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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113

    Time for GQT and making icing image


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





  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Did anyone hear the last Gardeners Question Time on Radio 4 where Bunny Guiness mentioned a canna that is hardy enough to stay out all winter down to minus 5.  I didn't catch the name of the variety and as I don't have a GH would love to know which one it was.

     

  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Blow me down - just thought I would look in the Radio Times and discovered it is on now - switched the radio on and just missed the bit about cannas.

  • Afternoon all.

    It has been glorious here. I got out and planted up my bulbs all 200 of them. I have kept the tulips to plant in a few weeks.

    I got the winter troughs that go on windowsills round the front. Have tidied them up and put hyacinth in as well as primroses this year. The gerbera are still flowering so they will remain in place for a while.

    I'm not sure if I should have done it yet but I cut back the clematis so the winter jasmine has pride of place for the winter. I also cut the fuchsia back a bit so they don't get battered in the wind. I will give them another good prune next spring.

    The sun has now gone in. I've got bits to do for tomorrow. All the talk of cake is making me hungry.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113

    It's ok PG, I iced the cake and OH took a piece, so it's a free for all now - it's very crumbly so you'll need a fork - help yourself image


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





  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,171

    Here you go Forester2 me just listening to GQT

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cv47k

    it is a canna iridiflora

    Afternoon all was out in garden just came in for a break lunch and it suddenly sloshed it down with rain - made it in before that, did get rained on a bit but not that much

    Hampshire Gardener
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409
    Its coming down in stair rods here! I have gqt downloaded on a podcast forester - will make a note of the canna name when i listen this evening (weekly ritual whilst folding up the weeks washing image )
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409
    No need - gardengirl has beaten me to it image
  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Thanks chicky. 

  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Thank you Garden Girl - what a helpful site this is and lots of friendly folks.

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