@Geoff. What is that growing in the last pic? It's quite lovely.
Also, am extremely jealous of your mature looking Pinus behind it! Mine it teeny (bought last year) although I have to say its already doubled its size and they say they are slow growing!
No label-it has small red flower that turn to small orange berries, no scent doesn't scramble like normal honeysuckle-but is a honeysuckle- figrat probably knows-she is good at these id's.
Today's weather was too bad to garden but I did wander off to the garden centre with a tenner in my pocket. I must explain that presently my garden centre is the local B&Q which is not my optimum choice but the only one open to me at the moment since I don't drive and my husband suffers from CFS so the car is off the road nd there is nothing better in walking distance.
I don't mind them for basics and bargains although I do miss those long afternoons wandering around proper nurseries. Anyways, I went with the intention of buying a Euphorbia Silver Swan for my full sun border but right at the last minute I was seduced by a Hellebore.
I was so excited about this plant for a number of reasons, its foliage was so stiff and blue with age, its flowers were tough as old boots, it blooms early in the year when my garden is most in need and it likes shade...so I was sold. The only trouble was it had no label.
Obviously, in a nursery, the staff would know what was it but I was unsure what to do...it was the only specimen and needed to come home with me, so I asked the lady at the till and was gobsmacked when she suggested I google hellebore when I get home.
I asked her if she had any idea how many Hellebore there were in the world but she just shrugged and said to match a google picture. I asked for a couple of pound reduction since I was buying a plant with no instructions that could potentially die on me but I was refused, so, my beautiful but pricey unnamed specimen came home with me under difficult circumstances.
After googling all afternoon, I think its Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn group (unless anyone knows better) but it's my first hellebore I've ever owned and the RHS Plants and Flowers book says its a little bit afraid of the snow, teach me for buying a plant without its label.
So if any of you want to throw in your knowledge and experience, I'd be best pleased
Yes, Wintersong, it is a Sternii. Beautiful leaves aren't they? Unfortunately they aren't as robust as the h. Niger or h.oriental is. I've lost a couple here, but tend to get a bit blas?? as my garden's quite sheltered generally.
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@Geoff. What is that growing in the last pic? It's quite lovely.
Also, am extremely jealous of your mature looking Pinus behind it! Mine it teeny (bought last year) although I have to say its already doubled its size and they say they are slow growing!
Not gonna comment on the out of focus close-up
I am trying very hard
-it is supposed to be arty
The pinus behind is next door -we dont talk about him
The fifth one is a honeysuckle( something)-will see if I can find the label
No label-it has small red flower that turn to small orange berries, no scent doesn't scramble like normal honeysuckle-but is a honeysuckle- figrat probably knows-she is good at these id's.
Just googled that-the flowers are bigger so might not be mine.
Oh I love honeysuckle and pooh to your neighbour
Today's weather was too bad to garden but I did wander off to the garden centre with a tenner in my pocket. I must explain that presently my garden centre is the local B&Q which is not my optimum choice but the only one open to me at the moment since I don't drive and my husband suffers from CFS so the car is off the road nd there is nothing better in walking distance.
I don't mind them for basics and bargains although I do miss those long afternoons wandering around proper nurseries. Anyways, I went with the intention of buying a Euphorbia Silver Swan for my full sun border but right at the last minute I was seduced by a Hellebore.
I was so excited about this plant for a number of reasons, its foliage was so stiff and blue with age, its flowers were tough as old boots, it blooms early in the year when my garden is most in need and it likes shade...so I was sold. The only trouble was it had no label.
Obviously, in a nursery, the staff would know what was it but I was unsure what to do...it was the only specimen and needed to come home with me, so I asked the lady at the till and was gobsmacked when she suggested I google hellebore when I get home.
I asked her if she had any idea how many Hellebore there were in the world but she just shrugged and said to match a google picture. I asked for a couple of pound reduction since I was buying a plant with no instructions that could potentially die on me but I was refused, so, my beautiful but pricey unnamed specimen came home with me under difficult circumstances.
After googling all afternoon, I think its Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn group (unless anyone knows better) but it's my first hellebore I've ever owned and the RHS Plants and Flowers book says its a little bit afraid of the snow, teach me for buying a plant without its label.
So if any of you want to throw in your knowledge and experience, I'd be best pleased
@Geoff - nice photos
@Wintersong- what a gorgeous plant.
this is was my garden last summer..grass was dead as had no rain for months.
here is some more..
garden still in development stage.. getting larger borders and less grass this year