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Post by Plocket on Sept 4, 2007 16:22:29 GMT
PML! I'm the same with the latin names!!! As for the black things, most of them can cope with some shade I think otherwise they wouldn't be in my garden!!! I'm not sure about just evening sun though. Perhaps you need to invent a rotating garden - plant the black leaved things in containers and put them on a movable shelf type thingy that you can move in and out of the sun!!!!!  |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Sept 4, 2007 18:41:39 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Sept 5, 2007 6:56:31 GMT
That's what I do too! If they want to survive they have to at least try a bit!!! ;D |
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 5, 2007 9:08:35 GMT
Bunging is good ;D
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Post by Plocket on Sept 5, 2007 9:11:18 GMT
Ooooh you've got to bung occasionally!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by piggingardener on Sept 5, 2007 9:19:10 GMT
Not quite black but almost so - chocolate cosmos:  |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 5, 2007 10:31:29 GMT
Oooo I love the smell of them - delicious! Do you lift yours in the winter Piggin? I've never been bothered with them because they seem such a faff  |
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Post by piggingardener on Sept 5, 2007 11:14:21 GMT
No - we left it in last year and it came through fine. It was a mild winter though!
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Post by Plocket on Sept 5, 2007 11:54:13 GMT
Oh ok then. I might think about getting some |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Sept 5, 2007 20:02:34 GMT
That's a lovely piccie Piggin - never buy these cos the smell of chokky sends me mad  Anyone see the small Black Dhalias out in the garden centres called Dracula - I was tempted as they are very different but then I was a little scared, cos of the name - and Halloween coming up too  |
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Post by beanie on Dec 11, 2007 11:49:52 GMT
practice makes perfect. yippee.it worked again  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2007 12:06:11 GMT
PHWAR that's stunning! (Well done for posting the pic Beanie ;D )
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 11, 2007 21:14:59 GMT
Yoooo hooo beanie, whats gone wrong I can't see your photo  and you were doing so well. Did you manage to print off the photo instructions in How To If plocket has seen the photo and I now can't it normally means you have maybe deleted it or moved it into another album, either of these actions will unfortunately break the IMG Code link that you originally posted and the photograph won't be visisble anymore  I want to see your black flower too |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 12, 2007 8:05:37 GMT
It's still there Chuckles - I don't know why you can't see it  |
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 12, 2007 10:49:02 GMT
It's still there Chuckles - I don't know why you can't see it  wonder why I can't see it |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 12, 2007 10:50:03 GMT
RF thinks it's because Beanie has moved it - I can see it because I haven't cleaned my cache (or something)
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 12, 2007 11:02:11 GMT
RF thinks it's because Beanie has moved it - I can see it because I haven't cleaned my cache (or something)  that could well be why I can't see it and you can P. |
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Post by beanie on Dec 12, 2007 16:30:59 GMT
hi chuckles I've put the photo back in the album, i didn't realise that if I deleted it from the album that it wouldn't be visible on the website. I'm learning the hard way, so it should stick in my head better  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Dec 12, 2007 17:25:59 GMT
Hi beanie - well worth putting back if I may say so - thanks.
Ermmmm - even moving the pics has the same effect....
RF
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 12, 2007 17:26:00 GMT
practice makes perfect. yippee.it worked again Bless you for putting it back in beanie I can now give it a 'PHWAR that's stunning' like Plocket did, it's an Aeonium isn't it and a very nice one too. |
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Post by beanie on Dec 13, 2007 10:32:44 GMT
the plant that you can see is only half of it . i repotted it last year and it split down the middle so i gave half to my neighbour
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jan 1, 2008 16:59:27 GMT
WOW, thats fabulous - how do you manage to get that many heads on it? We have a couple and only have two heads on one and a single head on the other one (a baby off the other one) I really like them but am a bit fed up cos the stems have gone curly and I dont know how to get more heads on it  |
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Post by Plocket on Apr 3, 2008 10:02:40 GMT
These are as black as I can manage:   |
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Post by Amo on Apr 13, 2008 11:47:52 GMT
Queen of Night this morning before the hail beat the hell out of them  |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 13, 2008 13:32:35 GMT
Queen of Night this morning before the hail beat the hell out of them Oh no Amo and thats such a lovely photo I reckon it should have a  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 13, 2008 14:04:38 GMT
Queen of Night this morning before the hail beat the hell out of them great Amo gets a  from me |
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Post by Ruthie on Apr 13, 2008 17:23:43 GMT
 for the Tulip. Mine aren't out yet, especially the ones which got eaten by Pigeons.
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Post by Amo on Apr 13, 2008 18:56:14 GMT
Thank you for the votes. I guess my timing was good, I hope they recover a little after the battering, most are still buds.
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Post by Plocket on Apr 15, 2008 13:28:47 GMT
My black tulips are a disaster this year. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but they never seem to do well the year (or more) after. Any tips?
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Post by Shrubrose on Apr 20, 2008 18:39:27 GMT
Sorry P, cant offer you any advice. I'm pretty lame with bulbs - they have to get on with it or they're doomed I'm late again looking in but just want to say Amo, that is a real beauty. Hope they've all recovered? |
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and you were doing so well. Did you manage to print off the photo instructions in How To 
wonder why I can't see it 
