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 :)

Diepenheim 27 C !

A few months ago the volunteers were looking for a dry path to walk and a place to do a bit of weeding. Now, mid June, the vlounteers are planning to turn on the sprinklers next week ! 

After  a very warm day of weeding 

The results look great !

Very warm dry weather expected for another week !

Summer days at Het gazebo !

Oh, so much to enjoy ! 

After all that much needed rain the last week

we're enjoying warm Summer sunshine !

So are the hostas !

Now's the time to come visit while the flowers start to bloom !

You don't see it here, but the volunteers are trying to 

keep ahead of  that creeping woodsorrel,

 Oxalis corniculata, klaversuring

This colour lilac seems to be the popular colour this year

in clothing  !

Hosta ' Wu-la-la' 

and it's only June !

Today's 20 C was perfect weeding weather!

Wow ! Here's a super example of hostas in a border !

A few warm days ahead ! 

Get out and enjoy a walk, appreciate the hostas !