Wednesday, 15 July 2026

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **BLUE HYDRANGEAS** ~ Parsley's Gardening Wanderings, Pandora's Hiding Out In The Trees, and Fudge Can't Believe It ~ **PLUS** Melvyn's Modelling This Week's Bandana

Seven cats sit together in a colourful garden filled with flowers, butterflies, and festive bunting. Behind them are scattered newspapers and a large banner that reads “Midweek News Round Up with the B Team.” One cat on the left has its mouth open as if shouting, next to a speech bubble that says “EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!” The scene is bright, playful, and lively, with each cat displaying different fur colours and patterns. The overall design feels cheerful and whimsical, like a fun feline news announcement.
This week on the news; new plants, hot weather, garden wanderings, trees and the weeds! MOL
A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Supurr Floofy Greetings Pawesome Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday, and thank mew so much for dropping by. Pull up a deckchair, get comfortable, the brollies up, and let’s dive into what’s been happening at BBHQ over the last few days.

The Weekly Weather Report

It got scorchio again late last week and over the weekend, staying around 32C, not fun for floofs like ourselves. It has dropped below 30C now, but will allegedly stay in the mid-twenties for the next week and a half, so we'll see what happens.

It is better today, Tuesday, it's currently 25C with a nice light breeze. So we are actively in the garden doing what we do best, and that's snoopervising the P.A. while she tidies up a bit because it's been way too hot to do any jobs out there in what seems like forever.

Brand new to BBHQ ~ This week's flower offering

A lush cluster of blue and purple hydrangea blooms sits on a patio, the rounded flower heads packed with tiny petals that shift in colour from deep indigo to soft violet. Bright green leaves frame the vibrant blossoms, creating a striking contrast against the stone tiles and gravel of the garden setting at BBHQ.

When the P.A. visited the garden centre a couple of weeks ago, she saw this purply-blue hydrangea. Before she knew what was happening, said plant had been purchased, and was winging its way here! MOL

 Now she does have a climbing hydrangea and one more shrub hydrangea in the central raised bed in the courtyard, but she's never had a blue one before.

It's such a pretty colour. At the moment, it's been planted into a large terracotta pot, out of the full sun, and maybe later in the year, she'll plant it in one of the garden borders.

Do mew have this plant, and if so, do spill the tea!

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

First up in the news this week

Parsley's Gardening Wanderings


A black cat wearing a collar steps off a raised wooden deck onto a sunlit stone patio. The deck is furnished with two dark rattan sun loungers with cream cushions and a matching side table, while lush green shrubs stand against a black wooden fence in the background.

Parsley had a little wander around the garden, he tried the sun lounger for a quick nap, and asked where the patio umbrella was.

The P.A. told him it was in the summer house, and it's the one that only Cat Dad can put up because it's BIG and needs sandbags on the base.

He said, "FLUFF THAT! I'm going under the gazebo!"

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Next up in the news

Pandora's Hiding Out In The Trees 


Pandora, a long-haired tortoiseshell cat, sits peacefully atop a large stone structure beneath cascading leafy branches, with dappled sunlight filtering through the trees and lush green foliage surrounding her.

Pandora found a lovely cool spot on top of the mill wheel cake, and spent a while spying on the local bird population that bip in and out of BBHQ all day.

She loves it here.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

In other news

Fudge Can't Believe It 


An orange tabby cat walks across a bright, neatly kept lawn, staring wide‑eyed at a single rogue weed sprouting from the grass. Sunlight casts soft shadows over the garden foliage behind him, capturing Fudge’s shocked reaction to the unexpected intruder during the BBHQ Midweek News Round‑Up.

Fudge couldn't believe there was another weed in the lawn.

We told him, the lawn is all weeds, just don't look left, mew're just ambling in the least weed-free zone!!! MOL 

The P.A. has planted some micro clover to help put the nitrogen back into the soil; it's growing but not as fast as she'd like. The bees and other insects really like it when it flowers, so that's good.

But she really wants the bowling green lawn back...

Parsley did the maths for new turf - he says it will interfere with our snack budget, so the P.A. had better get used to the weedy lawn! MOL

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


This week, mew voted for Mercats, and Melvyn is looking epic in this one.

A white tabby cat with brown and black markings stands on a wooden floor inside a bright conservatory, wearing a light‑blue bandana patterned with mermaid cats and paw prints. Sunlight streams through large glass windows, illuminating potted plants, a wicker chair with a white cushion, and the greenery outside, creating a warm and peaceful setting for The Midweek News at BBHQ.

He's such a cutie-pie!!!

Mew can check out Melvyn's videos on your favourite social media platform, as he's modelled this one before, and give him a like, or even better, a follow:




A bright, colourful summer garden filled with a mix of wildflowers in yellow, pink, purple, blue, red, and white. Several butterflies in vivid colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow scene. The overall look is vibrant and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in nature.

Which one should he model next?


Here's the July Bandana collection, and we chose another really fun selection for mew this time.

And we've decided to give mew six to choose from, even though we only needed five!!!
 OH MY COD, the utter excitement of it all! MOL
The July 2026 Bandana Collection for Melvyn the cat, featuring six colorful and themed pet bandanas displayed in a grid. Designs include: yellow popcorn and movie print, blue cat-mermaid pattern, multicolored artistic cat faces, tropical parrots on black, pink butterflies on beige, and cactus pots on white. Readers will vote weekly for Melvyn to model each bandana throughout the month on www.bionicbasil.com
The July Collection:
1. Popcorn Purrlease
2. MerCats 
3. Catastic Cats
4. In The Jungle
5. Pink Flutterby's
6. Cactus Crazee

VOTE BELOW

Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday, so do join us then, as mew know how much she loves your company in the library, and find out where the mice are this week!!! MOL

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26 comments:

  1. messymimi15 July 2026 at 02:37

    The newest hydrangea is beautiful! It looks like all of you are doing what you do best, snoozing, sniffing, and snoopervising! Also, if you are Melvyn, modeling.

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:01

      Thank mew so much, Mimi! 😺🌸
      We’re thrilled mew love the new hydrangea, the colour is just gorgeous.
      And yes, we’ve been doing our absolute best this week… snoozing, sniffing, snoopervising, and in Melvyn’s case, supurr‑modeling like a total pro!!! MOL 😹💙

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  2. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 315 July 2026 at 04:53

    That is a stunning hydrangeag

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:02

      Thank mew so much, Ruby Rose and Angels! 😺🌸
      We’re thrilled mew think the new hydrangea is stunning, the colour really is something special.
      It’s settling in meautifully at BBHQ and getting plenty of snoopervision from the gardening crew!!! MOL 😹💙

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  3. Lynn and Precious15 July 2026 at 12:16

    Melvyn, wear #3 next time! Ponder while you wander, Parsley and the rest. Lynn absolutely is nutty fur blue flowers even though Seney's garden is pink. Seney was a girly girl kitty so she like pink.

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:03

      Thank mew so much, Lynn and Precious! 😺🌸
      Melvyn is thrilled mew voted for #3 Catastic Cats.
      And Parsley is definitely pondering while he wanders today MOL 😹
      Blue flowers are gorgeous, and Seney’s pink garden sounds purrfect for a girly girl kitty 💗🌸

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  4. Eastside Cats15 July 2026 at 13:54

    The colour of the hydrangea is spectacular.
    Am totally envious of your mill wheel collection: WANT!
    Def voting for #3, like Lynn and Precious.

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:04

      Thank mew so much, Eastside Cats! 😺🌸
      We’re thrilled mew love the hydrangea, the colour really is spectacular.
      And the mill wheel collection always gets a lot of envy… MOL it’s one of the P.A.’s favourite garden treasures!
      Melvyn is delighted mew voted for #3 Catastic Cats too! 😹💙

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  5. Leah15 July 2026 at 15:40

    Wow that's a beautiful color on that hydrangea! Melvyn looks so spiffy! We like #3, Catastic Cats, for next week!

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:05

      Thank mew so much, Leah! 😺🌸
      We’re thrilled mew love the hydrangea, the colour really is gorgeous.
      And Melvyn says thank mew kindly… he’s feeling very spiffy indeed today!!! MOL 😹💙
      Another vote for #3 Catastic Cats, he’s going to look epic in that one! 😽💞

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  6. Sandee15 July 2026 at 16:13

    I pick #5 for next week.

    I love the flowers and your precious kitties.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Scritches to all the kitties and a big hug to their wonderful mom. ♥

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:06

      Thank mew so much, Sandee! 😺🌸
      We’ve got your vote for #5 Pink Flutterby’s, Melvyn will look supurr cute in that one next week.
      We’re delighted mew enjoyed the flowers and the kitties, we love being part of Wordless Wednesday.😽💞

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  7. Nuria de Espinosa15 July 2026 at 17:20

    Bonita Hortensia. Besitos

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:07

      Muchas gracias, Nuria! 😺🌸
      We’re delighted mew think the hydrangea is bonita, the colour really is gorgeous.
      Sending besitos and purrs from all of us at BBHQ 😽💞

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  8. da tabbies o trout towne15 July 2026 at 20:16

    guyz…nother batch oh total lee pawsum fotoz N melvyn, ewe iz rockin yur bandana…eye gived ewe PAWZ UP at de moovvee plaze…ewe had sum N urr geez ther buddy…Well, fora while ‼️‼️‼️ and
    hope de sofa monsturr waz knot ther 🙀🙀🙀. tell de PA her 👋 hi dren gaaz be awesum….over at cuzin Daiz N unkle boomerz houz, therz a white/pink buzh…N ….we bee thinkin bout changin de colorz oh de buzh by switchin up de soil…PH….stay chillax guyz😸💚💚🐾‼️

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:09

      Doodz, thank mew so much! 😺💚Melvyn says PAWZ UP right back at ya, he’s thrilled mew liked his bandana at the moovvee plaze. He did have sum N urr geez there fur a bit… and thankfully the sofa monsturr stayed away MOL 🙀
      The P.A. says thank mew kindly about her hi dren gaaz, she loves them.
      A white and pink buzh sounds purrfect, and yep, switching up the soil PH can totally change the colour.
      Stay chillax, guyz, and sending big purrs from all of us at BBHQ 😽💞🐾

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  9. Brian's Home Blog15 July 2026 at 23:28

    Your flowers are always so gorgeous and so are you kitties!!!

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:10

      Thank mew so much, guys! 😺🌸
      We’re delighted mew think the flowers are gorgeous, the garden has been working overtime in the sunshine.
      And thank mew fur the lovely compliment about the kitties… they do love showing off for Wordless Wednesday MOL 😹💞

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  10. pilch9215 July 2026 at 23:46

    Beautiful hydrangea. I love that shade of blue. Looking good Melvyn-glad you went with the Mercats. I like the other cats for next week. XO

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:11

      Thank mew so much, Ellen! 😺🌸
      We’re delighted mew love the hydrangea, that shade of blue really is gorgeous.
      Melvyn says thank mew kindly… he was very happy to rock the Mercats bandana this week 😹💙
      And we’ve got your vote for #3 Catastic Cats for next time! 😽💞

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  11. meowmeowmans16 July 2026 at 03:45

    That hydrangea is so pretty! Sorry to hear you're still in that heat wave. You all look fabulous in spite of it, though. We vote for Catastatic Cats next, Melvyn!

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:12

      Thank mew so much, sweeties! 😺🌸
      We’re delighted mew love the hydrangea, the colour really is gorgeous.
      And yep, the heat wave has been a total melt‑fest, but we’re still looking our fluffy best!!! MOL 😹🔥
      Melvyn is thrilled mew voted for Catastic Cats for next week; he says it’s going to be epically epic! 😽💞

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  12. EricaSta16 July 2026 at 14:53

    The neighbour has hydrangea... we couldn't have this blooms.
    Wonderful! And I love the sweet cats.

    Greetings by Heidrun

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:13

      Thank mew so much, Heidrun! 😺🌸
      Hydrangeas are such gorgeous blooms, we’re lucky the P.A. can grow them here.
      We’re delighted mew enjoyed the flowers and the sweet kitties, they do love showing off for the midweek news!!! MOL 😹💞

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  13. Christine18 July 2026 at 11:27

    We have a white hydrangea and blue they are such gorgeous flowers great photos of you all no 3 next week.x

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    1. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®24 July 2026 at 14:14

      Thank mew so much, Christine! 😺🌸
      White and blue hydrangeas are such gorgeous blooms, we love that mew have both.
      And we’ve got your vote for #3 Catastic Cats for next week! 😽💞

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