The Weather Outlook

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Roger Parsons
06 June 2026 13:29:35

The old saying goes along the lines of 'anything suffering from wind flop give it the Chelsea chop' or something like that. 

You can't do that to foxgloves and expect a second flush for this year. Though after flowering but before they set seed en mass, the stem chop encourages them to have another go the following year from the same plant.

My new back gate with its wind filtering (hit and miss) abilities makes a notable difference outside the office.

Originally Posted by: NMA 

Would that be "The geate a’vallen to"? One of my favorite [and most poignant] William Barnes poems.

https://allpoetry.com/The-Geate-A-Vallen-To 

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

NMA
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06 June 2026 14:00:13

Would that be "The geate a’vallen to"? One of my favourite [and most poignant] William Barnes poems.

https://allpoetry.com/The-Geate-A-Vallen-To 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

Probably not. In the zunsheen of our zummers it's hard to remember the recent drought. But my new gate is a good investment, especially on days like today, where previously the wind went over the top and eddied outside, blowing over plants.

I think you've posted this in the past, Roger so thank you again for the reminder.

Vale of the Great Dairies

South Dorset

Elevation 60m 197ft

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MRazzell
12 June 2026 09:29:06
Its looking like a bit of a settled, milder period is about to begin, down here in the SE at least.

I've thoroughly enjoyed the rain these past 12 days, and so has the garden by the look of it (less so the wind!). However, it will be nice to get back outside again to enjoy it - Hopefully we get a fair bit of sun and some comfortable temperatures in the low to mid 20's.  

Far north of East Sussex. +150m asl.
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fairweather
12 June 2026 15:31:51
As above really. An actual decent amount of rain to start June and perfect growing conditions going forward. Everything looking much better and with hopefully only moderate warmth and a bit of humidity at last the future is bright. It also looks like further top ups of rain are possible which will be great help keeping water butts (two) topped up.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
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