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Post by Cherry on Sept 18, 2019 11:14:35 GMT
What has been your favourite plant in the garden this year so far. This would be the plant that you look at, admire, and possibly touch lovingly, every day. Mine is the Bergenia ciliata ‘Wilton’ which I bought at East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden in July. I love the enormous leaves which are bigger than dinner plates and can’t wait to see the flowers in spring.
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Post by steve on Sept 18, 2019 14:26:58 GMT
Tetrapanax papyrifer, exotic looking but dead easy to grow, each leaf is massive
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 18, 2019 17:10:59 GMT
Aquilegia longissima, only had one flower which has now gone but hope for more next year. click to enlarge
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Post by Andrew on Sept 18, 2019 19:21:46 GMT
I have a climbing fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' that hasn't done an awful lot for several years, probably largely due to being in the wrong place. This spring, I dug it out, split it into 2 plants and re-planted in a sunnier position, and with a bit of feed and water it's grown and flowered more than it has in a long time. That's definitely given me the most pleasure this summer, along with the roses which have had a great year for flower too.
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Post by Eli on Sept 18, 2019 21:46:01 GMT
Ummmm … I don't know ! I have several that I am very fond of. Maybe the one I will choose to name here is Liriope. I have a few of them dotted about and they have had more flowers this year than they've ever had since I first bought one several years ago. They're making a brilliant show at the moment.
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Post by grindle on Sept 19, 2019 6:58:51 GMT
not a flower, but has to be my ferns
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Post by steve on Sept 19, 2019 14:02:00 GMT
Have you got Blechnum chilense grindle or my namesake Woodwardia unigemmata 2 of my favourite ferns along with any of the Maidenhairs
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Post by grindle on Sept 20, 2019 7:37:42 GMT
yes steve I have the Blechnum I did have a Woodwardia but it didn't seem to like my garden and disappeared, possibly too dry where I'd planted it
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Post by SueA on Sept 21, 2019 7:33:18 GMT
I can't choose just one Cherry, I love the buddleia which came from you/Froglady because it's covered with butterflies & bees & is loved by the sparrows, the verbena bonariensis flowers also because the butterflies & bees love them & the scent of all the roses as I walk up our drive when I come home.
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Post by Cherry on Sept 21, 2019 9:46:30 GMT
You managed to sidestep the question SueA. I still have a Salvia microphylla which is not cut back because one bumble bee visits it every day. I got rid of every Verbena bonariensis because they self seeded everywhere at White House Farm. I am getting a good list together here.
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Post by ladybird on Oct 19, 2019 13:30:04 GMT
I have an beautiful red antirrhinum that self seeded into a crack between the house and the paving a few years ago. It has come back and flowered its socks getting bigger each year. I`v had plenty of cut flowers from it. Its now covering the path but I haven't the heart to pull it up.
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Post by keith on Oct 20, 2019 4:34:09 GMT
i will add trees I planted this Dwarf Honey Myrtle over 40 years ago and its still growing. I bought this Aust Orchid Andrew Pearson over 40 years ago and for many many years it sits on this brick wall. It was re potted about 35 years ago using a native locally grown Banksia nut, feeding very little but plenty of Snail Food Keith
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Post by ladybird on Oct 20, 2019 10:22:02 GMT
Dwarf tree Kieth does it grow into the power lines ?
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Post by keith on Oct 20, 2019 23:52:47 GMT
Ladybird
It is trimmed by the Electricity supplier regularly for safety reasons about 3-4 years.
All trees are checked and trimmed as required.
Keith
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Post by Cherry on Oct 22, 2019 7:27:56 GMT
keith these favourites are magnificent. Lemon Myrtle comes from North Queensland, but I have not seen Honey Myrtle. The trunk is beautiful. Are the flowers large with good size gum nuts? I sill have trees to buy when I go back to my daughter’s house on Magnetic Island.
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