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Confessions of the plantaholics...... again

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited September 2021
    That salvia is gorgeous, wonder if it will produce seeds😉.
    no! Not saliva, scabious, 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • It looks like its going to divide up nicely was what I was thinking @Lyn, I've just got another called Moondance,  reminds me of van morrison, think the same colouring as hydrangea annabelle,  I got it to complement that 😀 
  • I've got one lilac one that has mildew @Songbird-1 but it's the only one ever.  I usually lift them in autumn and pot on the smaller plants that have grown from the main plant.  I replant the biggest and grow on the others for customers.  As a result there is no congestion in the centre of the plant and I think it must improve the air circulation,  just a guess but it seems to work and provides extra plants for free 😀 
  • No,  I placed it back in the garden @Songbird-1, it was still quite a young plant and when not congested with other growth it recovered nicely 😀 trouble is all these new plants haven't been planted yet as I want to move some things about and haven't had the time or the weather!!
  • I'm always buying things I have no space for. They end up in pots. Someone has to stop me buying bulbs though, it's just so tempting. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    My scabious always got mildew too @Songbird-1, tried it in 3 different gardens, 3 different soils, hopeless.

    Just off to plant 300 bulbs @Ysera27, but I doubt I'll finish today. Moved here in January, not a daffodil in sight in spring, can't live without daffodils  :)
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • What days have you gone for @Busy-Lizzie?
    It's lovely making a garden your own after moving isn't it, I keep looking ahead every season,  its never finished!!
    Don't stop @Ysera27 your garden will look gorgeous come spring! 😍 


  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    I due a plant delivery anytime now I am waiting very impatiently , he/she best not of ran out of diesel  :#:D  .  
  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541
    I would like to think that plant delivery is a priority service @Perki 🤔😉
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Whoops!  I've succumbed to Sarah Raven's tulip sale ... even with postage added they're a good price ... and the perfect colours for the front bed ...


    • Tulip Apricot Beauty
      1 x Tulip 'Apricot Beauty'
      • Size 15 bulbs
      £6.26
    • Tulip Apricot Foxx
      1 x Tulip 'Apricot Foxx'
      • Size 15 bulbs
      £5.56

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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