Mid Summer at Het Gazebo !

We have been enjoying the mild typical Dutch Summer weather

22 C, Showers Sunshine and Wind 

compared to extreme weather in other parts of Europe this week !

The volunteers were prepared for rain but Diepenheim stayed dry !

After a very wam June quite a few hostas have already 

finished blooming !

Bumble Bees like to forage on hosta flowers.

There are 360 different Bee species in The Netherlands.

34 species haave disappeared.

50 % of the species are being threatened.

Top 10 most spotted bees in The Netherlands

Top 10 meest gespotte bijen in Nederland

• Honingbij11.198 x
• Gehoornde metselbij6.594 x
• Rosse Metselbij6.257 x
• Akkerhommel2.906 x
• Aardhommel of Veldhommel2.741 x
• Vosje2.338 x
• Bijvlieg2.070 x
• Tuinhommel1.573 x
• Steenhommel1.519 x
• Sachembij1.473 x

Just to let you know ....

Het Gazebo is looking beautiful

with all those lily like hosta flowers !

 

Let's talk about the weather !

Ater June being the warmest on record in The Netherlands and being the warmest country in Europe, we then had Poly,the worst Summer storm pass over us last week Wednesday ! Code red for parts of The Netherlands !  Then yesterday, it was very warm and by evening we ended with heavy rains! This morning the rain gauge measured 20 mm ! Good rain for the fields, forests and hostas ! 

About this time of the Summer, after warm,

 rainy days, the slugs are starting to show

 their presence but from a distance all looks well !

It could also be hail damage from earlier this year !

Lets enjoy the Summer ! 

Next time you're at Het Gazebo think about 

staying a while ! There is a great table !