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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 6, 2011 17:21:44 GMT
That's a sad sight WF I've just been watching all the leaves blowing off my 20 year old cordyline, which is looking very sick Same here. We had to dig one out last winter and it looks like more going kaput this year too. Shame because they are/were both pairs one on each side of path. Now the symmetry will be lost. That is what makes it so much harder, it's not just the loss of a plant. One of my phormiums was one of a pair.
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Post by grindle on Feb 6, 2011 17:27:20 GMT
I've had a good look at my 2 and I think they are going to be candidates for the compost heap. I can't see them reviving
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Post by Geranium on Feb 6, 2011 17:50:26 GMT
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Post by grindle on Feb 6, 2011 18:07:22 GMT
I'm afraid this will be the cry a lot this year, sorry you've lost so much Geranium
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 6, 2011 18:11:02 GMT
Oh geranium that is a lot of plants I hope they don't spoil the over all look of your garden. I've been trying for years to grow Convulvulus cneorum, it is such a beautiful plant. Mine either succumb to the winter or their is not enough sun in a sheltered spot. I've finally given up
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Post by peony on Feb 6, 2011 18:26:49 GMT
That is a shame Geranium that you have lost so many plants. I've lost my cordyline, a phormium and a prostrate Ceanothus. I'm not sure about the Agapanthus yet, they are in pots. I'm also a bit worried about a couple of clematis which were planted last year, they are not showing any signs of life yet I think, as Grindle says, we are all going to suffer from lost plants
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Post by Geranium on Feb 6, 2011 18:31:09 GMT
I know it's supposed to be looked at as an 'opportunity', but I did that last year! Now it's worse. I didn't mention the shrubby salvias, did I? I won't know whether they'll recover for a long time, and my beautiful cream and green Griselinia has lost the top leaves - well, most ot its leaves. More tears! Do I replace them, or try something bone - hardy?
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 6, 2011 23:32:29 GMT
I just try and put things into perspective. It could be so much worse if we had tsunamis or typhoons to contend with. Its not just weather too, I've had losses through vandalism and theft at some of the allotments i've had over the years. That can be even more frustrating as at least with winter weather you can take some preventative action for most things.
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Post by grindle on Feb 7, 2011 6:09:25 GMT
I think I'm going the way of very hardy Geranium, if these sort of winters are going to be the norm, I want to make sure what I put in survives, I'll just keep the borderline things for pots that I can put under cover
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Post by Geranium on Feb 7, 2011 9:48:11 GMT
The trouble with that is that plants/shrubs that have grown here for years very happily have been struck down. It's blurred the line between hardy and not hardy! So what IS bone-hardy anyway?
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Post by steve on Feb 7, 2011 9:49:14 GMT
Dandelions
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Post by Geranium on Feb 7, 2011 9:51:18 GMT
>:(That's so true - nettles, hairy bittercress and so on are all 'hardy'!
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 7, 2011 23:42:59 GMT
The trouble with that is that plants/shrubs that have grown here for years very happily have been struck down. It's blurred the line between hardy and not hardy! So what IS bone-hardy anyway?Also sweetpeas are 'Bone hardy'. One of the reasons I started with them as I had no g'house.
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Post by Louise on Feb 12, 2011 14:08:48 GMT
Today i've noticed that my grevillea has died back in the past week What on earth can have had such a massive impact in 7 days The fuschia i bought at the Rare Plant Fair has died, that was sold as hardy too On a slightly different note - something is stripping the large evergreen leaves from my evergreen honeysuckle. Lonicera henryi 'Copper Beauty' is struggling to keep clothed at the moment I think i'll have to put fine wire mesh around the obelisk it's (trying) to grow up.
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Post by Geranium on Feb 12, 2011 15:28:48 GMT
My fuschia looks dead too, Louise - but they may not be, they could well sprout from the base or from the twiggy bits. Wait and see.
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