plants are infested with what I believe are Lupin Aphids (according to Google).
I have treated them with a proprietary bug spray but I suspect they have gotten to great a hold and the damage is done.
Only time will tell if the plants will recover.
Just a few Marigolds to add a splash of colour to our garden.
I can’t get enough of these birds. We had four in the garden yesterday.
Built in the mid 1800s, and was consecrated 25th January, 1819.