Happy Hosta Wishes for 2025 !

Right now , according to the meteorlogist, 

we're in the gloomiest weather period since 1993 !

Start date 9 December.

Gloomy, but with a high today of 13 C !

Sunshine is forecast for Friday !

It's almost the longest night !

Soon the days will be getting longer !

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

and a peaceful and hosta filled 2025 !

Looking back through old photos I came across this one.

Next year there is something to celebrate !

 

Thery're a hardy bunch !

That's both hostas and volunteers !

This morning, very cold but sunny ,

Het Gazebo looks great ! Even a few green ones !

There's snow in them there clouds !

Ther weather forcast calls for a change in the weather.

There certainly was !

By 2 this afternoon !

First snow of the season ! 

 

Mid November Autumn hosta colours

 Coppers and browns ! That's how it's looking !

Het Gazebo is still open for visitors !

 

Het Gazebo , hostas, the frienship plant

Het Gazebo, a place where friendships grow 

just like hostas 

Cold ! Foggy ! Wet leaves and weeds !

A thick covering of beech leaves.

Now, where's that hot chocolate ? 

 

This Hosta leaf, Het Gazebo, is changing

to its Autumn shade, under a banket of red beech leaves !

Cloudy and dry enough, with a high of 15 C, the volunteers

could have their coffee with home baked goods outside. 

Hosta 'Wu-la-la' 

Next week it's November !

Nights will be getting colder !

There are still a lot of leaves yet to fall !

 

A very foggy morning !

The Netherlands was covered in a thick layer of fog this morning !

Autumn ! Sure is colourful !

Lots of different fungi to find !

Hostas changing colour !

Hosta 'Wu-la-la' !

And the mist coated spider webs are a sure sign it's October !

But wait ! What's this !

New growth and a snail !

 

Feels like 21 C !

It was one of those beautiful Autumn days when

the weather's great, the sun comes out and 

the volunteers make a weeding difference at Het Gazebo !

Perfect any time of year 

but especially now it's 

the famous appelgebak , 

Dutch Apple Pie !

Hosta 'Wu-la-la' 

How long will this stay green ? 

Mid October and still shining !

 

Autumn hostas golden hues

Het Gazebo, 15 C, Wednesday morning and it was dry.

The volunteers are fighting the battle of the weeds and

are doing a great job keeping Het Gazebo looking great !

If you're in the area, take a stoll amongs the gold !

Het Gazebo is looking good !

For October !

There are still a few more enjoyable Autumn weeks to stroll

amongst the hostas in Diepenheim !

Another hosta in the spotlight 

Venetian Dream Hosta – Bright blue color changing to a shiny dark green in late summer. Heavily rippled margin and somewhat unruly. Sounds like a keeper !

This is what's keeping the volunteers busy !

Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel [2] or sleeping beauty, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is a small creeping type of woodsorrel that tends to grow well in moist climates

Gehoornde klaverzuring oxalis corniculata(click here)

 

It really is Autumn !

We're heading into the final quarter of the year !

   Het Gazebo is still looking good !

 Dew, Did you know ...  Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation. As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets. 

 

A very sunny 24 C at Het Gazebo !

I wanted to type August, but it is September !

There are still hostas in bloom while

the nights are getting noticeably longer and

hues of green are changing to Autumn colours.

Hosta seed pods look great in flower arrangements !

Hosta 'Wu-la-la'

looks great, really filled out this year !

Even with this warm weather on an already saturated ground

the weeds keep growing. But, it's still looking great 

thanks to the volunteers! 

 

 

Code yellow weather warning !

Heavy rain and thunder showers for today !

But in Diepenheim it was dry until 12:15 !!

The volunteers showed up and weeded !

Then it rained, a lot ,with cooler temps !

It's Autumn !

Het Gazebo is still blooming, changing and looking 

great for this time of the year !

This weeks photo of  Hosta 'Wu-la-la' !

Het Gazebo, Diepenheim

It was well watered today !

 

Looking for outdoor social activity ?

Try a morning with the team weeding at Het Gazebo !

Weeding, slug and snail control, hosta care 

There's coffee and tea and always something sweet !

You are welcome on Wednesday mornings but not September 4th.

The volunteers are away.

Today was waaaarm ! Luckily there is the shady option  ! 

Suprised by the sight of snail eggs, the volunteers are

 getting a head start for next year by getting rid of them now !

See, there's always something to be attended to !

 

Summer's not over yet !

 After yesterdays downpours, it was a cooler start to the weeding day !

But soon it warmed up to 21 C ! It's still August ! Even though 

 some hostas are showing signs of seasonal change 

Some are looking great 

such as Hosta 'Wu-la-la'  !

And others are in bloom, casting their shadows!

Shadow art ! What do you see ?

At first glance I saw a scorpion !

What's in the bag ? 

It could be Oxalis corniculata

Creeping Wood Sorrel (click here)

I had to smile seeing 

" potential to become a nuisance" 

Seeds and spreads rapidly on paths, walls, waste and cultivated ground. May have the potential to become a nuisance in lawns, beds and borders, containers and greenhouses if not well managed

Gehoornde klaverzuring (Oxalis corniculata)

Foto: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dit kruipende plantje voelt zich op z’n gemak op zonnige plekken tussen tegels en muren, en is nogal hardnekkig. Je herkent het aan het paarse of groene klaverachtige blad, met gele bloemetjes. De plant verspreidt zich door middel van de stengels, die wortel schieten, en door zaad. Je verwijdert deze plant door te schoffelen, handmatig te wieden (wel alle delen weghalen!) of te bedekken met mulch.

Het Gazebo hostas connecting people !

Today was a great day to get together in Diepenheim ! 

A group of volunteers and guests got together and enoyed 

sharing stories, experiences and future plans at Het Gazebo.

We enjoyed chatting with Theresa and Guche and learning just a bit

about what it was like to get Het Gazebo planned and organinsed !

There's so much more to hear :)

Peter and droon filmed and photographed Het Gazebo

click on the pict or link

Het Gazebo by droon 14 aug 2024 (click here)

 

Vacation Days , Het Gazebo

Post Card greetings !

Remember those ? 

24 C, Summer showers and a bit of weeding this morning in Diepenheim.

Hosta 'Wu-la-la'

did a great job growing this year !

Beautiful Summer weather expected for 

the coming week ! 

Wish you were here :)