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Post by Geranium on Feb 16, 2011 14:52:37 GMT
More photos of the back garden borders from June 2008 onwards:   April 2010   Iris bucharicaJune 2010   Verbena hastata 'Purple Spires' November 2010 - just before the snow arrived!  |
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Post by Cherry on Feb 16, 2011 14:53:31 GMT
Foydie, we are taking up Geranium's space here, so get started. You could carry on from where you started as the pics are already in a chronological order. It is nice to have a young family interested in gardening and we are all here for you. ;D
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Post by Cherry on Feb 16, 2011 14:59:34 GMT
I have never seen Iris bucharica before. There seem to be a lot of flowers per stem and the sword leaves are very different. Rather nice.
Is Verbena hastata tidier in its habits than bonariensis, or does it seed around like mad? It looks prettier. I am still pulling out V. bonariensis plants.
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Post by peony on Feb 16, 2011 15:13:01 GMT
Geranium, I love your purple, gold and white combination, really vibrant and eye catching ;D
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Post by esther on Feb 16, 2011 15:37:02 GMT
Lovely photos Geranium ;D
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Post by Geranium on Feb 16, 2011 15:41:54 GMT
Thank you all - yes, the Iris bucharica has a much longer flowering period than other irises, Cherry. I've just looked and it's coming up again, so that's good!  V. hastata doesn't seed around at all, more's the pity. I had a pink one and a white one too, but they didn't survive the winter of 2009.  I'm waiting to see if this one reappears now. |
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Post by floydie on Feb 16, 2011 16:03:03 GMT
lovely photos  |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 16, 2011 17:22:52 GMT
Thank you. |
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Post by grindle on Feb 16, 2011 17:35:03 GMT
it's all lovely Geranium, you've made me think, I had that iris,  wonder where it went |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 16, 2011 18:45:03 GMT
Oh, I hope it's still there, G.!
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Post by lesley on Feb 16, 2011 18:53:46 GMT
Lovely photo Geranium, just catching up been in and out all day !!
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Post by Geranium on Feb 16, 2011 19:38:40 GMT
Thanks, Les - were you in the garden? It wasn't pleasant to be outside here. |
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Post by seaburn on Feb 16, 2011 19:47:24 GMT
I forgot about that Iris, wonder which pot mine are in?
Lovely garden schemes. My C seiboldii is also slow to develop. its 3 yrs old now.
Have you had rain again today?
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Post by grindle on Feb 17, 2011 5:35:29 GMT
Oh, I hope it's still there, G.! I moved everything around it that area in the autumn, so goodness knows where I put it   ;D |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 17, 2011 9:29:11 GMT
Yes, we had rain in the afternoon, Seaburn. |
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I'm waiting to see if this one reappears now.
wonder where it went 
;D
