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Looking good for the time of year!
Jim W wrote in message 1fnvhwv.7dglsu1gkn4hsN%00senetnospam@macunlimited .net... Well I was out picking Buddlia (x weyeranni) yesterday, the bulbs are coming up in the 3 year old window troughs amongst the primulas, and despite the rain the dry bits are quite nice.. I guess we can look forward to the 'cold' weather between now and March as ususal!-) Just seen that the first snowdrops are showing colour, the first time I've had Snowdrops and lobelia at the same time! Still have a climbing rose full of flower. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk In Lincolnshire (north) |
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"Michael Berridge" wrote in message ... Jim W wrote in message 1fnvhwv.7dglsu1gkn4hsN%00senetnospam@macunlimited .net... Well I was out picking Buddlia (x weyeranni) yesterday, the bulbs are coming up in the 3 year old window troughs amongst the primulas, and despite the rain the dry bits are quite nice.. I guess we can look forward to the 'cold' weather between now and March as ususal!-) Just seen that the first snowdrops are showing colour, the first time I've had Snowdrops and lobelia at the same time! Still have a climbing rose full of flower. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk In Lincolnshire (north) Is this not awfully early for a sign of spring, even for England? And your rose and lobelia a leftover of fall? The two extremes could never meet in passing where I live. I remember being amazed years ago when reading books by English garden writers about your snowdrops appearing sometime in January. (Mine come in late March, Maine, US) Well, this is the kind of thing I always love to read from your part of the world, esp on this newsgroup. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Scott Hadley wrote:
Is this not awfully early for a sign of spring, even for England? And your rose and lobelia a leftover of fall? The two extremes could never meet in passing where I live. I remember being amazed years ago when reading books by English garden writers about your snowdrops appearing sometime in January. (Mine come in late March, Maine, US) You know, this post reminds me of when I used to be so envious of the generally hot and long summers they get over in the US. However, I've now cured myself of that since I think I would rather have the mild winters we seem to be getting nowadays coupled with cooler, but still very productive summers. A growing season of about 9 months can't be all that bad... can it? Apart from one night several weeks ago when temperatures plunged to a wickedly chilly 3C, (37F) the lowest its been here since last February is just over 5C (41F). In many parts of the country, winter has been a 'non-event' so far and here down on the south coast, daytime highs easily reach 15C (59F) when the sun comes out. Nuff of the figures, what this means is that many plants do not stop growing until early in the year (if they do at all) and many spring bulbs are already springing! Out in the lane behind my garden, winter aconites have been in flower for nearly 3 weeks, wild snowdrops are about to flower and daffodils are well advanced. I did a bit of weeding out front earlier this week and noticed that many tulips are just breaking the soil surface. Similarly, Cannas and Hedychiums (ginger-lilies) which I leave out all year-round) are already pushing out thumb-thick new shoots, despite most of them still remaining in flower. As to flowering plants, I decided to give an out of control Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) which has rampaged over the fence, an off-season pruning. I came away with armfuls of heavily scented, pink-budded white flowers for the house, but have to admit that indoors, the intense, banana-like fragrance is too overpowering. There are some vividly cheery splashes of chrome yellow from South African Daisy bushes (Euryops), which seem to prefer flowering in winter now they have reached maturity. Just below them, self sown Corsican Hellebores (Helleborus lividus ssp) are in bud and about to open their pale, lime green chalices and I have a few of last year's 'pot' Cyclamen (mainly reds and purples) planted at their feet to accompany them. Most plants are still growing away well (Bananas included Sacha!!), but this seeming paradise comes with its own peculiar problems. Mild temperatures and no frosts mean that pests continue to rampage unabated. Greenfly and moth caterpillar are having a field day and I was horrified to discover that several of my palms (Butia, Phoenix, Brahea & Arenga) are smothered in scale insects. Goodness know what I'll use to combat these - manual control is impossible and there are precious few insecticides available nowadays that will effectively deal with the problem. I hate using the stuff, but it looks like I'll have to resort to using a mixture of malathion and soft soap. Urghh! Dave Poole TORQUAY UK |
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"Jim W" wrote in message news:1fnvhwv.7dglsu1gkn4hsN%00senetnospam@macunlim ited.net... Well I was out picking Buddlia (x weyeranni) yesterday, the bulbs are coming up in the 3 year old window troughs amongst the primulas, and despite the rain the dry bits are quite nice.. I guess we can look forward to the 'cold' weather between now and March as ususal!-) Have fun folks.. // Jim North London, England, UK Looking out onto a rain-soaked garden, there is still loads of interest in the garden: Carex 'Sparkler' Clematis cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream' Cyclamen coum Eccremocarpus scaber Eleagnus pungens 'Maculata' Fatsia japonica Fatshedera lizei Garrya elliptica Hamamelis mollis Hedera species Helleborus orientalis Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Liriope muscari Mahonia japonica Miscanthus in variety Pittosporum tobira variegata Rheineckia carnea Saxifraga fortunei 'Black Ruby' Schizostylis major Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' Viburnum tinus Zantedeschia aethiopica as well as a few Fuchsias in sheltered positions, daffodils pushing through (different varieties between 1 and 3 inches above ground), bluebells starting to push through, and Cornus mas and Corylopsis pauciflora ready to open their buds. I suppose we will pay for all this in January and February though, if previous years are anything to go by! -- Chrissie (gardening in Redditch, Worcestershire) http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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This is one of the many joys of gardening here in the UK. No matter how
'crazy' your own situation appears there's always someplace crazier! I am currently enjoying a riot of colour from a bed of alstroemeria. Don't they EVER stop flowering? Mind, the Dahlias look pretty sick! |
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Scott L. Hadley wrote in message Is this not awfully early for a sign of spring, even for England? And your rose and lobelia a leftover of fall? The two extremes could never meet in passing where I live. I remember being amazed years ago when reading books by English garden writers about your snowdrops appearing sometime in January. (Mine come in late March, Maine, US) Well, this is the kind of thing I always love to read from your part of the world, esp on this newsgroup. Winter, so far has been very mild and also very wet, temperatures have been into the 50's regularly, with, as far as I recall, only two or three mild frosts. We are warned that we may get another frost in the next few days, but I even have osteospermum in flower today. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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