In article ,
Sacha wrote:
On 10/3/09 16:42, in article , "Ophelia"
wrote:


http://hps-norfolkandsuffolk.org.uk/.../romneya-coult
eri-sept-2007.jpg

Oh pretty! Those leaves look like tissue paper

They do and they're a gorgeous plant. You don't seem to see them around
much now and I can only assume it's because they're tricky to propagate -
not impossible,mind you - and because they must have full sun and dry feet.
And they're not more than half hardy, which puts a lot of people off plants
in case they lose them and have to replace them. I love them because a
childhood garden had a mass of them so I have fond memories.

Yes, they are, and I am trying to reestablish them. I had a good patch,
but had to move them because (a) they smell a bit (I wasn't worried,
but she was), (b) they scatter lots of sticky yellow pollen and (c) they
root run and will lift slabs.

None of my root cuttings took, so I bought a plant, but it hasn't taken
off so far.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 10/3/09 18:23, in article ,
" wrote:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:
On 10/3/09 16:42, in article , "Ophelia"
wrote:



http://hps-norfolkandsuffolk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/romneya-coul
t
eri-sept-2007.jpg

Oh pretty! Those leaves look like tissue paper

They do and they're a gorgeous plant. You don't seem to see them around
much now and I can only assume it's because they're tricky to propagate -
not impossible,mind you - and because they must have full sun and dry feet.
And they're not more than half hardy, which puts a lot of people off plants
in case they lose them and have to replace them. I love them because a
childhood garden had a mass of them so I have fond memories.

Yes, they are, and I am trying to reestablish them. I had a good patch,
but had to move them because (a) they smell a bit (I wasn't worried,
but she was), (b) they scatter lots of sticky yellow pollen and (c) they
root run and will lift slabs.

None of my root cuttings took, so I bought a plant, but it hasn't taken
off so far.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


No, they're a bit of a pain to get going - I have a mental note to ask Ray
how/if ours are doing!
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In message , Martin
writes
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:54:10 +0000, Gordon H
wrote:

There is no such bird as a seagull. There are black-headed gulls,
herring gulls, common gulls....

Jonathan Livingstone is suffering an identity crisis as the result of
your cruel
post.

Am I correct in assuming that he posts here under the soodonim:
"Seagull"?
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In message , Martin
writes
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:13:12 GMT, Anne Welsh Jackson
wrote:

Sacha wrote:

the planting
of a garlic clove under a rosebush to ward off aphid invasion.

A lavender bush, planted near roses, will also keep aphids away.

Do the aphids know? We have lavender all the way along a rose bed and aphids.

Ever thought about planting a garlic clove under each rose bush? I bet
you haven't :-))

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Martin wrote:
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:45:40 +0000, Gopher wrote:

In message , Martin
writes
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:13:12 GMT, Anne Welsh Jackson
wrote:

Sacha wrote:

the planting
of a garlic clove under a rosebush to ward off aphid invasion.

A lavender bush, planted near roses, will also keep aphids away.

Do the aphids know? We have lavender all the way along a rose bed
and aphids.

Ever thought about planting a garlic clove under each rose bush? I
bet you haven't :-))

or having a stork on each plant instead of a stalk?

And maiden's babies underneath?

In message , Martin
writes
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:45:40 +0000, Gopher wrote:

In message , Martin
writes
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:13:12 GMT, Anne Welsh Jackson
wrote:

Sacha wrote:

the planting
of a garlic clove under a rosebush to ward off aphid invasion.

A lavender bush, planted near roses, will also keep aphids away.

Do the aphids know? We have lavender all the way along a rose bed and aphids.

Ever thought about planting a garlic clove under each rose bush? I bet
you haven't :-))

or having a stork on each plant instead of a stalk?

Now you're being silly :-) Storks only pick aphids off electricity
pylons, old chimney pots and other man made constructions. Surely
everyone knows that?

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In message , Sheila
writes

"Gopher" wrote in message
...
In message , Anne Welsh Jackson
writes
Martin wrote:
Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:

I have a lavender hedge, and behind that an entire line of rose bushes,

Us too!

and I haven't seen an aphid on them in fourteen years. So it works
for me...

.... maybe we have got your share. The birds that we feed don't eat
our aphids either although Sacha's feathered friends eat her aphids.

Finches don't include aphids in their diet, and the spuggies aren't fond
of them either...

You need lots of tits... blue, great .... even coal.
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still waiting for your email... remove invalid..

Have E-mailed direct. Tks.
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