My Sparkle, patio rose, never recovered from its attack of sawfly last year. Is it worse for a young plant, as mine didn't put on alot of growth after that. This year when I saw the first ones I removed the leaf, and then put the tub in a prime location for birds to help clear it. They have already cleared the other roses of greenfly. š¤
@murasaki I would have more to update if I got her in the ground, Iām sure! However, here is the fully opened bloom. Has that tea/noisette casual, muddled look:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Continuing the pests discussion, I have to tolerate pests partly my nature and partly lack of time. I was very angry and frustrated though when only 3 out of 6 new Dahlias survived. I had spent a long time selecting those on Farmer Gracy site and then waited so long to deliver and then another wait to sprout. I had also put them on a table in a pot hoping they survive there. Poor things tried to come up 3-4 times and every single time got totally eaten up.Ā
Cooldoc, slugs and snails yes. Nothing works really except those blue pills. Sometimes I put a few near venerable plants but then later I forget and that's it then. This year I have managed to get few cosmos to 1 foot height and some dahlias.Ā
Anyway I can thank them, because of them I lost interest in perennials and got into roses.Ā
Sorry to hear that slugs got to your dahlias even on a table. Good to check the base of pots. They can be tucked into the drainage holes. I have used a āsalt tableā before. On my deck (far away from earth) I put the feet of the table in bowls of salt. Make sure the table is far from any hedging or fencing that slugs can bridge from. And try and make sure there are no slugs already on the pots/earth/plants. I would say this a pretty sure fire way of keep molluscs off.Ā
I am away at the moment and am hoping that when get home I still have dahlias going š¶
Also... I love those amaryllis of, I think, Eustace's.
Dee-Lish (smelling divine)
A pelargoniumĀ
Some astrantia my dog pickedš
Thanks again to Cooldoc for inspiring me to get Amazing Day. This bloom is a week old.
Super Excelsa... thanks to Tack for pointing out the relationship to Perennial Blue, as it is apparent in this gorgeous rich pink. Bee magnet.
This dahlia reminds me of Eustacia Vye while she's having a rest.
Gertrude is still scenting the whole neighbourhood with geranium Anne Folkard, lavatera and salvia around. Attempted to peg this Gertie octopus cane, don't know if it's appropriate when the plants are so new or not, but trial and error etc.
Wow, my ground hasn't cracked like that in years @newbie77, hoping for some rain for you.
@cooldoc, Alfred Colomb hasn't crisped so far (second year) however it has only just come into flower, missing that hottish phase we had in the NE.Ā Ā
@murasaki, I just checked back and I ordered Blush Noisette as bareroot in October 2015 but I want to say it has been of a decent size like pictured for a good few years.Ā It would like to be taller than it is but I trim it back every spring as it likes to stretch over the fence towards my neighbours (probably as that is easterly).
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Shasta daisy and Hydrangea Annabelle.
There was a light sprinkle rain last night but we desperately need proper rain, state of lawn !
I was very angry and frustrated though when only 3 out of 6 new Dahlias survived. I had spent a long time selecting those on Farmer Gracy site and then waited so long to deliver and then another wait to sprout. I had also put them on a table in a pot hoping they survive there. Poor things tried to come up 3-4 times and every single time got totally eaten up.Ā
Anyway I can thank them, because of them I lost interest in perennials and got into roses.Ā
I would definitely consider using slug pellets if we didn't have visiting hedgehogs and a dog.
Dee-Lish (smelling divine)
A pelargoniumĀ
Some astrantia my dog pickedš
Thanks again to Cooldoc for inspiring me to get Amazing Day. This bloom is a week old.
Super Excelsa... thanks to Tack for pointing out the relationship to Perennial Blue, as it is apparent in this gorgeous rich pink. Bee magnet.
This dahlia reminds me of Eustacia Vye while she's having a rest.
Gertrude is still scenting the whole neighbourhood with geranium Anne Folkard, lavatera and salvia around. Attempted to peg this Gertie octopus cane, don't know if it's appropriate when the plants are so new or not, but trial and error etc.
Boule de Neige keeps on going...
Wow, my ground hasn't cracked like that in years @newbie77, hoping for some rain for you.
@cooldoc, Alfred Colomb hasn't crisped so far (second year) however it has only just come into flower, missing that hottish phase we had in the NE.Ā Ā
@murasaki, I just checked back and I ordered Blush Noisette as bareroot in October 2015 but I want to say it has been of a decent size like pictured for a good few years.Ā It would like to be taller than it is but I trim it back every spring as it likes to stretch over the fence towards my neighbours (probably as that is easterly).