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Blackberry bushes
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from mogga contains these words: Sensible suggestions please Borrow a goat? Please keep up at the back, there! -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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Blackberry bushes
On 18 Oct, 18:07, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote: The message from mogga contains these words: Sensible suggestions please Borrow a goat? Please keep up at the back, there! -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I would like to thank you all, I think the problem may be due to living near a nuclear plant I can see them in the dark and re the goat well there is one really full goat. Digging commences today. |
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I wasn't trying to be pedantic. When I was an anklebiter I would go blackberrying and my mum would make bramble jelly with the fruit.
My point was that the wild brambles that come up in neglected gardens don't have fruit (or never in my experience). Perhaps someone will now reply about the bumper crop they've had! |
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I really have nothing to add to this discussion except to say goats for the win. The king of our animals. There is a goat called bluebell at our local pub. Calling such a noble beast "bluebell" is a crime and I have often said so. Goats, i presume, do not care about names, another goat would merely be "goat who is this goat"
They have much more important issues to mull over. |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:35:39 +0100, iamthejohn
sirdieselREMOVEMETOMAIL@hotm***dotcom wrote: Hi all, I'm new here - guess my post count'll say 1.. lol So i'm from south yorkshire, and am just discovering some interest in gardening at age 26.. find it therapeutic, enjoy it, and can see a lot of practical uses. So i want to grow some basic veg like cherry tomatoes, peas, and spuds out in the garden, grew the first two in my youth, have figured out the spud technique. Grew some basil on the windowsill last year - my greenfingered family members say basil is a right mare to grow and that they never managed it.. So i planted half a pack of seeds and ended up with FORTY basil plants spread about the house LOL. There's some nice plants out in the garden like a huge poppy, a couple of teasels that grow nice, and something my mum called kiria *shrug* that have been in there since we moved in But there's nothing really nice or strong smelling out there.. I'd like to grow some nice smelling plants next season (nothing illegal, lol) - sometimes i walk past other people's gardens and have to stop and sniff for a few seconds.. so so nice. Some display plants, and some that produce crops i can use for stuff.. Does anyone have any suggestions? She who must be obeyed loves lavender so i'm going to try some of that.. Am a bit of a newb so nothing difficult to grow.. and suggestions of possible uses? May I suggest you get a sarcococca. It is commonly known as Christmas Box, because it looks a bit like box (buxux) and flowers just after Christmas. I have a well established one. It is not fast growing, makes a clump about 3 feet high and smells wonderful on a winter day. Put it somewhere you walk past, like the path to the front door. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...05/ggrow05.xml Pam in Bristol |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On 25/10/08 23:35, in article ,
"iamthejohn" sirdieselREMOVEMETOMAIL@hotm***dotcom wrote: Hi all, I'm new here - guess my post count'll say 1.. lol So i'm from south yorkshire, and am just discovering some interest in gardening at age 26.. find it therapeutic, enjoy it, and can see a lot of practical uses. So i want to grow some basic veg like cherry tomatoes, peas, and spuds out in the garden, grew the first two in my youth, have figured out the spud technique. Grew some basil on the windowsill last year - my greenfingered family members say basil is a right mare to grow and that they never managed it.. So i planted half a pack of seeds and ended up with FORTY basil plants spread about the house LOL. There's some nice plants out in the garden like a huge poppy, a couple of teasels that grow nice, and something my mum called kiria *shrug* that have been in there since we moved in But there's nothing really nice or strong smelling out there.. I'd like to grow some nice smelling plants next season (nothing illegal, lol) - sometimes i walk past other people's gardens and have to stop and sniff for a few seconds.. so so nice. Some display plants, and some that produce crops i can use for stuff.. Does anyone have any suggestions? She who must be obeyed loves lavender so i'm going to try some of that.. Am a bit of a newb so nothing difficult to grow.. and suggestions of possible uses? many thanks folks AJ Some of the strongest smelling plants seem to be winter flowering. As Pam says, Sarcococca is a gem from that pov, and so is Eleagnus ebbingei, which flowers in autumn but that doesn't like cold winds. Lonicera purpusii is a scented shrubby honeysuckle that flowers in winter and Lonicera Belgica is one of the climbing honeysuckles that has a wonderful scent in late spring/early summer. Plant that on supports outside a window and let the smell drift into the house. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
iamthejohn wrote:
But there's nothing really nice or strong smelling out there.. I'd like to grow some nice smelling plants next season (nothing illegal, lol) - sometimes i walk past other people's gardens and have to stop and sniff for a few seconds.. so so nice. Daphne Odora Aureamarginata for spring. Viburnum Fareri (fragrans) for now. -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On 26/10/08 10:27, in article
, "Paul Luton" wrote: iamthejohn wrote: But there's nothing really nice or strong smelling out there.. I'd like to grow some nice smelling plants next season (nothing illegal, lol) - sometimes i walk past other people's gardens and have to stop and sniff for a few seconds.. so so nice. Daphne Odora Aureamarginata for spring. Viburnum Fareri (fragrans) for now. Hamamelis mollis is another good winter scent. IMO, the species has the best perfume but others may think otherwise. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:55:20 +0000, Pam Moore
wrote: It is commonly known as Christmas Box, because it looks a bit like box (buxux) and flowers just after Christmas. Have seen my spelling mistake; buxus, not buxux. For a summer hanging basket the surfinia "blue vein" is scented and many callers at my door have noticed it. A late summer flowering bulb is what I still call Acidanthera but which is now known as gladiolus calianthus. It is just finishing now but the flowers have a lovely scent. If you have plenty of room for a spreading climber, plant clematis armandii. It also flowers in winter/spring and is scented. How many acres of garden do you have? Pam in Bristol |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:35:39 +0100, iamthejohn
sirdieselREMOVEMETOMAIL@hotm***dotcom wrote: There's some nice plants out in the garden like a huge poppy, a couple of teasels that grow nice, and something my mum called kiria *shrug* that have been in there since we moved in Could the keria be a shrub, not "shrug"? Pam in Bristol |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On 26/10/08 11:28, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote: On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:55:20 +0000, Pam Moore wrote: It is commonly known as Christmas Box, because it looks a bit like box (buxux) and flowers just after Christmas. Have seen my spelling mistake; buxus, not buxux. For a summer hanging basket the surfinia "blue vein" is scented and many callers at my door have noticed it. A late summer flowering bulb is what I still call Acidanthera but which is now known as gladiolus calianthus. It is just finishing now but the flowers have a lovely scent. Isn't it a bit tender, though? Will it survive winter in south Yorkshire? How do Camellias do 'up there'? I understand C. williamsii are the hardiest varieties but am not sure if any of those are scented as some C. sasanquas are. And I meant to say to the OP that he should be sure to plant the lavender in a sunny well-drained place. I made the big mistake of planting some in a bed that held onto too much moisture and the lavender hated it. When I transplanted it all into a low wall, it took off like a space rocket! And I suggest that the kiria is a Kerria japonica - spreads like a weed and once you've got it, you've got it for life! If you have plenty of room for a spreading climber, plant clematis armandii. It also flowers in winter/spring and is scented. How many acres of garden do you have? Pam in Bristol However many it is, there won't be much room left soon. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:51:33 +0000, Sacha
wrote: On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:55:20 +0000, Pam Moore wrote: A late summer flowering bulb is what I still call Acidanthera but which is now known as gladiolus calianthus. It is just finishing now but the flowers have a lovely scent. Isn't it a bit tender, though? Will it survive winter in south Yorkshire? I should have said that I grow Acidanthera in pots and protect them overwinter. Pam in Bristol |
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Newb, wants help picking some delightful smells
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from Pam Moore contains these words: On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:35:39 +0100, iamthejohn sirdieselREMOVEMETOMAIL@hotm***dotcom wrote: There's some nice plants out in the garden like a huge poppy, a couple of teasels that grow nice, and something my mum called kiria *shrug* that have been in there since we moved in Could the keria be a shrub, not "shrug"? Probably bought en France, n'est ce pas? -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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