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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 4, 2010 14:07:41 GMT
Nooooooo, using dye to give plants colour is sooooo wrong in my eyes, they are all beautiful in their natural state, why must people meddle with them? Like those awful garish dyed heathers! Nice to have a new GC nearby though RF - or is it quite a long drive? x Tig I saw some orange heathers, plus some blue sparkly ones....awful things!! Not so near - well 17km's - I could do it there and back on the bike if I was really desperate - couldn't buy much - well only what my 2 baskets could hold....might be able to get a couple of carrier bags on the handles as well!! You behaved very well Rf, not to buy even more. I guess at this time of year for you everything is going to sleep for the winter. I'm not a fan of dyed plants, I agree with Tig, let them have their natural colour. Inter breeding/hybrids aside of course. Yes, everything is going to sleep here....it is nice to see a bit of colour in the GC's... RF |
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Post by Missredhead on Nov 4, 2010 14:13:31 GMT
They are different but not sure I agree with colouring plants....
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 4, 2010 15:04:21 GMT
I'd prefer them their real colour but I guess if you wanted a colour coordinated blue room then that would be your plant!
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Post by JennyWrenn on Nov 4, 2010 16:59:31 GMT
I dont like to see dyed plants either - have to admit that one year I bought a pink sparkly Christmas Tree that had been dyed - never again  |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 12, 2011 14:03:52 GMT
China Blue thingymebob, name escapes me atm   |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 21, 2011 9:43:45 GMT
Coryadalis Chuckles i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif , I only know because I've got one this year, any tips for keeping it going much appreciated i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif . There's a bit of a debate on the things you wish you never planted thread about Forget me nots, but honestly how can you resist.  I've also got the perennial version (Brunaria) this self seeds almost as well as the normal one.  And here's some bluebells for luck, I could wish that the previous owners hadn't planted these, although they do look lovely this time of year, just a pity that they bully everything else I try to plant near them.  Jillyx |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 21, 2011 9:58:14 GMT
Pretty blues Jilly. I've got forget-me-nots popping up all over but they're easy enough to pull up. The same can't be said for the Spanish bluebells some of which escape me every year!
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 22, 2011 5:24:18 GMT
Spanish Bluebells - pull them up and throw them away  They take over from our pretty English ones I am a Forget-Me-Not fan - got loads - I never planted or sowed any  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 22, 2011 5:29:54 GMT
I love your forget me nots Jilly.  |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 22, 2011 17:27:37 GMT
Coryadalis Chuckles  , I only know because I've got one this year, any tips for keeping it going much appreciated  . Thats it Jilly, thanks Well mine is in 2 pots and I find they do better in dappled shade and a good bit of grit in the compo, they look like they totally vanish over winter but alway come back. However, next door to me have the yellow variety growing on a rockery bank which gets full sun most of the day. |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 23, 2011 8:01:39 GMT
I have mine in part shade as well Chuckles, I planted some in the sunny front gardden and killed it. mines called Pere David. |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 23, 2011 9:22:01 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 13, 2011 14:01:13 GMT
First bit of blue from me...  RF |
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Post by Geranium on May 13, 2011 14:26:35 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on May 13, 2011 16:10:48 GMT
That Linum is a pretty, delicate little thing Geranium.
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Post by Geranium on May 13, 2011 19:36:45 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on May 13, 2011 19:46:15 GMT
First bit of blue from me... RF Lovely blues everyone, Rf, that's an amazing colour. Is it a Delphinium?  |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 13, 2011 19:49:54 GMT
It is, Jas - the flowers are at the ends of the arching stems!  Here's my Veronica 'Crater Lake Blue'. How blue is this? This is indeed a smashing colour Geranium. |
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Post by Geranium on May 13, 2011 19:56:13 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 14, 2011 7:38:22 GMT
First bit of blue from me... RF Lovely blues everyone, Rf, that's an amazing colour. Is it a Delphinium? Thanks for the nom LG - yes it is a Delphinium... RF |
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Post by Jasmine on May 14, 2011 8:31:10 GMT
Lovely blues everyone, Rf, that's an amazing colour. Is it a Delphinium? Thanks for the nom LG - yes it is a Delphinium... RF  What a shade of blue! |
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Post by Jilly on May 14, 2011 10:01:14 GMT
 that's such a stunning blue RF. Jillyx
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Post by Rosefriend on May 14, 2011 12:19:38 GMT
Thanks Ladies...I love the shade as well...
RF
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Post by Tig on May 15, 2011 15:42:58 GMT
It's almost flourescent!! Lovely RF, save me some seeds ;D
x Tig
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Post by Rosefriend on May 15, 2011 17:13:25 GMT
Wondered if someone would say that - I certainly will!!
RF
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Post by Jilly on May 23, 2011 15:06:35 GMT
Despite loosing a spike to the S&S earlier, I did get one spike on my Delphinium in the bed, & the side shoots where I lost the main spike are getting bigger too.  Jillyx |
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Post by Geranium on May 23, 2011 15:17:28 GMT
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Post by Geranium on May 23, 2011 15:23:36 GMT
I have another Veronica - V. 'Trehane' - a dwarf one with golden foliage. I really like this plant.  And the first of my new dwarf Hebes is in flower. It's called 'Garden Beauty Blue'.  |
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Post by Tig on May 25, 2011 20:21:56 GMT
This is the delphinium blueblack - isn't it an odd colour in the middle! Not black, but brown, at first I thought it had a infestation of some bugs ...  x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on May 25, 2011 21:45:51 GMT
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