They, the hostas, know, you can tell

It's August !

The days are getting shorter, nights longer.

There's a shift towards the late summer Hosta garden.

Hosta growth has stabilized.

Hosta 'Wu-la-la' did do great after a rough start !

More and more seed heads replace flowers

But it's not Autumn just yet !

Next week we're expecting Summer 

temperatures once again !

Greetings from Het Gazebo, Diepenheim !

We're having a great time :)

A Summery 20 C , tasty home baked treats by Jos to go with fresh brewed coffee, weeding in the shade, great views over an hosta green abstract leaf ! Wish you were here ! 

 

Het Gazebo Hosta Summer !

The Dutch Summer weather continues !

And so does the weeding at Het Gazebo !

The team enjoyed coffee with fresh baked courgette cake

for their coffee break ! What a treat !

A beautiful location to spend a few hours !

Even the slugs choose their hostas carefully !

Summer in Diepenheim has its moments !

 

Sun ,rain, weed, repeat !

The Wednesday morning Weeding volunteers had couple of dry hours !

Wow ! 

Mid July and still looking great !

flowers

flower buds still to open

A great place for bumble bees !

The early bloomers have already gone to seed !

One of many treasures you'll see at Het Gazebo !

 

Het Gazebo refreshed !

By 40 mm of rain last week !

The hostas are growing ,  so are the weeds !

Wow ! All that compost is working its magic !

The volunteers are doing a great job !

So many beautiful hosta flowers !

A bumble bees paradise !

Summer vacation !

What are your plans ?

Het Gazebo is in Diepenheim 

Be sure to visit 

Castle Weldam

Water mill Den Haller

Nieuw Haghuis museum 

Castle Warmelo

 

Code Orange weather warning !

This time for heat and thunder showers !

What a way to end a heat wave !

Diepenheim reached 35 C today !

The volunteers kept to the national  hitteplan 

" when it's too warm we know what to do " plan 

Rain expected this evening !

I see the butternut squash is flowering !

as well as the hostas !

After this evenings Summer rain storms

tomorrow will be a cool 23 C !

 

Summer weather continues

at Het Gazebo !

The longest day, June 21st, was the warmest on record, 

reaching above 30 C !

Today was a high of 27 C in Diepenheim !

The volunteers were there meeting and greeting 

the Summer visitors as well as weeding !

There's a lot growing !

A few hostas look great with their Summer highlights !

Must be a Hosta 'Sum and Substace' relation :)

What's this growing in the shade ? !

Now is not the time for fungus !

Het Gazebo !

Chance of rain 85 % tomorrow 

That would be wonderful :)