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« Reply #210 on: 10:36:16, 19-06-2008 » |
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Ah, HOUTTUYNIA  H. cordata "Chameleon" Tommo |
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« Reply #211 on: 10:43:54, 19-06-2008 » |
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Gosh! That looks like a cross between a Begonia Rex and a Coleus. Rather nice, Tommo.
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« Reply #212 on: 23:35:34, 19-06-2008 » |
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Some older photos.... My Ajugas in Late April:  My Artichoke, Cerinthes, and Aquilegia at the same time:  A selection of bizarre Tulips:  A Ceanothus in May:  Cotinus and some Himalayan Geraniums:  A fantastic Astilbe:  Tommo |
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« Reply #213 on: 10:50:32, 20-06-2008 » |
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Ah, HOUTTUYNIA H. cordata "Chameleon" Tommo Ah yes - it's very stinky isn't it! If you haven't ever done so, go and squeeze a leaf and sniff! Also known I think as Jacob's Coat? Beware - it spreads and spreads all over the place, very invasive. It's crept under the fence from next door and gone everywhere! But most attractive. |
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« Reply #214 on: 11:10:07, 20-06-2008 » |
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It's crept under the fence from next door and gone everywhere! But most attractive. Mmmm. One to be taken lovingly over to the off-topic replies thread I think.  And also just to say thank you to Tommo for identifying for me AT LAST what those blue things are that I have always liked: Ceonothos. I'd better write it down somewhere. |
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« Reply #215 on: 12:37:48, 20-06-2008 » |
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And also just to say thank you to Tommo for identifying for me AT LAST what those blue things are that I have always liked: Ceonothos. I'd better write it down somewhere.
My pleasure. They come in lots of varieties / cultivars, but you tend to see two more commonly. Tassajara Blue, I believe, has a darker blue flower than Puget Blue. (I prefer the darker blue). Tommo |
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« Reply #216 on: 21:21:14, 20-06-2008 » |
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Tommo, I have to say that is a stunning set of garden pix. I'm particularly attracted to that Himalayan Geranium, and how wonderful it is against the dusky purple of the Cotinus. Was this by accident or design? Of course it must have been design but happy accidents do happen! If I could I would post a pic of my stunning black-centred geraniums very similar to this:  but a little pinker. It was a little piece of root I managed to snaffle from a magnificent specimen growing outside a school where I worked which has since been bulldozed (both school and geranium  ) Over the years (oh my goodness, at least 17!  )it grew into a large plant which I split and potted last spring ready for the move that still hasn't happened...undaunted, the 2 halves are now flowering their socks off in pots. Aren't plants wonderful for capturing a moment of time in our lives? I can still see myself furtively scraping away the soil and loosening that little piece of root...  Re ceanothus: I had a gorgeous dark small leaved dark blue one which my dad had grown me from a cutting. As it was large, I had to reluctantly leave it behind in a previous garden then the next owners dug it out and chucked it.  My dad's sad that he has no plants of this particular ceanothus left and cannot trace its name. Can anyone recommend a good book devoted to the ceanothus? It is a splendid plant and you notice them everywhere this time of year but I've not seen another very dark blue one. I could search the internet for suppliers but it's more fun to share plant info. PS That astilbe looks quite startled, Tommo! |
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« Reply #217 on: 23:28:15, 20-06-2008 » |
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I have a very small greenhouse in my garden but I try to make maximum use of it. Here's a couple of pix which I took at 8pm today of the toms and peppers/chillis. I grow the toms in 10" pots and they seem to do pretty well. I'm going to have to pot on the peppers soon but I'm never sure how big a pot to use - 2 litres seems about the right compromise but I'll never fit them all in to my limited space, some will have to go onto window sills. And I haven't got anywhere near enough pots of this size, most of mine are bigger. The seed packet for one of the varieties says use 10" pots - out of the question! I remember reading that they prefer to have their roots restricted. Chillis seem to do OK if I leave them in the 3.5" pots - they might not grow as big as they would in bigger pots but I get a higher yield for the given space. Anyone else got experience of peppers/chillis?   [cotitsalv] |
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« Reply #218 on: 23:52:35, 20-06-2008 » |
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Ah yes - it's very stinky isn't it! If you haven't ever done so, go and squeeze a leaf and sniff! Also known I think as Jacob's Coat? Beware - it spreads and spreads all over the place, very invasive. It's crept under the fence from next door and gone everywhere! But most attractive.
Do you know, I've never noticed it being stinky. I had to go out back just now and have a good squeeze and sniff. I've never had a problem with it spreading in my patch. For some reason it only likes the damp area...... I'd better stop there before Martle has a fit. Honestly though. It has real problems growing in my chalky soil. The best soil is where my quince and bush clematis are, and it won't grow their either. Maybe I am just charmed. A little bit of Happy accident getting the cotinus-geranium mix. I chose the spot for the Geranium based on potential height and leaf colour, but the purpleness of the geranium flower adds something pleasing which I didn't expect. And the contrasting leaf shape. Fred Astilbe had just been jumped by Ginger Rodgersia. (That's a punchline looking for a joke, btw.) Andy - sorry no experience of chilies. I have no greenhouse, but am hoping to get one this year, so I'll be trying out the hot stuff later..... Tommo |
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« Reply #219 on: 10:30:26, 21-06-2008 » |
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« Reply #220 on: 11:39:26, 21-06-2008 » |
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Gosh Andy, I'm most impressed by the contents of your greenhouse. Very self-sufficient. We will expect pics of the fruit of your labour. Or should that be veg of your labour?  Anyway, I've grown peppers in 6" pots and they seem to have been happy there. You don't get enormous peppers but you certainly get a good flavour. Same goes for chillies. Have you tried growing spring onions in containers? I've grown them in a smallish trough about 4" in depth and they worked a treat. It's not too late to scatter a few seeds |
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« Reply #221 on: 12:25:59, 21-06-2008 » |
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Have you tried growing spring onions in containers? I've grown them in a smallish trough about 4" in depth and they worked a treat. It's not too late to scatter a few seeds What a brilliant idea, Mort. I once grew carrots in a 9" pot! But spring onions don't need much space underground so they should do much better. Here's one of our Hostas, Fabulous, John. And what a blue sky! |
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« Reply #222 on: 14:42:14, 21-06-2008 » |
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Here's one of our Hostas, Fabulous, John. And what a blue sky! Yes, but no such sky today, and we are really into summer now aren't we  I took the photo like from under the plant because it was drooping so much and it's crowded round with so many other different leaves of other plants. I need to thin out some parts of the garden. John W |
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« Reply #223 on: 16:36:25, 21-06-2008 » |
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uote author=John W link=topic=1887.msg118667#msg118667 date=1214040626] I took the photo like from under the plant because it was drooping so much and it's crowded round with so many other different leaves of other plants. That's why it looks so good - taken from near the ground with the other plants' leaves around it - best viewed by passing hedgehogs. Hellebores are like that - best viewed from underneath. And snowdrops too - someone (Bob F?) once reccommended planting them up on a wall. |
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« Reply #224 on: 19:39:16, 21-06-2008 » |
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Gosh Andy, I'm most impressed by the contents of your greenhouse. Very self-sufficient. We will expect pics of the fruit of your labour. Or should that be veg of your labour? Anyway, I've grown peppers in 6" pots and they seem to have been happy there. You don't get enormous peppers but you certainly get a good flavour. Same goes for chillies. Have you tried growing spring onions in containers? I've grown them in a smallish trough about 4" in depth and they worked a treat. It's not too late to scatter a few seeds Actually Mort, they will all be fruits of my labours I was hunting around for 2L pots yesterday - they are about 6" in diameter, so similar to what you use Mort - and I could only find a few, though I was sure there were more somewhere. Then I suddenly discovered a stack of them, already washed So the 22 pepper plants I've got will go in those - one or two of them are a bit smaller than the rest so I might decide to ditch them, something I hate doing. I've just been doing the final thinning on my basil - I'm growing it in a 6x4 seed-tray-sized modular thing. Each cell still had 2 plants in it but cutting off all the extras to leave 1 plant/cell has produced a nice crop of leaves for a yummy pasta sauce I've just made. Looking at a photo from last year reminded me that I potted them on into 2L pots, about 5 or 6 plants/pot - that way the plants support each other. I'll probably do the same this year, although I'll definitely need a few more pots. Basil doesn't grow at all well outside, I've found, so I always grow it on the window-sill - oh for a bigger greenhouse! |
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