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Post by Lou78W on Jan 20, 2011 9:32:12 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Jan 20, 2011 9:34:49 GMT
Hmmph! I bet those are early flowering ones - George Rijnfeldt or somesuch! (Bet that spelling is wrong!) Who has got Narcissi flowering in their gardens at the moment? Not me.
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Post by merlin on Jan 20, 2011 9:48:48 GMT
Hmmph! I bet those are early flowering ones - George Rijnfeldt or somesuch! (Bet that spelling is wrong!) Who has got Narcissi flowering in their gardens at the moment? Not me. As Magie once said NO NO NO it hasn't sprung here, bl***y freezing at the moment. You southerners are on a different planet! Geranium, I would appreciate the name of very early Dafs, if you know them. I want to put some in the grass strip in front of the cottage and don't want the leaves to be there too long cos of mowing.
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Post by Geranium on Jan 20, 2011 10:13:47 GMT
Hi Ron - they're called ' N. Rijnveldt's Early Sensation' and Avon Bulbs stock them. No idea where I got the 'George' from! Must be my age showing again.
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Post by Rosie on Jan 20, 2011 12:18:02 GMT
I very much doubt spring has sprung or is anywhere near springing up here!!
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Post by Geranium on Jan 20, 2011 12:27:15 GMT
I have two snowdrops out now - one G. nivalis and one G. elwesii. Hardly spring yet!
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jan 20, 2011 15:55:31 GMT
As Poole and Brixham (not Brixton) are coastal towns it will be warmer and if the gardens are little sun traps I can see the daffs would be out earlier, I don't think I'd go as far as saying spring is here. It was sunny today but we still had winter temperatures. My daffs are just visible now (leaves, not flowers).
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Post by merlin on Jan 20, 2011 17:13:29 GMT
Hi Ron - they're called ' N. Rijnveldt's Early Sensation' and Avon Bulbs stock them. No idea where I got the 'George' from! Must be my age showing again. Thanks Geranium, It's probably to late to plant now and I doubt I'd find them. I'll make a note in the Bothy and keep an eye out for them'
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Post by Geranium on Jan 20, 2011 17:27:15 GMT
I think I might get some in the autumn, too - it would be lovely to see some bright flowers in the winter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2011 8:33:12 GMT
My raised bed at front of garden is full of spring bulbs jsut hope thye coem through this cold spell. Then in the ariculas will open and summer it is filled with summer bedding not sure what I will plant this summer.
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Post by Geranium on Jan 22, 2011 11:06:25 GMT
I bet they will, Scotkat. Now's the time to plan that border!
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Post by Cherry on Jan 22, 2011 11:13:00 GMT
Ron the last village I lived in had thousands of daffodils left in a will which were grown on the main road verge between Thame and Shillingford and a huge drainage ditch which ran into the Thames (so big it had bridges across to the school, etc.). I think these were just Carlton daffs and I planted them on my side of the road as well. People used to stop their cars to photograph them and they looked very natural. Loads of us took the flower buds off when they were over. The moral of this story is, please look for natural looking ones which should be cheap in season. This village, and The Six Bells pub are often used in Midsomer Murders.
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Post by Louise on Jan 22, 2011 11:55:34 GMT
Sounds lovely, interesting info too
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Post by Geranium on Jan 22, 2011 13:07:29 GMT
Indeed it was, Cherry. Minehead, which is about 25 miles down the coast from here has verges full of Narcissi every year, and they've been very clever at planting varieties that flower in succession. It's a real pleasure to see. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 9:24:20 GMT
No sign of Spring yet in my area or garden
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