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What's the star in your garden right now

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  • Ooh I love that colour of Cosmos, I think they are my new favourite annual......I now don't know which colour to get though as I thought they only came in pinks and white image Confused.com LOL!

    The dahlia is beautiful.  I never liked Dahlias really until this year and there were so many gorgeous ones in the GC, my mum bought me 2 yellow ones and I'm going to get more for next year. That colour Cosmos would go lovely in my red/yellow section of the border image

  • I would happily save some seed but do not think it would come true as have other whites and pinks in the border - let me know if you want me to give it a go.

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  • That would be lovely Clare, I don't think they do come true though as I've started a thread with my Cosmos before I saw this and others have said that, worth a try though  image

  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    Just gazing at these stars image 

    Absolutely stunning colours,

    Thank you for sharing everyone image 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

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     Picture quality not good I am using my phone, these are the only cosmos I have left all blown down in the gales last week.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • The star in my garden at the moment is my wigwam of Black Eyed Susan, grown from seed, on our front porch - she keeps getting compliments from the postmen and people calling with collecting tins etc

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    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Oh, sorry she's sideways - new programme on new laptop image  Hopefully if you click on it it will turn the right way up!


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    Dove, it doesimage I have tried to grow this from seed years ago and failed; any advice?

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    CornishClare - that's  good combination with the dahlia picking up on the cosmos centre.  I try to get good combos but more luck than judgementimage

    Lyn your plants and views are extraordinary.  Don't know how you do it but I love itimage

  • Artjak - it's the first time I've grown them - if I remember correctly I sowed into a half-tray and germinated them under a clear plastic lid on the south-east facing windowsill in the dining room - in late April I think - then pricked out into modules and put them in the mini-greenhouse - then they went into fibre pots and were hardened off outside before planting into the big pot - they seemed quite straightforward but it has been a lovely summer for plants that like it warm and sunny image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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