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Post by Geranium on Mar 13, 2013 17:20:47 GMT
It's almost 10 years since I retired, and I didn't want to go back. I had various invitations, but never accepted. It wasn't 'my' school any longer.  |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 21, 2013 7:05:01 GMT
I went to collect my new reading glasses, and just happened to go to the GC on the way home! ;D I bought three more Aquilegias and fell for this pretty apricot coloured Violet.  They were on offer - three for £10, so I bought three and they look just right round my Viburnum tinus variegatum. I do hope they spread like the white/mauve ones do.  I also got a Euphorbia characias 'Wulfenii' as the one in my top border is getting rather 'woody'. I reprieved it as there seems to be new growth, and planted the new one next to it.   |
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Post by grindle on Mar 21, 2013 7:22:43 GMT
Love the colour of that violet G, which GC was it?
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Post by ladybird on Mar 21, 2013 9:33:16 GMT
The violets are pretty Geranium , I have tried several times to grow some from seed without sucess. My 5 (actually 6) "mother" strawberry plants and a small patio apple tree arrived this week . Both freebies from grow you own mag |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 21, 2013 9:42:11 GMT
Shouldn't they be as easy as normal Violas from seed? I should have a try.
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Post by Geranium on Mar 21, 2013 10:58:31 GMT
Love the colour of that violet G, which GC was it? One junction up the M5, Grindle! ;D |
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Post by Rosie on Mar 22, 2013 21:31:01 GMT
Graham bought me a fantastic Magnolia Stellata today, they had them for sale in Costco, i will take a picture and post it tomorrow ;D ;D
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Post by Geranium on Mar 23, 2013 7:05:26 GMT
How lovely - I'd love one in my garden but they don't seem to like it here.  |
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Post by grindle on Mar 23, 2013 8:16:11 GMT
Lovely shrub Rosie I still have to move mine from the side garden to the back garden, I'll get round to it one day |
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Post by peony on Mar 23, 2013 10:41:20 GMT
My neighbour has a lovely M. Stellata and I've wanted one for some time. Lucky you Rosie |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 25, 2013 6:54:52 GMT
I went to the Rare Plant Fair at Wells Cathedral yesterday. There weren't as many nurseries there, but as one of them was supposed to be coming from Cheshire, I'm not surprised! It was bitterly cold, but I found some treasures. I didn't know there was a perennial Myosotis - but there is! It's called 'My oh My'.  I spotted a winter flowering Iris, too - Iris lazica. New to me! It prefers light shade, which is unusual.  What else did I buy - a white Erythronium, a lemon yellow Anemone x lipsiensis, an Erysimum 'Winter Joy' which is a lovely colour and is supposed to stay compact; an amethyst Cowichan Primula, and another Ipheion 'Charlotte Bishop' to join the one I already have. There are two more little woodland plants but I can't remember what they are. The good thing about plant fairs is the excellent prices they charge, which are much lower than GCs, if you could get the plants there anyway! I only paid £3 - £4 per plant. On the way home I called in at a Nursery where I found the very rose I've decided on for a trough - 'Golden Showers'. That was only £8, so I've saved the cost of p&p (£12) buying online! |
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Post by grindle on Mar 25, 2013 7:25:36 GMT
I have the iris lazica and love it, mine is more in full sun and has grown to a nice clump, I wish the flowers were a bit taller though, they seem to mostly nestle in the leaves, but a welcome sight when not much else is around |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 25, 2013 7:53:50 GMT
A good haul there Geranium. There is another perenial forget=me-not...Chatham Island (can't remember the rest of the name)  The one you have is very pretty. ;D Golden Showers is a "golden oldie"....you will enjoy that one |
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Post by SueA on Mar 25, 2013 21:53:23 GMT
I was going to go to a rare plant fair at Ness Botanic gardens yesterday but it was snowed off!  Received the free Zephirine Drouhin rose from T&M today, doesn't look very promising, very tiny & dead looking but hopefully it will spring into life when planted out & when the weather picks up. I might just stick it in a pot for now. |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2013 7:05:30 GMT
I'm sorry to hear that, Sue. The rare plant fairs are very good places to find little 'treasures' that GCs don't stock. Sorry about your rose, too - hope she survives.
Yes, Lou, I have one of the Chatham Island ones - from a rare plant fair! ;D it's a Myosotidium hortensia, and nothing like a Myosotis. Mine has survived the winter, but it didn't flower last year. I hope it does this summer.
I thought I'd plant my Iris lazica where I'll be able to see it, Grindle. It's so pretty that it'd be a shame tucked away somewhere.
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