That clematis is lovely Dove, mine is just starting to grow so obviously a different variety, I might get another, there were some at the GC today for £5.99
OL my Pieris is about 9yrs old. Trust you have it in slightly acid soil. Mine is neutral so we dug that bed out and filled it with eric' compost and top up each year. Mum grows her's in neutral but always put leaf mould around them throughout the year. Works for both of us.
I've not actually tested my soil yet, but there are loads of Pieris, Cameilas, Rhodenodendruns etc near us so though it would be ok......mind you, you never know what the guy that loved here before us put in the soil!!!
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I planted out my seedlings too Dove
I sowed mine at the start of October and planted them out last week into 1 of my raised beds.
I made the mistake last year of growing them in a pot, it was just too dry and they developed grey mould by Late July
Lesson learned.
Here are half of them next to my Camellia
I also picked a variety with longer stems and bigger flowers, last years were too small for picking really
Some of the free tulips from GW last winter.
This is the third year for these tulips - they're smaller than they were, but still pretty.
False Oxslips that have appeared from nowhere
These tulips were part of a retirement present from a colleague - I must email her a pic.
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman, just coming out - a wonderful inky blueness
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That clematis is lovely Dove, mine is just starting to grow so obviously a different variety, I might get another, there were some at the GC today for £5.99
Dove it's all coming together brilliantly.
Chicky, thanks.
OL my Pieris is about 9yrs old. Trust you have it in slightly acid soil. Mine is neutral so we dug that bed out and filled it with eric' compost and top up each year. Mum grows her's in neutral but always put leaf mould around them throughout the year. Works for both of us.
I've not actually tested my soil yet, but there are loads of Pieris, Cameilas, Rhodenodendruns etc near us so though it would be ok......mind you, you never know what the guy that loved here before us put in the soil!!!
Taken yesterday, lavender almost in flower
Beautiful pics everyone.
Love the tulips Dove, also clematis.
What a lovely garden your mum has Kef.
Matt, lovely camelia.
Dove your pics just appeared, Pamela Jackson
Doc's Ligularia and Pasqueflowers prompted me to take a pic of mine with the new violet Pasqueflowers I got last week tucked in beside it:
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Nice display Fairy
What it needs is a lovely mecanopsis. 