@Marlorena, sorry about that, could have sworn the potted was in stock a couple of days ago when I was checking GT’s height. I wonder if I might have a little business there smuggling old DAs to the UK...
Thanks to the fence-appreciation society too, not that I am able to leave Catalunya otherwise I could add that to my business portfolio 😃 I actually wanted it dark grey, but it was black, brown or green in the fence paint choice. It will probably fade to grey before long anyway.
Milano looks lovely @Mr. Vine Eye. I tried Astrantia a couple of years ago and they sat there doing nothing. Have been debating trying again and being patient since I read somewhere they take a while to establish.
@Tack, better photo of RdeR. Seems to be developing top down since there are bud breaks on the lower half of the canes. I’m not that au-fait with the growth habits of many of the OGRs, maybe this is a damask thing?
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Lovely photos everyone! Definitely worth persevering with Astrantias as they look gorgeous with roses, the darker coloured varieties cope better with full sun. The best time to split them is when they start to actively grow in the spring, I tried this method after watching Monty do it on GW. He’d just visited a gardener in Ireland Jimi Blake. The plants I divided have grown more than ones I left alone.
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My other astrantias have grown really well. I got one bareroot from Wilko two years ago and I divided it the following autumn. I have three of that variety growing - unnamed, just astrantia major, pale pink.
Roma did well last year and has grown back strongly - it's just poor Gill never took off and I can't see any signs of growth. Hopefully she'll start as I really liked the very deep wine red colour.
I like astrantias a lot but slugs or snails completely finish them off. I like it so much that I was very tempted to get a plastic bunch from TK Maxx. If I stick it among roses no one would know it isn't real
I bought quite a few named astrantias several years back and also grew some from seed. I found while anything on the white-pink scale would thrive without tending to, most of the darker colours would struggle and remained quite small. I think I have a couple of the mid purples left but gave up on the darker (and in my opinion more beautiful) ones.
Just been out in the cold garden but saw my first ladybird so that made me smile
Took a picture of the unknown red rose which was in the garden before I arrived and pruned to the ground last year. It has started to regrow with lovely red foliage.
Thank you @Sussexsun and @Mr. Vine Eye for clematis recommendations - i had a rummage on thorncrofts site and managed to snag the last Arabella! Looks gorgeous, going to scramble through another rose I think as I loved the ground cover look it has. I also picked up a Rhapsody as well as that looked good for climbing. Some real stunners on there.
@Tack I meant to say, I love your Primula collection... they dry up here too much, even in Spring.. and your roses are looking good too, especially Heidi Klum, not one I know..
Re the sideways photos, Thank you @Fire . Even doing that small amount of editing irritates me too mch to do more than one or two. I try to remember to take landscape shots which also avoids the problem but I do wish tech would sort it. When newbies need advice it must be so offputting that they think they are doing something wrong and it makes it harder for the potential advice-offerers too.
@Nollie While your RdeR is obviously further on than mine it is reassuring to see yours with the same habit, so I can relax, thank you for the picture.
Thank you @Marlorena. I wondered why they looked so good this year, those primulas are all in beds that got irrigated last summer. I planted 3 of them early summer as tiny plants from Secret Garden Club.
I have bought one astrantia (pink, Roma) for the first time. Encouraging to see it does well for you @Mr. Vine Eye . Will keep guard against slugs thanks @newbie77
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Thanks to the fence-appreciation society too, not that I am able to leave Catalunya otherwise I could add that to my business portfolio 😃 I actually wanted it dark grey, but it was black, brown or green in the fence paint choice. It will probably fade to grey before long anyway.
Milano looks lovely @Mr. Vine Eye. I tried Astrantia a couple of years ago and they sat there doing nothing. Have been debating trying again and being patient since I read somewhere they take a while to establish.
@Tack, better photo of RdeR. Seems to be developing top down since there are bud breaks on the lower half of the canes. I’m not that au-fait with the growth habits of many of the OGRs, maybe this is a damask thing?
Definitley potting the mint, we had mint running loose in the garden when we first moved in.
Roma did well last year and has grown back strongly - it's just poor Gill never took off and I can't see any signs of growth. Hopefully she'll start as I really liked the very deep wine red colour.
Took a picture of the unknown red rose which was in the garden before I arrived and pruned to the ground last year. It has started to regrow with lovely red foliage.
I think it is a hybrid tea.
I meant to say, I love your Primula collection... they dry up here too much, even in Spring.. and your roses are looking good too, especially Heidi Klum, not one I know..