Tales of the unexpected

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 10:26:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Jul 3, 2008 10:26:35 GMT Somewhere to post photos of the odd, unusual or just a little bit weird ;D Hmmm (no comment!) x Tig
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Biggles Head Gardener Posts: 2,974	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 10:51:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Biggles on Jul 3, 2008 10:51:36 GMT Phallic Symbol? ;D

Plocket Garden Guru Posts: 16,441	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 12:41:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Plocket on Jul 3, 2008 12:41:31 GMT Hahaha! That's excellent Tig - it makes me thing of Ms Monroe doing the upside down drain cover thing!!! ;D
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Weeterrier Head Gardener Thank hivvins fur the rain Posts: 5,472	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 12:44:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Weeterrier on Jul 3, 2008 12:44:12 GMT It's a bit like misshapen vegetables ;D

Amo Head Gardener You can take me out of my garden but you can't take my garden out of me. Posts: 3,940	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 17:19:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Amo on Jul 3, 2008 17:19:44 GMT I'm with Biggs but it looks like a Rabbit to me. ;D

nightowl Head Gardener Posts: 8,044	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 18:05:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nightowl on Jul 3, 2008 18:05:11 GMT The big pointing finger - "It could be you!"

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Jul 3, 2008 18:11:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Jul 3, 2008 18:11:43 GMT Jul 3, 2008 18:05:11 GMT nightowl said: The big pointing finger - "It could be you!" I'm all excited now NO - I just pulled the chicken wishbone with OH and won
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Shrubrose Garden Celebrity Posts: 11,068	Tales of the unexpected Jul 4, 2008 6:45:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shrubrose on Jul 4, 2008 6:45:48 GMT ;D
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nightowl Head Gardener Posts: 8,044	Tales of the unexpected Jul 4, 2008 7:29:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nightowl on Jul 4, 2008 7:29:48 GMT Oooh! Oooh! Tig! ;D

Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,221	Tales of the unexpected May 29, 2009 10:22:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on May 29, 2009 10:22:37 GMT I seem to have a fair few Foxgloves in my garden this year but nothing as strange as this pink one. It is a triffid - not in size - it just looks like one and it has 4 babies that look as though they will be the same. RF
	We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

carolann Head Gardener Posts: 8,950	Tales of the unexpected May 30, 2009 11:04:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carolann on May 30, 2009 11:04:28 GMT That is sure a wierd looking Foxglove you have there RF, very odd.
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Barbara Garden Sage Posts: 35,354	Tales of the unexpected May 30, 2009 12:04:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Barbara on May 30, 2009 12:04:34 GMT I saw that plant in little shop of horrors, it kept saying FEED ME, FEED ME. so watch out RF. ;D ;D
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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected May 30, 2009 23:03:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on May 30, 2009 23:03:20 GMT ;D
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,221	Tales of the unexpected May 31, 2009 7:33:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on May 31, 2009 7:33:39 GMT I think you could be right Barbara - it is getting bigger and bigger and the babies have really taken after Mum!! RF
	We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Jun 18, 2009 15:22:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Jun 18, 2009 15:22:22 GMT That is very weird RF I bought cistus purpureas last year which turned out to be the white flowering one! I think a tiny part of it might be trying to comply with the original name though ... Quite a nice look I thought x Tig
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Missredhead Garden Sage Posts: 39,004	Tales of the unexpected Jun 18, 2009 15:32:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Missredhead on Jun 18, 2009 15:32:48 GMT It loks very pretty doesn't it Tig? Very delicate, a bit like tissue paper...
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,221	Tales of the unexpected Jul 17, 2009 16:03:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Jul 17, 2009 16:03:46 GMT I seem to have a summer of odd flowers...but rather nice... RF
	We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Jul 17, 2009 16:51:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Jul 17, 2009 16:51:58 GMT Wonderful RF! Tigs do some weird things ;D
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Aug 12, 2009 15:09:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Aug 12, 2009 15:09:31 GMT Another of the nicely scented oriental lilies opened today, a pink one. Rather oddly though I noticed that the stamens on one side are fixed to the petal, and on the others they are missing altogether x Tig
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Apr 21, 2010 9:25:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Apr 21, 2010 9:25:30 GMT As I was searching out the tricyrtis I spotted this odd sunflower seedling - wonder if it will grow normally or be a twin?
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Dutchy Garden Celebrity back at intervals Posts: 14,874	Tales of the unexpected Apr 21, 2010 17:41:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dutchy on Apr 21, 2010 17:41:58 GMT A new year a new distortion but you could have done worse Tig. A love sign sunflower is a new one for me ;D It might end up with little hearts all over.
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,221	Tales of the unexpected Jun 12, 2010 11:13:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Jun 12, 2010 11:13:28 GMT It seems as though I have the ability to get weird looking foxgloves in the garden...a white one this time... RF
	We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Dutchy Garden Celebrity back at intervals Posts: 14,874	Tales of the unexpected Jun 12, 2010 18:59:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dutchy on Jun 12, 2010 18:59:04 GMT That is an elven drinks cup or maybe a world soccer cup trophy for the fair folk. Better check things well before you go to bed RF ;D
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Tales of the unexpected Jun 13, 2010 12:23:05 GMT

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Post by Jasmine on Jun 13, 2010 12:23:05 GMT

Does anyone know what have I done to my clems?

Found these this morning...

The top one is Fransizka Maria and the bottom one is Denny's Double. The flowers look like they are in 2 levels instead of being very full doubles - very strange

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Tales of the unexpected Sept 22, 2011 19:24:53 GMT

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Post by Tig on Sept 22, 2011 19:24:53 GMT

I took a while, but I new this thread was somewhere

I sowed and nurtured some papaver miyerbeanum seeds from the RHS which Auricula shared with me. I thought all these poppies were yellow?

This is one of several in bud, they look like they'll be orange to me

and I had a self-sown seedling from some French Lavender which died on me the winter before last. The parent was lilac, so it was a surprise when the 'baby' flowered!

x Tig

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Tales of the unexpected Sept 23, 2011 5:18:57 GMT

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Post by JennyWrenn on Sept 23, 2011 5:18:57 GMT

I have a very strange "thing" in my garden - not flowered yet but masses buds. Could be something a bird left - there are two of them - they look like mini lupins but smaller buds

Cant post a piccy as Photobucket isnt working

maybe when they flower I will describe them ;D

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Auricula Garden Sage I'd rather be quaffing vino surrounded by fragrant blooms - but mostly I'm weeding!! Posts: 36,377	Tales of the unexpected Sept 23, 2011 8:58:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Auricula on Sept 23, 2011 8:58:19 GMT Perhaps you have a colour changing microclimate Tig ;D Glad the poppies germinated anyway
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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,297	Tales of the unexpected Sept 23, 2011 15:48:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Sept 23, 2011 15:48:58 GMT They germinated fine A, and have been shared far and wide, hope no-one has them planted in a dedicated yellow border, they've opened today and are .... orange Think the RHS must have muddled their seeds up ;D x Tig
	Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll, the optimist sees the doughnut whilst the pessimist sees the hole

Auricula Garden Sage I'd rather be quaffing vino surrounded by fragrant blooms - but mostly I'm weeding!! Posts: 36,377	Tales of the unexpected Sept 24, 2011 8:39:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Auricula on Sept 24, 2011 8:39:49 GMT Got a touch of the "Thompson and Morgan's" have they? ;D
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