Yes, I succumbed. I bought and planted in the mild weather over New Year so far a Rhododendron decorum, a bare-root rambling rose (Paul's Himalayan Musk), an ivy "Oro di Bogliasco" and some Liriope muscari. I have a dozen Lilium regale bulbs just arrived that I'll put in the ground this weekend. And I have on order some bare-root lily-of-the-valley and Astrantia, and a load of Sparaxis bulbs that will go into pots.
Fairygirl will you advise on hardiness for salvias up here please and in particular bushy ones? Until 2 years ago I hadn't grown them up here. My first and only one was Hot Lips which I lost after the first winter but apparently, that should be hardy.
Nothing ordered so far this year but there is going to be a little plant fair near us soon where I can buy some snowdrops in the green from a renowned snowdrop producer.
The only reliably hardy one is S. caradonna @Uff Again - cold and wet are the biggest problems for most of them. You'd need to take cuttings or overwinter in a greenhouse. They don't survive here where I am. Although I wouldn't have that Hot Lips one in a gift anyway
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks, Fairygirl. Well if they won't survive where you are then they won't here, not a million miles as the crow flies and I only have a 4ft x 6ft greenhouse that is full of agapanthus in winter so not a lot of space for tender cuttings.
I may need an intervention-- have a hard time passing up a bargain. I bought mix of 10 plants from secret garden when they had their free postage offer which should arrive soon, and just preordered a few trays from Brookside for spring delivery (poppies, snapdragons and lavender) that should sell well in our spring plant sale.
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I have a dozen Lilium regale bulbs just arrived that I'll put in the ground this weekend. And I have on order some bare-root lily-of-the-valley and Astrantia, and a load of Sparaxis bulbs that will go into pots.
Until 2 years ago I hadn't grown them up here. My first and only one was Hot Lips which I lost after the first winter but apparently, that should be hardy.
Again - cold and wet are the biggest problems for most of them. You'd need to take cuttings or overwinter in a greenhouse. They don't survive here where I am.
Although I wouldn't have that Hot Lips one in a gift anyway
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Can I ask where you bought Dahlia Waltzing Mathilda last year?