John I'll forgive you the Edinburgh error of yesterday since I didn't remember it was your Elsa Spath!! It's a very pretty clematis yet not always readily available which I think is a shame. Was in clematis heaven at the nursery today - should have taken my camera! Restrained myself - will take some pix tomorrow of my purchases! Took some little pix of all my bits and bobs in their pots - hopefully get going with raised bed for Irises and clematis etc soon. Tomorrow to be another good day here so hoping to finish off front border and top dress it.
Herbs, sedum and a dianthus my sis gave me after I moved here recently:
Extra Sempervivums from alpine pan to go somewhere!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Different types of Iris Wintersong- there are so many though- the 'flag' type for ponds etc, sibiricas which can be grown in a border if not too dry or at water's edge and so on. The ones you're thinking of that need baking are the rhizomatous ones- mostly the big summer flowering bearded types with 'sword like' leaves. Too many to go into! They are all lovely! I'd love to get chrysographes which is a small moisture loving one- and dark purple of course!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I recently bought 'The Pigrim' rose. It was in an 8" pot with plenty of compost. When I tapped it out of the pot to plant it at the base of my Pergola all the compost fell off & I had a bare root plant that could only have been potted up a couple of days.(I wasn't best pleased). Nevertheless I planted it in some John Innes No 3 with some Fish Blood & Bone, having dipped the root in some rootgrow (Mycorrhizal Fungi) + a little in the hole and hoped it would survive. It's been in now for about a month and it has taken off so I'm really looking forward to when it flowers. John H
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Asphodels, papaver atlanticum and Stachys bizantinum in the Mediterranean Bank at the Bristol Univ. botanic garden today.
These dactylorrhyza are weeds in the New Zealand Garden in the Bristol botanic garden.
John I'll forgive you the Edinburgh error of yesterday since I didn't remember it was your Elsa Spath!! It's a very pretty clematis yet not always readily available which I think is a shame. Was in clematis heaven at the nursery today - should have taken my camera! Restrained myself - will take some pix tomorrow of my purchases! Took some little pix of all my bits and bobs in their pots - hopefully get going with raised bed for Irises and clematis etc soon. Tomorrow to be another good day here so hoping to finish off front border and top dress it.
Herbs, sedum and a dianthus my sis gave me after I moved here recently:
Extra Sempervivums from alpine pan to go somewhere!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
1 of my Dahlias grown from seed. Waiting to see what colour the flower will be :P
Flower Buds emerging on my Broadway Lights Shasta Daisy
Flower Buds almost out on my Oriental Poppies
My Beautiful Pink Ranunculus
Flower Buds appearing on my seed grown seashell Cosmos
Big Allium Heads
My Gertrude Jekyll Rose has countless Flower buds waiting to open on it
Great pix as always everyone!
Different types of Iris Wintersong- there are so many though- the 'flag' type for ponds etc, sibiricas which can be grown in a border if not too dry or at water's edge and so on. The ones you're thinking of that need baking are the rhizomatous ones- mostly the big summer flowering bearded types with 'sword like' leaves. Too many to go into! They are all lovely! I'd love to get chrysographes which is a small moisture loving one- and dark purple of course!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
...thank you for your reply Simon... I've not grown those for years... memory slips...
Just wonderful pictures
Lovely photos everyone, for me Marion's irises and Simon's Anemone de Caen are special.
This is one of my favourite roses coming into flower, climbing "the Pilgrim".
I like the look of the Pilgrim B-L. Is it scented?
In the sticks near Peterborough
I recently bought 'The Pigrim' rose. It was in an 8" pot with plenty of compost. When I tapped it out of the pot to plant it at the base of my Pergola all the compost fell off & I had a bare root plant that could only have been potted up a couple of days.(I wasn't best pleased). Nevertheless I planted it in some John Innes No 3 with some Fish Blood & Bone, having dipped the root in some rootgrow (Mycorrhizal Fungi) + a little in the hole and hoped it would survive. It's been in now for about a month and it has taken off so I'm really looking forward to when it flowers. John H