And rain it did !

The hostas are looking so much better !

Weeding between the showers today !

A warm 17 C when the sun came out in Diepenheim !

The hostas in bloom look  great !

Next week it's June ! Summer !

Have you visited Het Gazebo ? 

 

There is rain in the forecast !

After more than 8 weeks of sunny dry weather

rain is in the weather forecast for this weekend !

Here you see the bucket on a rope technique used

to get water for the new beech hedge and 

Het Gazebo Pumpkin patch !

A few hostas will grow with joy when the rains come to Het Gazebo !

Hosta 'Wu-la-la'

 

Hosta fun in the sun !

 Another beautiful dry sunny 22 C week at Het Gazebo !

The volunteers 1 Slugs 0 

Can you believe it's mid May !

Weeding is really doable in this weather !

Hosta 'Wu-la-la" 

With the ground water still at a high level

 the hostas are looking great !

And the beech hedge that was planted in March during the

 NL Doet weekend is leafing out beautifully !

Definitly hosta fun in the sun 

if you love hostas as much as we do !

 

It's Hosta time at Het Gazebo !

Dry and sunny with more for the week ahead !

Het Gazebo is growing and looking great !

This dragonfly graced us with its presence.

A bit of a rest before it carried on its way :)

Het Gazebo and the red beech trees 

weeded and ready for visitors :) 

 

May vacation is heating up !

25 C today in Diepeinheim !

Het Gazebo hostas and the newly planted red beech hedge

during NL Doet are all doing really well !

Then there's the coffee break ! 

A special home baked treat today

from one of the volunteers!

A Lebanese recipe of figs, dates, puff pastry 

and the other with added harrisa, chai and more :)

The first sign of a Hosta flower bud!

Less ground, more hostas !

Another few more day of sunshine expected !

Time to make a day trip out to Diemepheim !

 

Perfect growing conditions at Het Gazebo !

Easter weekend was warm and sunny .

Monday brought cool weather and showers .

This means slugs and snails are coming out to eat as well !

There's a new hosta added to Het Gazebo collection ! 

Hosta 'Empress Wu' 

 XL /XXL hostas growing to 120 - 140 cm ! 

The volunteers were able to get a few dry hours 

of weeding in this morning . 

Het Gazebo in Diepenheim 

Lots of vacation days coming up!

Why  not walk, cycle or drive over for a visit !

There are a few great places for coffee too near by !

 

It's hosta growing season at Het Gazebo !

We've had lots of sun and warm weather for this time of year !

Now the rainy weather is encouraging the hostas to grow !

Wow ! Doesn't the sight of this one want you to go out and get a hosta !

After all the hard work the volunteers have been putting in ,

it's now time to enjoy the coming growing season !