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Post by Amber on May 14, 2011 20:45:41 GMT
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Post by Geranium on May 14, 2011 21:23:01 GMT
Do you find that it spreads, Amber? I've had to uproot some that was 'walking' in the gravel.
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Post by Amber on May 14, 2011 21:43:22 GMT
Not so far Geranium......it is its first year.....and there is room for it to spread out  |
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Post by Geranium on May 15, 2011 8:34:16 GMT
Well - be warned. It does! I have some on the stream bank where it's allowed to spread at will, but the bed in the side garden will have to be completely cleared out after my open days. I think I'll just get rid of the lot (and the vinca!) and start again there.
It has covered an area about 3 metres by 2m and is still walking along the gravel path. That's in about 4 -5 years, with some heaving out in between.
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Post by Tig on May 15, 2011 10:00:16 GMT
Lovely display there Amber This is lupin My Castle (label said it was red :   and this is supposed to be petunia tumbelina cherry ripple - which has a white stripe???  Tig |
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Post by Auricula on May 15, 2011 11:00:51 GMT
Still nice looking flowers though |
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Post by Geranium on May 15, 2011 22:04:29 GMT
Here are some of my Dahlias, now planted in the garden.  Dahlia 'Fabula'  Dahlia 'Rebecca's World'. This one should have varying degrees of raspberry red and white on each flower. Should be interesting!  Dahlia 'David Howard' - it has dark foliage.  Dahlia 'Famoso'. |
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Post by Auricula on May 16, 2011 9:39:07 GMT
Very scrummy looking dahlias G |
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Post by torontotrini on May 16, 2011 13:09:49 GMT
Love your dahlias, Geranium. Dahlias have always been one of my favourite glowers, and I couldn't see me going through a season without a few of them around the garden. You guys are ahead of us of course. I have zero success in overwintering my bulbs from one season to another though, so I always have to get new ones each year. I just planted out my first bulbs yesterday, so I won't be seeing any blooms for some time yet.
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Post by Geranium on May 16, 2011 21:14:33 GMT
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Post by Amber on May 17, 2011 6:32:06 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on May 17, 2011 6:50:46 GMT
Lovely dahlias Geranium.
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Post by Geranium on May 17, 2011 12:08:20 GMT
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Post by Jilly on May 17, 2011 12:44:17 GMT
Lovely Dahlias, I particularly like the look of Roxy, has she got dark foliage too . Here's some of my latest just coming into flower.  Mrs Kendal Clarke.  Geranium Psilostemon  Allium Christofii  Verbascum Southern Charm (the pic is the right way up, there was an incident involving a high wind & an unsteady Acer), don't ask i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif Jillyx |
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Post by Jasmine on May 17, 2011 13:44:48 GMT
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Post by Auricula on May 17, 2011 15:24:13 GMT
Got fuchsias and more daylilies coming out |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 17, 2011 16:44:23 GMT
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Post by Tig on May 17, 2011 18:09:22 GMT
 Nice composition shot of Christophii Jilly I'm soooo looking forward to seeing flowers on my Mrs Kendal Clarke babies, they are still quite small though. First flowers opened today on one of the splish splash, not a lot of splash on this one ;D  and after the excitement of waiting for the pyrethrums grown from seed to flower and see what colour they were ... they are all pink!   Tig
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Post by Geranium on May 17, 2011 18:44:57 GMT
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Post by scarecrow on May 19, 2011 11:55:00 GMT
 "Mrs. Anthony Waterer"  "Laura Ford", Climber  "My Mum"  Not a rose lover myself but I do like this rose, "Crazy for You" |
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Post by torontotrini on May 19, 2011 13:22:20 GMT
That is a lovely rose Geranium. I am most definitely going to look around here to see if it's available in these parts. I will probably need to get a couple new roses anyway because 3 of the ones that I have seem to have been done in by this past winter; no sign of any new growth on them yet. I'm thinking I'll give them another 2 weeks or so before I do anything.
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Post by torontotrini on May 19, 2011 18:16:14 GMT
And you seem to have some very interesting plants. I have never seen that allium roseum, cream lupins, or byzantine gladioli before. They are neat. I'll be looking around here to see if they show up in any of the GCs..
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Post by Tig on May 21, 2011 13:13:42 GMT
From this on the 17th ...  to this today ...  as if by magic  x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on May 21, 2011 16:06:21 GMT
Spooky........  |
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Post by Amber on May 21, 2011 19:32:40 GMT
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Post by Tig on May 21, 2011 19:44:23 GMT
;D - if we have heavy rain tonight it will probably be 'naked' come morning  |
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Post by Amber on May 21, 2011 19:44:54 GMT
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Post by Amber on May 21, 2011 19:48:06 GMT
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Post by Geranium on May 21, 2011 20:44:31 GMT
That's a tall one, Amber! I like your curly plant support - what is it supporting? Here's a dwarf Veronica whichI really like.  Veronica 'Trehane'. and a little evergreen shrub - Prostanthera cuneata.  The first flower on a large-flowered Geranium - 'Dragon Heart'  |
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Post by Auricula on May 22, 2011 0:30:03 GMT
Ooh, I love that Dragonheart ....gorgeous |
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Great pic Jilly. Thanks for posting the pick of Mrs Kendal Clarke I've got a few growing in little pots from your seeds, many thanks again. 
