Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!
A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has
survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only
just have planted it up!

Pam in Bristol

On Fri, 30 May 2014 13:17:06 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Fri, 30 May 2014 10:52:05 +0100, Pam Moore wrote:

Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!
A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has
survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only
just have planted it up!

Glad you survived the trip to Holland. How was it?

Half of Europe seemed to be in Keukenhof and Amsterdam when we were
there! Aarlsmere disappointing but fascinating, the only bulb flowers
we saw were in Keukenhof. No complaints about coach trip itself or the
hotel (Golden Tulip at Nordvijk) Picked up a tummy bug from a dodgy
burger in Bruges and have not got over it yet!

On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:52:05 AM UTC+1, Pam Moore wrote:
Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!

A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has

survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only

just have planted it up!



Pam in Bristol


An amazingly mild winter.

I have Nasturtiums which over wintered, there was even a flower open on New Years Day and they have been a mass of colour for the last few weeks!

Jenny - in Bristol

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On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:52:05 AM UTC+1, Pam Moore wrote:
Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!

A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has

survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only

just have planted it up!



Pam in Bristol


An amazingly mild winter.

I have Nasturtiums which over wintered, there was even a flower open on New
Years Day and they have been a mass of colour for the last few weeks!

Jenny - in Bristol
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Jenny we have had flowers open all over the winter.

BUT, we are in the very South of England.

Mike
South East Coast of the Isle of Wight

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On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:52:05 AM UTC+1, Pam Moore wrote:
Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!

A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has

survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only

just have planted it up!



Pam in Bristol


An amazingly mild winter.

I have Nasturtiums which over wintered, there was even a flower open on New Years Day
and they have been a mass of colour for the last few weeks!

And up here in the far north of Scotland, I have numerous fibrous
rooted begonias coming through, a residue of last years summer
bedding. Never had that happen before!

Ardmhor

On 2014-05-30 16:59:06 +0000, philgurr said:

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On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:52:05 AM UTC+1, Pam Moore wrote:
Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!

A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has

survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only

just have planted it up!



Pam in Bristol


An amazingly mild winter.

I have Nasturtiums which over wintered, there was even a flower open on
New Years Day and they have been a mass of colour for the last few
weeks!

And up here in the far north of Scotland, I have numerous fibrous
rooted begonias coming through, a residue of last years summer
bedding. Never had that happen before!

Ardmhor

Echium fastuosum overwintered here and have flowered superbly. Ray did
cover them with horti fleece in case of frost but it was never a danger
in that particular bit of the garden. They've received a lot of
attention and comment and we're so glad they came through and have
performed so beautifully.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Fri, 30 May 2014 19:17:24 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


Echium fastuosum overwintered here and have flowered superbly. Ray did
cover them with horti fleece in case of frost but it was never a danger
in that particular bit of the garden. They've received a lot of
attention and comment and we're so glad they came through and have
performed so beautifully.

That's excellent, I do wish I could have some success with Echium. Ray
Brown has a group of pininana on the roadside outside his place at the
moment which are very spectacular.
--
rbel

On 2014-05-30 22:02:05 +0000, rbel said:

On Fri, 30 May 2014 19:17:24 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


Echium fastuosum overwintered here and have flowered superbly. Ray did
cover them with horti fleece in case of frost but it was never a danger
in that particular bit of the garden. They've received a lot of
attention and comment and we're so glad they came through and have
performed so beautifully.

That's excellent, I do wish I could have some success with Echium. Ray
Brown has a group of pininana on the roadside outside his place at the
moment which are very spectacular.

Do they not like your soil or is it too wet for them? We have one E
piniana which plonked itself right on the edge of a narrow path. Ray
tied it back to a stake when it was still a youngster, so it's not
irritating people! It's been a very good year for Echiums, probably
because of the mild winter and warm spring. Ray (mine!) has been
taking cuttings of the E. fastuosum. It's one we got from Tresco and is
a particularly good blue, not wishy-washy. They're absolutely smothered
with bees, so that's gratifying in itself.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Sat, 31 May 2014 07:17:54 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 2014-05-30 22:02:05 +0000, rbel said:

On Fri, 30 May 2014 19:17:24 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


Echium fastuosum overwintered here and have flowered superbly. Ray did
cover them with horti fleece in case of frost but it was never a danger
in that particular bit of the garden. They've received a lot of
attention and comment and we're so glad they came through and have
performed so beautifully.

That's excellent, I do wish I could have some success with Echium. Ray
Brown has a group of pininana on the roadside outside his place at the
moment which are very spectacular.

Do they not like your soil or is it too wet for them? We have one E
piniana which plonked itself right on the edge of a narrow path. Ray
tied it back to a stake when it was still a youngster, so it's not
irritating people! It's been a very good year for Echiums, probably
because of the mild winter and warm spring. Ray (mine!) has been
taking cuttings of the E. fastuosum. It's one we got from Tresco and is
a particularly good blue, not wishy-washy. They're absolutely smothered
with bees, so that's gratifying in itself.


I have tried three times using varying proportions of JI and grit, the
last try was with a 50/50 mix butwith no success. Perhaps the JI is
too nutritious.
--
rbel

On 2014-05-31 14:50:50 +0000, rbel said:

On Sat, 31 May 2014 07:17:54 +0100, Sacha
wrote:snip

That's excellent, I do wish I could have some success with Echium. Ray
Brown has a group of pininana on the roadside outside his place at the
moment which are very spectacular.

Do they not like your soil or is it too wet for them? We have one E
piniana which plonked itself right on the edge of a narrow path. Ray
tied it back to a stake when it was still a youngster, so it's not
irritating people! It's been a very good year for Echiums, probably
because of the mild winter and warm spring. Ray (mine!) has been
taking cuttings of the E. fastuosum. It's one we got from Tresco and is
a particularly good blue, not wishy-washy. They're absolutely smothered
with bees, so that's gratifying in itself.


I have tried three times using varying proportions of JI and grit, the
last try was with a 50/50 mix butwith no success. Perhaps the JI is
too nutritious.

I can only say that in Tresco they grow on sandy tracks a few yards
from the sea, as well as in the steeply sloping and rocky parts of the
garden. Here, they're in quite decent soil, though on a slope. But the
ones I describe growing wild in Tresco have put themselves there, so
poor soil doesn't seem to bother them at all.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 2014-05-31 07:39:29 +0000, Martin said:

On Fri, 30 May 2014 19:17:24 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2014-05-30 16:59:06 +0000, philgurr said:

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On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:52:05 AM UTC+1, Pam Moore wrote:
Hi again. I've been offline for several weeks!

A wall basket from last year containing surfinias and bacopa has

survived the winter and is blooming marvellous!!! Would normally only

just have planted it up!



Pam in Bristol


An amazingly mild winter.

I have Nasturtiums which over wintered, there was even a flower open on
New Years Day and they have been a mass of colour for the last few
weeks!

And up here in the far north of Scotland, I have numerous fibrous
rooted begonias coming through, a residue of last years summer
bedding. Never had that happen before!

Ardmhor

Echium fastuosum overwintered here and have flowered superbly. Ray did
cover them with horti fleece in case of frost but it was never a danger
in that particular bit of the garden. They've received a lot of
attention and comment and we're so glad they came through and have
performed so beautifully.

We have roses that have stayed in flower right through the whole winter. Our
Nashi pear trees have fruit this year, although gales blew a lot of the fruit
off again. We have one pear on one tree and five on the other.
Unfortunately all
five are close together on one very thin branch.

We looked at Ray's Nashi pear tonight. It has 7 fruits. The two young
Belle de Jersey pears have 19 between them. I doubt all will grow to
full size but I'm thrilled to see them. One has far more than the
other.Ray thinks they'll do even better next year. His elm tree is
growing mightily and has beautifully healthy foliage, so x fingers for
that, too.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk