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Photo Gallery => The Gallery => Topic started by: Georgie on September 08, 2006, 20:20:19
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Pleased to report that there is still plenty of colour in the garden today, even though we are still suffering dought conditions here in the South East. G x
Garlic chives - only grow them for the flowers!
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/garlicchivessep.jpg)
Liriope Muscari - now thriving since I learnt to water it with rain/boiled water
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/LiriopeMuscarisep.jpg)
Verbena Hybrida - found this hard to grow from seed but think the flower is worth it
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/VerbenaHybridaBlueLagoon.jpg)
Lychnis - a new plant for me this year
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Lychnis.jpg)
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Lovely colours Georgie. I particularly like the colour of the Verbena.
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Thanks Lorna. I love the colour of the Verbena too but I won't be growing it again. It's not scented like it said on the packet and it's prone to powdery mildew too. :(
G x
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lovely flowers Georgie
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You always come up trumps with lovely photos to cheer me up G! Thanks a bundle! :)
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Thanks folks. :)
G x
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they look great G :) you're lucky to have colour still, we have very little colour now and have lost a few plants this year to the drought.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that Leonnie. :'(
I've just taken a peep at your gallery and you have some lovely pics there. I particularly like that very dark Aquilegia, what vaiety is it please?
G x
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I'm not sure what variety it is G but I saved some seed which I might have laying about somewhere. If I can find them I'll send you some in return for the honesty seed you sent me. :)
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Oh lovely, thanks so much. ;D
G x
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wonderful pictures, love the Liriope Muscari - your garden must be like the tardis !
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wonderful pictures, love the Liriope Muscari - your garden must be like the tardis !
Ah, you are not the first person to suggest that. ;D Thanks for your kind words.
G x
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Garlic Chives - have your cake & eat it!!
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LOL@Tim.
G x
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Here's a few more pics taken today. :) G x
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Borderdetail2.jpg)
The sunny border continues to flourish
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Ostepspernum.jpg)
Osteospernum
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/MorningGlory3.jpg)
The Morning Glory has gone mad this year
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Pasiflorasep.jpg)
Passiflora
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Sedum-1.jpg)
Sedum
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Georgie. I think I have slaughtered my passiflora. Last year it had loads of flowers. I cut it back and although it has grown again not one flower has appeared.
Lorna.
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I thought they responded well to hard pruning, Lorna, so I don't know what could have gone wrong. I've saved some seeds from mine this year, would you like some?
G x
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Yes please Georgie. It looked so good last year against the back of the garage. I am sure I took advice about pruning so can't understand. Thanks,
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Right oh, I'll pop some in the post when thay have dried out. :)
G x
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Your Morning Glories are stimply stunning Georgie. I think my paler ones are very pretty, but that deep purple to almost black is just gorgeous.
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Thanks MrsKP. I've already statred gathering seed so if you'd like some, just send me a PM. I've been growing this variety 'Star of Yelta' for a number of years now and it's as tough as old boots. It's supposed to be a HHA but I simply chuck a pinch of seed in the border in mid May and it copes fine. Here's a close up taken a couple of years back but it's definately darker this year. G x
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/MorningGlory4.jpg)
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scuse me while i bite your hand off !
pm gone !
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ooh i love the sedums and the garlics chives! and the osteospurnums are looking delicious aswell.
ahhhh. it's so nice to see happy looking plants. it's such a joy isn't it?
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Can't beat it eh? I've been planting pots and pots of spring flowering bulbs today but I can't get the ones for the border in yet because there is simply no room! ::)
G x
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Can't beat it eh? I've been planting pots and pots of spring flowering bulbs today but I can't get the ones for the border in yet because there is simply no room! ::)
G x
lol yea totally! i've got things that should have stopped flowering by now....but i'm not dig them up just to plant other stuff. like my snap dragons have ben flowering since may and show no signs of stopping. and dahlias....and all sorts. and my annuals poppies won't stop either.
i've got some landscaping planned for the garden to give it a bit of structure. but i have to wait till everything stops flowering haha. and my sunflowers haven't even started flowering yet! and i've got a trellis to put there.
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You can tell most things are on the way out, but try telling that to the marigolds. AND i keep rehousing them and they don't complain at all, they just keep flowering.
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Tell me about it! ;D G x
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Marigolds3sep.jpg)
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lovely georgie, there are more on mine today than when this was taken a week ago !
(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/537/1001283un6.jpg)
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Love that one. Tagetes?
G x
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Naughty Marietta - tagetes patula by all accounts aka "Big Yellow Marigolds" that came from mum's garden!
http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/marigold-french-naughty-marietta-980.aspx (http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/marigold-french-naughty-marietta-980.aspx)
certainly does what it says on the tin !
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In that case I've changed my mind. Pinch please. :D
G x
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;D
easy, easy easy
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pm me your addy !
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An me please? :D