"Sheila" wrote in message
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"Spider" wrote in message
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Hi Sheila,

That's a lovely agapanthus! I've been wondering what the parent looked
like, so thanks for sharing that. It's going to be even harder now to
wait till I see my own flowers. Your seedlings are somewhat ahead of
mine. I need to pot all mine on now, but must buy some more compost
first. Many of mine are still planted in loose clumps, which is why they
are a bit behind yours, I'm sure. Once they are transplanted and fed,
they should catch up. I also need to blow the dust off my lovely camera
and get some pics on the computer, which I then hope to share on here. I
shall also show off some pics of my new patio project.

I confess you've had rather an expensive effect on me :~). I've become
so fascinated by agapanthus that I've bought three for the garden since
germinating your seeds. I've bought three blue ones on the basis that I
should have quite a few white ones in due course! I do find it
frustrating, though, that the labelling usually only consists of the
genus and the cultivar name, with no species name or hybrid tag; nor
whether the plant is evergreen or deciduous which, of course, affects
hardiness and therefore cultivation. Each time I buy a plant I have to
search my bookshelves or Google to learn how to keep it. Oh well, I
suppose it's good for my education.

Your garden is very pretty. I like the way it winds as one views the
length of it. Is it on a slope, or is that just the impression I gained?
My garden is on a slope and quite steep in places, although we've made it
a bit more managable than it was. It will be a while before I'm brave
enough to put many pics on here as it has become chaotic and weedy. I
will, however, take some pics and try and manage the technology that will
allow you to see them.

Thanks once again for sharing your pics. You may just have spurred me
into action ...

Spider



Thanks for the comments, yes, Agapanthus are really lovely, I have only
the white ones at the moment, but have some blue ones as seedlings, thanks
to Adrian.

I love Buddleia's, I am trying for a whole border full, as we now have new
next door neighbours, and although we have 6' fencing, they have decking
which is about 1and a half feet high, so when they stand on their decking,
they appear head and shoulders.... so I am trying to block them out with
the buddleia!

I have put a 10 minute vid up on youtube, if you want to walk round my
garden with me, the quality isn't wonderful, its taken on my phone, but it
should be sufficient to give you an idea of the size. Long and narrow!
you just google youtube, and in the search button, put in sheilaformby
and that should lead you there.

Thanks for the grand tour, Sheila. You've obviously worked very hard to
make it so pretty and well formed. It was interesting to hear/see your
plans for the fern and hosta bed. I hope that goes well. A large part of
my garden is shade/woodland planting, so I'm very fond of ferns. Hostas are
a mixed blessing here; lovely leaves ... not so lovely slugs.

I also grow, and love, that dark purple buddleia. Mine's B. 'Black Knight';
I assume yours is the same. I don't know another dark purple one. I'd
really like to try B. alternfolia some time, but I've got a lot of clearing
to do before I can make room for it. I hope you manage to screen out your
neighbours. Of, course, if you cut the buddleias hard back as recommended,
you're going to lose that screen for a while. Fortunately, they shoot back
very quickly as soon as the weather warms up.

I liked your freecyle urn in its new 'Wedgewoodesque' livery. It's made
quite a feature. Very clever of you. I also like the orangey rose on the
arch you passed through; do you know the name of it? I have a 'hot' border
which could do with a few more embers! :~)

Well, I'm going to have an early night (yawn yawn), so I'll look in again
tomorrow.
Best wishes,
Spider