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Ladygardener Garden Sage Posts: 58,458	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 13:27:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ladygardener on Mar 1, 2008 13:27:35 GMT would anyone know the name of this little guy with lovely blue flowers and beautiful leaves?
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Amo Head Gardener You can take me out of my garden but you can't take my garden out of me. Posts: 3,940	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 13:46:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Amo on Mar 1, 2008 13:46:38 GMT Lithodora?

Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,372	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 13:49:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Mar 1, 2008 13:49:31 GMT I agree with you there Amo - it certainly looks like Lithodora to me as well. Lovely little plant and can be used a ground cover. RF
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Ladygardener Garden Sage Posts: 58,458	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 13:55:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ladygardener on Mar 1, 2008 13:55:42 GMT thank you Amo and Rosefriend, I've trained it up a chicken wire thingy to cover the post at the gate and love it's beautiful colour but never knew what it is called.
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,372	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 14:00:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Mar 1, 2008 14:00:35 GMT That is a good idea to train it up wire ......basically anything that can hangs can also go up can't it - or laid down. Petunias and bacapo make lovely ground cover. RF
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Amo Head Gardener You can take me out of my garden but you can't take my garden out of me. Posts: 3,940	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 14:29:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Amo on Mar 1, 2008 14:29:43 GMT Good idea about the alternative use! Perhaps we should all experiment more. ;D

Chuckles Garden Celebrity Still gardening but only have time to lurk on here these days Posts: 13,215	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 16:26:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chuckles on Mar 1, 2008 16:26:06 GMT Been racking my brain were I've seen it before, it was in Name that Plant gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=2514&page=26#138639
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what is this? Mar 1, 2008 19:15:22 GMT

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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 1, 2008 19:15:22 GMT

thanks for the link Chuckles, I hardly ever go to name that plant as I'm useless with names of both plants and people ;D
In my garden RF and Amo, it would just have been swamped if I'd let it grow as ground cover and I do actually like it reaching up the post at the gate, it really stands out and of course it keeps it's leaves all winter. ;D

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what is this? Mar 1, 2008 20:19:29 GMT

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Mar 1, 2008 19:15:22 GMT Ladygardener said:

thanks for the link Chuckles, I hardly ever go to name that plant as I'm useless with names of both plants and people ;D

I'm useless at them toooo LNG ;D I remembered the picture though but not the name

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Ruthie Head Gardener Posts: 3,452	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 20:39:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ruthie on Mar 1, 2008 20:39:47 GMT Lithodora diffusa "Heavenly Blue" ;D ;D
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Ladygardener Garden Sage Posts: 58,458	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 20:41:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ladygardener on Mar 1, 2008 20:41:17 GMT it is heavenly too SR thanks
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what is this? Mar 1, 2008 20:52:01 GMT

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Mar 1, 2008 20:39:47 GMT Ruthie said:

Lithodora diffusa "Heavenly Blue" ;D ;D

Super--you always manage to remember Latin names. I once remarked on this before and you did explain to me that it came naturally to you--I can never remember names and just go by colour/ shape/size- ;D- Bigs

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what is this? Mar 1, 2008 21:01:26 GMT

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Post by Ruthie on Mar 1, 2008 21:01:26 GMT

Oh Bigs, if only you knew! I USED to be able to remember latin names and I could name many plants, even those I'd never grown. However, these days I'm not so good (but I do know the ones I grow..............except when the name just won't come!)

I put it down to not reading so many plant books/magazines as I used to...............nothing to do with my age you understand!

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Biggles Head Gardener Posts: 2,974	what is this? Mar 1, 2008 21:05:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Biggles on Mar 1, 2008 21:05:58 GMT Of course not--its just these little Senior Moments-- ;D

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what is this? Mar 2, 2008 7:55:07 GMT

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Mar 1, 2008 21:01:26 GMT Ruthie said:

Oh Bigs, if only you knew! I USED to be able to remember latin names and I could name many plants, even those I'd never grown. However, these days I'm not so good (but I do know the ones I grow..............except when the name just won't come!)

I put it down to not reading so many plant books/magazines as I used to...............nothing to do with my age you understand!

I'm exactly the same!! Mind you I can still sometimes surprise myself when I'm nattering away about gardening how many I know.

Now ask me the name of someone or a place I've been.... nope, haven't a clue!!