My Agastache Blue Boa looks like a handful of dead sticks. Thanks to Verdun,, I bought Blue Boa and Black Adder last autumn. As I have never kept an Agastache in the flower borders through winter, I potted them on and put both in a cold frame. Black Adder never lost all it's leaves, which are rather pale green now, but it is making new darker heart shaped leaves with serrated edges. Blue Boa has died down completely and I'm wondering if, or when, it will show.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Thanks Busy-Lizzie Maybe I need to buy another pack, had them a while - will keep them in seed tray indoors for a little longer to see if anything grows, same with my yellow tagetes
Next doors has a little red tulip out mine are getting bigger still daffs to show yet
Never managed to grow Agastache here, though I've tried a few times cos it's lovely. I guess West Yorks is just not mediterranean enough... It's taken me over 50 years of gardening to realise that sometimes I have to admit defeat, and "go with the flow", growing the plants which want to grow in my situation, not necessarily the ones I like best. But the good thing is that I've learnt to love plants I'd overlooked before.
Just off out to see Mum.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Thanks for the help, I'll know what to keep an eye out for now. It's Verdun's fault that I decided to give Agastache a go. He kept showing photos and they looked so lovely. It's Verdun's fault that I have given a few ornamental grasses a try too. I've got Briza Media growing from seed and I bought Carex Fishers Form and Everest.
Hello folks - we're home from visiting the Aged Ps who were ok, all things considered. Ma liked her card and Pa liked the bowl of primroses and teta a tetes. There was a rugger match going on outside the window so lots to watch When their lunch was ready we left and went down to the harbour to watch the seagulls and a seal while we ate our picnic. Now we're home we feel dozy - a combination of bread for lunch and the 'fresh' sea air
We saw lots of banks of wild primroses on the journey - on my trip earlier in the week there were only a few.
Hope everyone's having a lovely day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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My Agastache Blue Boa looks like a handful of dead sticks. Thanks to Verdun,
, I bought Blue Boa and Black Adder last autumn. As I have never kept an Agastache in the flower borders through winter, I potted them on and put both in a cold frame. Black Adder never lost all it's leaves, which are rather pale green now, but it is making new darker heart shaped leaves with serrated edges. Blue Boa has died down completely and I'm wondering if, or when, it will show.
Edd's photo has arrived, Black Adder's leaves are more sharply serrated than that.
Hello all
Busy-Lizzie are your petunias up yet? mine not yet don't know if the seeds were no good as we sowed them about the same time
Well, if Blue Boa is hardier then Yvie and I just need to wait a little longer perhaps. I don't have any fresh new leaves to rub.
Garden Girl, yes loads of tiny weeny petunias are up, all 4 varieties, but the trailing ones were slightly later.
Thanks Busy-Lizzie Maybe I need to buy another pack, had them a while - will keep them in seed tray indoors for a little longer to see if anything grows, same with my yellow tagetes
Next doors has a little red tulip out mine are getting bigger still daffs to show yet
Edd they look good seedlings
Hello everyone!
Never managed to grow Agastache here, though I've tried a few times cos it's lovely. I guess West Yorks is just not mediterranean enough...
It's taken me over 50 years of gardening to realise that sometimes I have to admit defeat, and "go with the flow", growing the plants which want to grow in my situation, not necessarily the ones I like best. But the good thing is that I've learnt to love plants I'd overlooked before. 
Just off out to see Mum.
Thanks for the help, I'll know what to keep an eye out for now. It's Verdun's fault that I decided to give Agastache a go. He kept showing photos and they looked so lovely. It's Verdun's fault that I have given a few ornamental grasses a try too. I've got Briza Media growing from seed and I bought Carex Fishers Form and Everest.
Hello folks - we're home from visiting the Aged Ps who were ok, all things considered. Ma liked her card and Pa liked the bowl of primroses and teta a tetes. There was a rugger match going on outside the window so lots to watch
When their lunch was ready we left and went down to the harbour to watch the seagulls and a seal while we ate our picnic. Now we're home we feel dozy - a combination of bread for lunch and the 'fresh' sea air 
We saw lots of banks of wild primroses on the journey - on my trip earlier in the week there were only a few.
Hope everyone's having a lovely day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I haven't read back just saying Hi, been at my Mum's and had to force a glass of Cava down.
Have a good evening all