My snowdrops grow in among the nettles I grow as the food plant for the butterfly caterpillers. They are almost ready to divide now and lots of them have been pollinated so they will be scattering their seed soon. I know that euphorbia from the university of Bristol Botanic Garden. Lovely spring pictures, thank you.
looking back at that euphorbia I can see it is really ready for cutting back but it's such a shame to lose those lovely whorls of leaf. I'm quite proud of them as they were grown from seed and that gave me lots to give away to friends. It's a rockery plant really, and looks best overhanging a low wall.
I must try it from seed, TY GG. Very wet out again in Bristol . I think we had a lot of rain through the night. But this daffodil called "Hoopoe" is scenting the whole bungalow as I have four pots of them in the conservatory so I do not mind staying in for a bit till things dry up.
I did pop out for two hellebore flowers to put in my little jampots that came with luxury jam at Xmas. My pelargoniums are still filling the conservatory with pinks and red too.
Rained a lot through the night once more so will wait a bit for the garden to dry up but I can see from the bungalow that a lot of daffodil buds have opened . All this rain and the mild weather is suiting them. I think it is mostly February gold and Tete a Tete. I
have started taking some in pots to the front garden to share with the passers-by. Some of the neighbours can see the display in the conservatory which is quite uplifting but not visible from the road. The bergenia flowers have reveled in the warmth and wet and are swamping the huge leaves with their pink florets.
That is beautiful, Marion. I'm going to split some of my snowdrops too. Did it last year with really good results. I often plant them around hostas then they don't bother each other as they are awake at different times of year.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good idea to plant snowdrops round hostas B-L. I must do that, it will mark where the hostas are before I tread on the shoots.
I love 'Hoopoe' Marion, I'll put it on my list for next season.
Gardening granny, watch that Euphorbia. It's the only one that's ever injured me. I cut it back on a hot day and the sap must have come off in a fine spray, not noticed by me. After about an hour my face went numb. I washed it but must have screwed my eyes up because over the next few days the skin came off my eyelids. Very sore
Hoopoe is a wonderful scented narcissus and a good doer, No blind bulbs and lots of florets. So lovely to see the bird,Pottie Pam. I am glad my choice has inspired so many of you. Some of you may know i looked after the Orobanche garden at the Univ. of Bristol Botanic garden for some years. Well orobanches have dozens of florets on each leafless stem usually but one, O. uniflora has just one, though several stems come up together. It's host plant is a heuchera and it grows in Canada. Last night at a talk at our meeting of the Bristol group of the Alpine Garden Society i saw its picture as the lecturer who was talking on the flora of British Columbia and Alberta had come across it. It made my year. I shall be boring all my friends at the Botanic garden. Incidentally I have two orobanches in flower in my front garden a good two months early. They have loved the mild wet winter.
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My snowdrops grow in among the nettles I grow as the food plant for the butterfly caterpillers. They are almost ready to divide now and lots of them have been pollinated so they will be scattering their seed soon. I know that euphorbia from the university of Bristol Botanic Garden. Lovely spring pictures, thank you.
looking back at that euphorbia I can see it is really ready for cutting back but it's such a shame to lose those lovely whorls of leaf. I'm quite proud of them as they were grown from seed and that gave me lots to give away to friends. It's a rockery plant really, and looks best overhanging a low wall.
I must try it from seed, TY GG. Very wet out again in Bristol . I think we had a lot of rain through the night. But this daffodil called "Hoopoe" is scenting the whole bungalow as I have four pots of them in the conservatory so I do not mind staying in for a bit till things dry up.
I did pop out for two hellebore flowers to put in my little jampots that came with luxury jam at Xmas. My pelargoniums are still filling the conservatory with pinks and red too.
Rained a lot through the night once more so will wait a bit for the garden to dry up but I can see from the bungalow that a lot of daffodil buds have opened . All this rain and the mild weather is suiting them. I think it is mostly February gold and Tete a Tete. I
have started taking some in pots to the front garden to share with the passers-by. Some of the neighbours can see the display in the conservatory which is quite uplifting but not visible from the road. The bergenia flowers have reveled in the warmth and wet and are swamping the huge leaves with their pink florets.
I am more determined than ever t
o split up a lot of my huge clumps of snowdrops next week and replant round the garden. My friend visited Welford Park and sent me pictures of theirs!
That is beautiful, Marion. I'm going to split some of my snowdrops too. Did it last year with really good results. I often plant them around hostas then they don't bother each other as they are awake at different times of year.
Good idea to plant snowdrops round hostas B-L. I must do that, it will mark where the hostas are before I tread on the shoots.
I love 'Hoopoe' Marion, I'll put it on my list for next season.
Gardening granny, watch that Euphorbia. It's the only one that's ever injured me. I cut it back on a hot day and the sap must have come off in a fine spray, not noticed by me. After about an hour my face went numb. I washed it but must have screwed my eyes up because over the next few days the skin came off my eyelids. Very sore
In the sticks near Peterborough
A hoopoe I caught on camera about ten years ago.
I'm getting hoopoe too.
Hoopoe is a wonderful scented narcissus and a good doer, No blind bulbs and lots of florets. So lovely to see the bird,Pottie Pam. I am glad my choice has inspired so many of you. Some of you may know i looked after the Orobanche garden at the Univ. of Bristol Botanic garden for some years. Well orobanches have dozens of florets on each leafless stem usually but one, O. uniflora has just one, though several stems come up together. It's host plant is a heuchera and it grows in Canada. Last night at a talk at our meeting of the Bristol group of the Alpine Garden Society i saw its picture as the lecturer who was talking on the flora of British Columbia and Alberta had come across it. It made my year. I shall be boring all my friends at the Botanic garden. Incidentally I have two orobanches in flower in my front garden a good two months early. They have loved the mild wet winter.