I'm in advance of most of the UK here but still find plenty of interest in the Beechgrove programme, especially techniques. Eg, my wisterias are on the point of bursting forth. In my Belgian garden it would be a month later and I've never had an osmanthus flower. Maybe the one I've planted here will get mature enough without being frozen to bits like my Belgian one.
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I actualy lost two Osmanthus one cold winter. They were only young plants, in a fairly exposed spot so I think that was the problem. I have never seen one in flower or smelt it's scent.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Glad to see Beechgrove back and for a first show it was far better than last years start of the series, the new head gardener seems very good and has a confident style which is better than some of the presenters that they have tried over the years, the new girl who isn't completely new as she was on last series was similarly confident. Didn't think much of Georges basics segment as the lighting was too dark and I couldn't see what he was doing for most of the time, similarly Calum mentioned using toilet roll tubes and take away tubs but didn't show the viewer how to use them. The sound on some segments was strange too I could hear the presenters loud and clear but it sounded disjointed to the film some how. Don't want to be negative as the presenters are brilliant and the new ones complement the original ones however the production team need to buck there ideas up. Looking forward to next week's show and who knows as it's their anniversary year Jim might be making an appearance at some point in the future.
"I've got Osmanthus only just flowering in the last ten days or so, which is a bit later than usual - about 4 or 5 weeks," snap! @Fairygirl Mine is late too but it is beautiful this year, full of flowers and the evening (why only in the evening?) scent is strong. Many plants here in Luxembourg follow the same cycle as in Scotland, similar temperatures I guess (up until June or so, than it gets hotter and drier here . That's why BG is good for me.
That's interesting @coccinella. Great that it's helpful for you. Their climate is still different from ours, but the general idea is more accurate. It's a shorter season regardless of which side.
I can only smell the Osmanthus flowers if I'm quite close to them. I'm rarely in the garden at night, but there wouldn't be enough warmth in the evening at this time of year to make a difference, unless it was in a much sunnier spot. Mine is in a north west site so I can see it well from the back of the house. I was able to smell the scent on a couple of Skimmias over the last few days - just a few open flowers. That's another plant that rarely gets to proper flowering stage here - the weather's wrong just at the time they would open. Last year was the first time I'd ever been able to smell them - no winter to speak of, and this year has been fairly similar.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I liked the Sorbus bloke. And to think that a couple of years ago I planted some seeds I had found in woodland but didn't recognise the plants in the spring and threw them away. 🙄 D'oh.
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Mine is late too but it is beautiful this year, full of flowers and the evening (why only in the evening?) scent is strong.
Many plants here in Luxembourg follow the same cycle as in Scotland, similar temperatures I guess (up until June or so, than it gets hotter and drier here . That's why BG is good for me.
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Their climate is still different from ours, but the general idea is more accurate. It's a shorter season regardless of which side.
I can only smell the Osmanthus flowers if I'm quite close to them. I'm rarely in the garden at night, but there wouldn't be enough warmth in the evening at this time of year to make a difference, unless it was in a much sunnier spot. Mine is in a north west site so I can see it well from the back of the house. I was able to smell the scent on a couple of Skimmias over the last few days - just a few open flowers. That's another plant that rarely gets to proper flowering stage here - the weather's wrong just at the time they would open. Last year was the first time I'd ever been able to smell them - no winter to speak of, and this year has been fairly similar.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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