Brummie Ben: that pin rose is just luscious in form and colour!
GG: I'm not positive but its worth Googling Bourbon Rose images to identify your lovely specimens. We had a lovely old white rose years ago, called Margaret Merryl (or Merril?). Had a beautiful scent.
John H and Salino mentioned James Grieve apple earlier. I've got a James Grieve that's been doing well since planting about 4 years ago. Mine has produced fine apples each year except that most of them, when you cut through, have brown flecks throughout the otherwise perfect flesh.
I'm not sure what this is, so I looked through an old Readers' Digest gardening book. The nearest condition I could identify it to was called ''bitterpit"
Is it likely to be "bitterpit"? I'm not convinced because they don't actually taste bitter, but the appearance is offputting.
Does anyone know whether there is any other condition with this description.
Also what is the remedy?
Hi Birdie, Went to GW Live at NEC yesterday and put your question to Mathew Biggs and Anne Swithinbank. Their immediate answer was bitterpit as you say. Apparently this condition is caused by a lack of calcium in the soil. Matthew says he has used James Grieve apples to make Cider - works well he says so if the condition persists there's one way you could make use of the apples John H
Wow - the Delphiniums have now really come into their own (they were a bit before their best at Chelsea). Love that deep blue at the front. Never been to GW live - is it any good John ?
GG - never seen pictures of your front garden before - it is SOOOO pretty
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BTW, Mrs Garden, my nasturtiums are smaller than yours. It was the cold spring, I suppose.
Great stuff, especially love GG's yellow rose. What a winner
Brummie Ben: that pin rose is just luscious in form and colour!
GG: I'm not positive but its worth Googling Bourbon Rose images to identify your lovely specimens. We had a lovely old white rose years ago, called Margaret Merryl (or Merril?). Had a beautiful scent.
And that red/ yellow Aquilegia is unbelievable!
GG- I thought we were getting a pic of your OH when you you said it was your tiny pride and joy....
Cracking pix again everyone! I'm not a rose lover but I love those crinkly voluptuous ones....ooh err Matron..
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely pics GG, well done for growing the inula in a pot, I always wanted some, might give it a go now.
Brummie - that rose (pink) with the heavenly scent could well be Gertrude jekyll - very pink rose .
Lovely Pics GG. I'm sure your new area will be just as pretty.
I have a Margaret Merril, another with beautiful scent and (I think) perfect HT blooms. Not in flower yet
Loved that Aquilegia
Hi Birdie, Went to GW Live at NEC yesterday and put your question to Mathew Biggs and Anne Swithinbank. Their immediate answer was bitterpit as you say. Apparently this condition is caused by a lack of calcium in the soil. Matthew says he has used James Grieve apples to make Cider - works well he says so if the condition persists there's one way you could make use of the apples
John H
A couple of pics from the RHS flower tent at NEC yesterday
Wow - the Delphiniums have now really come into their own (they were a bit before their best at Chelsea). Love that deep blue at the front. Never been to GW live - is it any good John ?
GG - never seen pictures of your front garden before - it is SOOOO pretty
