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After the storm
Took the camera out a couple of days ago.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psdfa2637e.jpg Surprising what's still in flower This took a beating with the rain, but sheltering under the leaves helped, and still pushing out it's wonderful scent. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps5201e104.jpg Hard to believe but I've still got honeysuckle,e in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psa85c2916.jpg The Wigela is flowering well, better than in the spring as nor the Bullfinches haven't been removing the flower buds http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps348730be.jpg Whilst the flowers are not at their best this hydrangea with its velvety leaves is a must. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps9251c28c.jpg The rhododendrons are either covered with fat buds or none at all, Sacha says her camellias are well budded, these are the best of mine, a long way off flowering http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pscdab001b.jpg talking of things to come the hazel catkins are coming on well http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps6590e579.jpg A couple of the Jersey lilies salvaged from the old glasshouse are in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pscd54b4c3.jpg David @a yet again blustery side of Swansea bay |
After the storm
"David Hill" wrote ((Big Snip))
A couple of the Jersey lilies salvaged from the old glasshouse are in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pscd54b4c3.jpg There is a garden near us that is totally pink Nerines around all sides of the grass. Just coming into full flower now, it is a picture. They must have thousands of pounds worth judging by the price I've seen bulbs for in the shops. Ours got eaten by slugs/snails this year! -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
After the storm
"Janet" wrote
BobH says... "David Hill" wrote ((Big Snip)) A couple of the Jersey lilies salvaged from the old glasshouse are in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pscd54b4c3.jpg There is a garden near us that is totally pink Nerines around all sides of the grass. Just coming into full flower now, it is a picture. They must have thousands of pounds worth judging by the price I've seen bulbs for in the shops. Ours got eaten by slugs/snails this year! Reminds me of a garden in the next village where there was a run down empty house with a concreted-over garden, containing a raised concrete bed. The only thing that grew in it was nerines, and it was packed, giving great pleasure to passers by every autumn. Some years back the house got done up and in the process they got rid of all the concrete and raised bed. The garden is gravel now. I've often wondered what became of those nerine bulbs, have a horrible feeling they got dumped as landfill with the rest of the building rubbish :-( Similar happened next door to us. The old Head Gardener died and his house sold to a lovely young couple who naturally got the builders in. The garden was old/overgrown but the ground was covered in Cyclamen hederifolium, thousands of them. The builders didn't know and neither did the owners so in clearing the garden the whole lot got dug up or dug in. The irony is they recently bought some in flower! -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
After the storm
On 2013-11-01 08:35:11 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Janet" wrote BobH says... "David Hill" wrote ((Big Snip)) A couple of the Jersey lilies salvaged from the old glasshouse are in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pscd54b4c3.jpg There is a garden near us that is totally pink Nerines around all sides of the grass. Just coming into full flower now, it is a picture. They must have thousands of pounds worth judging by the price I've seen bulbs for in the shops. Ours got eaten by slugs/snails this year! Reminds me of a garden in the next village where there was a run down empty house with a concreted-over garden, containing a raised concrete bed. The only thing that grew in it was nerines, and it was packed, giving great pleasure to passers by every autumn. Some years back the house got done up and in the process they got rid of all the concrete and raised bed. The garden is gravel now. I've often wondered what became of those nerine bulbs, have a horrible feeling they got dumped as landfill with the rest of the building rubbish :-( Similar happened next door to us. The old Head Gardener died and his house sold to a lovely young couple who naturally got the builders in. The garden was old/overgrown but the ground was covered in Cyclamen hederifolium, thousands of them. The builders didn't know and neither did the owners so in clearing the garden the whole lot got dug up or dug in. The irony is they recently bought some in flower! First rule of gardening, instantly broken. What a shame! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
After the storm
On 2013-10-31 09:19:54 +0000, Martin said:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:30:06 +0000, David Hill wrote: Took the camera out a couple of days ago. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psdfa2637e.jpg Surprising what's still in flower This took a beating with the rain, but sheltering under the leaves helped, and still pushing out it's wonderful scent. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps5201e104.jpg Hard to believe but I've still got honeysuckle,e in flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psa85c2916.jpg Our honeysuckle lost all its leaves at the end of August. We suspect it may be dead Ours on the pergola thingy flowered so poorly this year and was a great disappointment. It's just the bog-standard yellow/white one but usually it's covered in flowers and smells exquisite. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
After the storm
On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 14:21:15 +0000, sacha wrote:
The builders didn't know and neither did the owners so in clearing the garden the whole lot got dug up or dug in. The irony is they recently bought some in flower! First rule of gardening, instantly broken. What a shame! Is that the rule that says when moving to a new property wait a year to see what comes up in the garden? -- Cheers Dave. |
After the storm
On 2013-11-01 21:04:57 +0000, Dave Liquorice said:
On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 14:21:15 +0000, sacha wrote: The builders didn't know and neither did the owners so in clearing the garden the whole lot got dug up or dug in. The irony is they recently bought some in flower! First rule of gardening, instantly broken. What a shame! Is that the rule that says when moving to a new property wait a year to see what comes up in the garden? Exactly that. I do understand the excitement of owning a new home and wanting to put your own stamp on it. But with gardens, my personal feeling is that it's more taking on a heritage, if you're lucky. These people were unlucky enough to be in too much of a hurry. You can see the most obvious faults or bonuses of a house pretty well immediately but a garden takes at least a year to reveal itself. Those plants are quite expensive and they went out to buy what they'd thrown out. Oh dear! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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