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Thought I’d just show you an update on the garden as I’ve been busy trying to sort it out, yes it’s got fencing around most of it as Beau would stamp in it if it wasn’t.

these at the top picture are all the plants I had on the table waiting to plant I spread them across this raised bed

You have been busy! I love your different Hostas - they seem to be very popular this year. A friend came back from the big Food and Garden Show with a good selection of them yesterday. I have two of the standard blue flowering ones, in pots. I really neglect them but they bounce back every year regardless.
Is that a Yucca in the last picture? I've always been too worried about damaged dog eyes to have one, but they are spectacular. My neighbour has one which appears above the 6 foot fence, so I do get to enjoy seeing that one in flower.

Thank you so much, yes I do like my hostas, but you have to get the slug pellets out as soon as you see them shooting otherwise the slugs and snails will eat big chunks in them, they come back bigger and better every year, in the garden the nicotine plants keep multiplying and I’m not sure where they actually came from as I didn’t plant them but the flowers close in the day and open at night for moths and nocturnal bugs. The yukka well that must be a good over 20 years old now and every new side shoot that grows will flower too, I did want to cut it down as it stabs me when I walk by it, but beau likes to hide under it as it’s cool under there in the summer so I left it alone, I will now and again snip the ends off to stop the stabbing, but as more flowers open up I’ll try and remember to show you

Very nice!! A great variety of foliage and color. Hostas are very popular here too.

@CaroleC if you like the look of the yuccas but not the potential pain, look for hesperaloe (false yucca or coral yucca). They have a very similar look but don't have spines or the stiff poky ends. They are also not toxic to dogs and cats like the yuccas are so no worries if you have a plant chewer.

The hesperaloe parviflora is the one in my photos with the giant bloom stalks. One had a stalk at least 8 foot tall this year plus an additional shorter stalk. The other's stalk went sideways on me.

I also just got the hesperaloe funifera (giant hesperaloe). It is a night bloomer.

Both can go down to zone 6 so should be OK for you.

Thank you so much @Toedtoes i did plant a lot more but they’re not doing much at the minute so I’ll wait until they come in to bloom but they done better this year than last, only problem I have found this year is damn aphid,s they devoured my lupins and I ended up going and buying bug killer as washing up liquid and water wasn’t touching them, so got rid of them and now they have new flowers coming up again. saying that they then moved into my strawberry plants so now I’ve sprayed them aswell, luckily the spray is for fruit and veg

Ugh. So far I haven't had bug issues (knock on wood).

Today, my yard guy came over and we pressure washed the pavers and bistro set that got covered in mulberries. Then we did the bird baths, bbq and rolling counter. Blew off the patio and walkway. Did some general clean up and moved the plants of the walkway to the patio. I did leave the pomegranates and cane's hybrid by the back door. After the pressure washing, I went to let the dogs out. Tornado-dog had been really patient waiting at the door. When I opened it, he was so excited to come out that he forgot he was carrying kangaroo. So kangaroo came outside for a visit.

While out there, I saw a pretty Painted Lady. I used my phone to try and get a photo knowing it probably wouldn't turn out due to the digital zoom, etc.

I was right and I was wrong. The digital blur came out looking like a watercolor.