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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2019 9:14:27 GMT
Love the colour of that wallflower Barbara! |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 12, 2019 11:31:19 GMT
You never know what you are gong to get when you sow them do you, Jasmine, |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2019 13:28:56 GMT
No you don't Barbara...and you don't even know what they're going to be when you buy them as something specific! I bought and planted pink wallflowers along with all my pink tulips and they have come out brick red - I'm busy cutting off flower buds every few days!  |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 12, 2019 18:10:47 GMT
That's so annoying Jasmine, I sowed seeds last year to get mine, I've got lots of different colours, I'll take a couple more tomorrow. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2019 18:56:16 GMT
I ordered seeds this morning Barbara, I'll be more sure of my colours next year then! Looking forward to the pics! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 13, 2019 5:45:09 GMT
Good pics there Barbara, the rich coloured Wallflowers are fantastic but I do like the pale pink bi coloured one there too. Of all the ones I've sown, I've got a 1 lovely peachy coloured one just coming into flower. Looking forward to seeing more of your pics. I agree Jasmine, I have 2 big blowsy yellow Tulips in among my pink and purple ones. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 13, 2019 6:02:13 GMT
Have you left them Ladygardener? I had a couple of reds come up in my purple tulips, am thinking I'll pick them but then again I quite like that it's happened! You can plan all you like but nature will have the last laugh! |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 13, 2019 8:23:12 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 13, 2019 9:38:55 GMT
They're all gorgeous Barbara! I especially love the top one - wish mine had come out that colour! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 13, 2019 10:08:44 GMT
They're smashing Barbara. Thanks for posting. Will you not cut them down later and let them come back next year? I did that with mine in the communal area at the plot and they've been outstanding this year. I sowed others for maybe this year and certainly next year and some of them are just starting to flower now whilst the others have been blooming since February. I'll tie some string around them Jasmine and take them out of the container with the others so the same thing won't happen next year. That's if I can, sometimes the stem breaks off and you're left with a bulb which can get mixed up. I'll let all the leaves die down first.  |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 13, 2019 10:35:02 GMT
I just pull them out Ladygardener , and plant dahlia and lily till it's time to plant the next lot out. That's my favourite too Jasmine, there was only one that colour though. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 14, 2019 6:01:37 GMT
The ones I'm talking about are in a container Barbara and I'll be emptying them out when the leaves have withered and drying them then planting them again next year. |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 14, 2019 8:35:50 GMT
I didn't know you could do that Ladygardener,I might try it with one to see what happens |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 15, 2019 5:53:23 GMT
They can be hit and miss Barbara but I have had good results with them. Sometimes I just let the leaves wither then dig them into a space if I can find it and they've had good results too. All my Tulips at the plot once lived in pots and they've been smashing this year. I do give them a couple of feeds as well. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 15, 2019 15:49:56 GMT
Tulips   The rhodies are starting to come out  Exochorda  Geum Cooky - from Ladygardener!  And this is not blooming but it made me smile - this is Tom's car and as is often the case OH is in disguise - either that or he is going to work for easyJet!  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 16, 2019 6:06:41 GMT
It certainly stands out Jasmine.  And, you did say OH is retiring, perhaps he's looking for a part time job. Lovely photos. Peeking out in the border.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 16, 2019 12:19:48 GMT
Very pretty Ladygardener, and I love that lime green! You're right - there's no losing that car in the car park! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 17, 2019 5:32:14 GMT
It's from the Heuchera Winter Joy Jasmine, it's great and keeps it's lovely colour over the winter too. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 18, 2019 5:46:39 GMT
 This pic taken 2 weeks ago shows just how steep my plot is. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 19, 2019 5:50:39 GMT
maggy, this is the pic of my plot that Jasmine was talking about, you can see how steep it is. I've deliberately made it colourful in springtime and it's not always so untidy.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 19, 2019 6:43:16 GMT
Is the whole site steep like that Ladygardener? Your plot isn't untidy and I love all the spring bulbs! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 20, 2019 5:23:06 GMT
My plot would be on the top tier Jasmine and the steepest, even the ones over from me are less so. The men have all brought in more topsoil and sand and built their plots up so they're quite level. To get down to where the plum man and the polytunnel is, would be very steep too. Great for a taboggon in the snow. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 20, 2019 8:42:42 GMT
Sounds like fun Ladygardener! You have done wonders with your plot! I bought a packet of tulips from Morrisons back in autumn called Spring Fever and I have been looking at a pot of tulips in the garden for a while wondering what they are. I found the label for Spring Fever yesterday when I was having a tidy up - it show green flamed tulips in shaeds of pink. This is what has come out!  Who wanted a colour scheme anyway! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 21, 2019 6:08:24 GMT
Thanks Jasmine, it has come a long way and in no way a traditional allotment plot but I'm happy with it. Because of what I'm growing, it's a bit labour intensive than it could be. Now if I was'nt also doing 3 boxes and the communal bank it would be a doddle . It's surprising how often we get these different coloured plants Jasmine but that peachy/green coloured Tulip is smashing. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 22, 2019 17:29:09 GMT
They are pretty Ladygardener ! Love the ripples of colour in this tulip, Attila Graffiti...  Not impressed with SR's Venetian Collection this year - you should get equal numbers of tall Havran, middle sized National Velvet and shorter Prinses Irene. Well, somehow my collection has no National Velvet so it all looks a bit dark, intense and out of kilter height wise! SR knows!!!  |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 22, 2019 17:34:35 GMT
I'll bet she does.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 22, 2019 17:37:30 GMT
Unfortunately though she is having a break over Easter but she will be back tomorrow! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 23, 2019 5:48:02 GMT
Well good for you for letting her know Jasmine. I've had some of her collections in the past but never really thought about how they did, I would now 'tho. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 23, 2019 17:38:00 GMT
Looking at the tulips Ladygardener, the collections have been hit and miss, there is another one that is supposed to be zingy parrot tulips etc and it has one very 'boring' wishy washy pale pink tulip poking up in it! What's worked better is buying single sets of tulips and combining them myself - they are all coming out fine! Might try Bloms Bulbs next year and see if theirs do better. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 24, 2019 5:05:26 GMT
Jasmine was it you who went to Pashley Manor and took some lovely pics a few years back or was it Jilly? I was reading an article in an old gardening magazine last week and they did a feature on it and it made me think of you two. Yes, in SR's pics everything blooms beautifully and at the right time but it's often not like that at all. I was very pleased with my Christmas Pearl and Showcase Tulips that I bought separately this year, they both bloomed together for me and I was delighted at how they looked.
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