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Hi,
Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. I suppose it will take a year or so to get back into routine. We also have passion flower still flowering away merrily, even though we had sufficient frost last night to darken the leaves of Dahlias, but left bedding begonias alone. global warming here we come. regards Cineman |
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"cineman" wrote in message k... Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. I suppose it will take a year or so to get back into routine. We also have passion flower still flowering away merrily, even though we had sufficient frost last night to darken the leaves of Dahlias, but left bedding begonias alone. global warming here we come. regards Cineman And yet there has been much (expert) talk about a severe winter on the way. Perhaps not quite as mild as last years I would agree - but I recon the talkers are wrong. Speaking as an inexpert Pete www.thecanalshop.com |
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Sacha wrote:
Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. Oh, go on! Get your torch out - we can't wait till morning! ;-) |
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On 14/11/05 16:53, in article
, "cineman" wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 14/11/05 23:10, in article
, "Ian Keeling" wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip I wrote this bit! Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. Oh, go on! Get your torch out - we can't wait till morning! ;-) It'll do you good. And much more to the point it will do *me* good!! It begins with a 'T', though - just to keep you occupied! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:53:14 +0000, cineman wrote:
Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. I suppose it will take a year or so to get back into routine. We also have passion flower still flowering away merrily, even though we had sufficient frost last night to darken the leaves of Dahlias, but left bedding begonias alone. global warming here we come. regards Cineman *********************** Experts...a frightening word!! There are so many experts all with opposing views like http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11...ts_thickening/ *************************** |
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On 14/11/05 23:23, in article
, "Sacha" wrote: On 14/11/05 23:10, in article , "Ian Keeling" wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip I wrote this bit! Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. Oh, go on! Get your torch out - we can't wait till morning! ;-) It'll do you good. And much more to the point it will do *me* good!! It begins with a 'T', though - just to keep you occupied! ;-) I was wrong, it's not a sasanqua, it's a japonica, one of those which flowers early, so it had me fooled. It's 'Takahini' and shows every promise of being a really marvellous plant. Ours is a real baby, probably no more than 2' tall but it's covered in buds and the flowers are a wonderful deep plummy red - rather unusual in Camellias. It was bred in Auckland, New Zealand and I think we got ours from Trehane Nursery in Cornwall - it's not all that easy to find in UK. We also have a 'fishtail Camellia, Camellia japonica 'Kingyo-Tsubaki', which has a most interesting leaf which is split and slightly twisted at the tip. These came from Agatha Christie's old garden at Greenway and were given to us by a cousin of her husband. It's only the more discerning observer that notices those but they come and ask us "is that Camellia okay?" quite often! I have an ongoing love affair with Camellias which started when I became more interested in gardening. My ex f-i-l had a wonderful Camellia avenue in his Jersey garden and more of them lining a drive to the house. I think they captured my heart the first time I saw that, way back in the mid 70s. He was very involved with the International Camellia Society so it was probably a case of subtle brainwashing! Grow more, grow more! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 14/11/05 16:53, in article , "cineman" wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. -- Sacha Hi Sacha, This Camelia flowered springish last year, sorry earlier this year, I was afraid the frosts would hit them, (never been succesful with them before) with just one or two buds, Both small plants are well endowed with buds, and one bud is now opening.. Even my runner beans are sprouting again, I left the tubers in to provide noitrogen for next years new growth. Oh well, just have to learn to live with dahlias in flower at christmas soon I suppose. reghards Cineman West Midlands UK www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Witch writes On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:53:14 +0000, cineman wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. I suppose it will take a year or so to get back into routine. We also have passion flower still flowering away merrily, even though we had sufficient frost last night to darken the leaves of Dahlias, but left bedding begonias alone. global warming here we come. regards Cineman *********************** Experts...a frightening word!! There are so many experts all with opposing views like http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11...ts_thickening/ *************************** What would be the opposing views here? -- alias Ernest Major |
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On 15/11/05 23:45, in article ,
"cineman" wrote: snip This Camelia flowered springish last year, sorry earlier this year, I was afraid the frosts would hit them, (never been succesful with them before) with just one or two buds, Both small plants are well endowed with buds, and one bud is now opening.. Even my runner beans are sprouting again, I left the tubers in to provide noitrogen for next years new growth. Oh well, just have to learn to live with dahlias in flower at christmas soon I suppose. It's certainly a 'funny' year with regard to what is flowering, remaining in flower, or starting all over again! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 14/11/05 23:23, in article , "Sacha" wrote: On 14/11/05 23:10, in article , "Ian Keeling" wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. snip I wrote this bit! Doesn't it usually do that? I ask because Camellia sasanquas are in flower now. One we have in the garden has been in flower for a month, at least. I'll have to go and look at its label tomorrow because I'm not going out there in the pitch dark and cold! And Camellia sasanqua Narumi Gata is coming into flower now in another bed. Oh, go on! Get your torch out - we can't wait till morning! ;-) It'll do you good. And much more to the point it will do *me* good!! It begins with a 'T', though - just to keep you occupied! ;-) I was wrong, it's not a sasanqua, it's a japonica, one of those which flowers early, so it had me fooled. It's 'Takahini' and shows every promise of being a really marvellous plant. Ours is a real baby, probably no more than 2' tall but it's covered in buds and the flowers are a wonderful deep plummy red - rather unusual in Camellias. It was bred in Auckland, New Zealand and I think we got ours from Trehane Nursery in Cornwall - it's not all that easy to find in UK. We also have a 'fishtail Camellia, Camellia japonica 'Kingyo-Tsubaki', which has a most interesting leaf which is split and slightly twisted at the tip. These came from Agatha Christie's old garden at Greenway and were given to us by a cousin of her husband. It's only the more discerning observer that notices those but they come and ask us "is that Camellia okay?" quite often! I have an ongoing love affair with Camellias which started when I became more interested in gardening. My ex f-i-l had a wonderful Camellia avenue in his Jersey garden and more of them lining a drive to the house. I think they captured my heart the first time I saw that, way back in the mid 70s. He was very involved with the International Camellia Society so it was probably a case of subtle brainwashing! Grow more, grow more! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) Just been to Greenway to pick up a Lapageria and was allowed around the garden which is closed at this time of year, slow progress but it is coming on, most Camelia's were in heavy bud but some of the Autumn sorts were in flower and of course scented, always a bonus. Too tender for us here I think. Did not try and fit in a visit to Hill House I am afraid too much on, I had a talk to do on the way home, but it was a lovely sunny day. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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On 16/11/05 9:50, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... snip These came from Agatha Christie's old garden at Greenway and were given to us by a cousin of her husband. It's only the more discerning observer that notices those but they come and ask us "is that Camellia okay?" quite snip Just been to Greenway to pick up a Lapageria and was allowed around the garden which is closed at this time of year, slow progress but it is coming on, most Camelia's were in heavy bud but some of the Autumn sorts were in flower and of course scented, always a bonus. Too tender for us here I think. Did not try and fit in a visit to Hill House I am afraid too much on, I had a talk to do on the way home, but it was a lovely sunny day. When Ray has a 'fishtail' going spare, we'll have to try that with you. This cousin isn't entirely happy with what's happening in the garden, I think but she's known it for all her life and must find the changes hard to take, I think. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , Welsh Witch writes On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:53:14 +0000, cineman wrote: Hi, Talk about this year being odd. we have a cammelia just bursting into flower lovely red. I suppose it will take a year or so to get back into routine. We also have passion flower still flowering away merrily, even though we had sufficient frost last night to darken the leaves of Dahlias, but left bedding begonias alone. global warming here we come. regards Cineman *********************** Experts...a frightening word!! There are so many experts all with opposing views like http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11...ts_thickening/ *************************** What would be the opposing views here? I'm a damned sight less frightened by experts than I am by speed-reading amateurs! -- And the profiteers who do well out of them. (See MRSA, MMR, etc etc.) And, of course, there's no inherent contradiction in global warming causing some places to get cooler than they used to be. -- Mike. |
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On 16/11/05 14:37, in article ,
"martin" wrote: On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:48:10 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/05 12:16, in article , "Dave Poole" wrote: Sacha wrote: It's certainly a 'funny' year with regard to what is flowering, remaining in flower, or starting all over again! Yes, back in September, I got fed up with old growths on Canna 'Wyoming' since most had flowered and were looking very tired. I chopped the lot right back, leaving just a few basal leaves. Now the clump is back up to 1.5m high and in full flower. Flaming orange against the rich purple foliage is very cheering at this time of year :) Thankfully it has not yet dropped below 5C so far and with a bit of luck it will carry on for a few weeks yet. I'm sure you fertilise half your plants with steroids! Maybe something to do with the way Dave activates his manure? I wouldn't *dream* of enquiring. All I can say is that his manners when scoffing our chocolate cake are absolutely impeccable. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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