tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post4268334640045479207..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Daffodils and tulips, a short visitHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-34055688416982485732013-05-01T00:49:50.590+01:002013-05-01T00:49:50.590+01:00Thanks for the description, I like it - a magic ha...Thanks for the description, I like it - a magic hat :-)<br />I have put a lot of effort into succession flowering, I must admit not always as successful as I hoped for, the seasons are not always playing ball! I have for example some hardy geraniums coming up in the middle of an area of daffodils that should have been a pile of dying leaves by now, the daffodils are still in flower thanks to the late spring….<br />I did a count once, counting every plant, tree, bulb, every crocus, every lily, every big and small plant – I have well over 1000 plants in my tiny garden so yep, a magic hat it is!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60300685435656980212013-04-30T18:22:15.746+01:002013-04-30T18:22:15.746+01:00I like the funnel-shaped trumpet of "white li...I like the funnel-shaped trumpet of "white lion". Your garden is like a magic hat - you keep pulling more and more blooms.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-27308906791657545262013-04-30T13:13:34.374+01:002013-04-30T13:13:34.374+01:00Thank you Donna :-)Thank you Donna :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-41944999158206616012013-04-30T12:40:10.526+01:002013-04-30T12:40:10.526+01:00Ahhh ... such beautiful signs of spring Helene. Y...Ahhh ... such beautiful signs of spring Helene. Your garden is so quaint with gorgeous bulbs.Donna Heberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-25446349778966640622013-04-30T00:18:51.319+01:002013-04-30T00:18:51.319+01:00Hi Alex, my cat has been banned from several of my...Hi Alex, my cat has been banned from several of my large bushes, I have placed plastic wrapping around the stem, as he kept scratching off all the bark! <br />I am going to protect my new purchase too, as I can't have him using it as a scratch post. He has got one tree in my garden he is free to use though, a huge almost 10 m tall conifer which you normally only see the trunk of in my pictures, it is in the bottom right of my garden, my cat often runs half way up the trunk, uses it to scratch and he loves that tree.<br />Have a lovely week you too, hope you are getting some great gardening weather :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-8101591135917259472013-04-29T18:54:35.419+01:002013-04-29T18:54:35.419+01:00Hi Helen
Lovely photos. I love especially the tuli...Hi Helen<br />Lovely photos. I love especially the tulip Apricot Beauty and the daffodils Golden Ducat... they are just gorgeous. Wow, a tree in your garden? Sure the birds gonna love it as well as your cat. Can't wait to see your next post.<br />Have a lovely week<br />AlexAlex aus dem Gwundergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345838066384134549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-3290303501224763512013-04-29T12:38:12.021+01:002013-04-29T12:38:12.021+01:00I know what you mean about the tulips, I have lots...I know what you mean about the tulips, I have lots of daffodils that now are producing just leaves, they are coming out this spring. I hope I find them all :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-67838733526140178292013-04-29T12:33:58.239+01:002013-04-29T12:33:58.239+01:00I can't wait to get out in the garden every da...I can't wait to get out in the garden every day, even though I still have to pile on the clothes, only 12 degrees today and a chilly sharp wind. So when the evening comes I must admit I haven't got much energy for blogging - but it feels good beeing out in the garden :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90328257000302833932013-04-29T04:01:40.721+01:002013-04-29T04:01:40.721+01:00Doesn't it feel good to be busy in the garden?...Doesn't it feel good to be busy in the garden? That's where I've been as well :) Gorgeous colours in your spring flowers. I love the red of your tulips, so velvety and bright. Your Apricot Beauty is gorgeous, as is the Narcissi Falconet. I hate being disappointed when the tulips send up a ton of full-sized leaves and hardly any flowers. I always forget to put a marker in the bunch to dig them up and end disappointed again the next year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-6335064894335215612013-04-29T02:49:52.174+01:002013-04-29T02:49:52.174+01:00Hi Helene
I guess this is the time of year when th...Hi Helene<br />I guess this is the time of year when there's not as much time to blog: we're all too busy gardening!! And so it should be. I used to have Apricot Beauty and Purissima. I loved them but tulips don't last the way daffodils and the small bulbs do. I can hardly wait to hear all about your tree!Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-35635163773468168922013-04-28T18:17:38.776+01:002013-04-28T18:17:38.776+01:00I have tried to have a fair mix of most type of pl...I have tried to have a fair mix of most type of plants, and I have a good few evergreens, which makes my garden nice and green in the darkest of winter too. Unfortunately, with such a small garden as I have, I really have to be choosy with type of plants, and trees for that matter - there simply isn't room enough for all I would like to have :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53998007664456825472013-04-28T18:14:23.418+01:002013-04-28T18:14:23.418+01:00Thanks Lea, the daffodil and tulip season is short...Thanks Lea, the daffodil and tulip season is short and sweet, a whole year till next time :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-12684852494709432342013-04-28T18:13:25.569+01:002013-04-28T18:13:25.569+01:00Oh, 12 degrees C is a huge improvement from what w...Oh, 12 degrees C is a huge improvement from what we had last month, but a big step down from the 23 C we had only two days ago. That's spring in Britain for you, big contrasts, and we still have night frost now and then so I am still taking in my seedlings at night - big job, I have many of them, and no green house, so they are just on my kitchen floor at night whenever frost is expected.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-55634510731865949332013-04-28T18:08:48.273+01:002013-04-28T18:08:48.273+01:00The nice weather didn't last very long here in...The nice weather didn't last very long here in London, only a few days, we are back to 11-12 degrees here too, and we had hail yesterday evening! I can't wait for a good few weeks of warm weather, these couple of days here and there are just like a tease!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-35895087317350189552013-04-28T18:00:48.641+01:002013-04-28T18:00:48.641+01:00Thanks Claire, that black grass has the tongue twi...Thanks Claire, that black grass has the tongue twisting name of Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens, and yes, I have also tried planting bulbs for succession flowers, just to get huge colour clash when they didn’t flower when they were supposed to...I have learned to play it safe now, colours that go together in the same area! <br />Have been out today, in 11 degrees, brrr...after 23 degrees C on Friday it felt rather cold.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-81634475822794863172013-04-28T17:54:36.736+01:002013-04-28T17:54:36.736+01:00Thank you, after this long winter it's great t...Thank you, after this long winter it's great to get some colours again!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-18992031113821028192013-04-28T15:17:04.394+01:002013-04-28T15:17:04.394+01:00The Narcissi 'Golden Ducat' are especially...The Narcissi 'Golden Ducat' are especially pretty Helene, and even though you were disappointed because it was not what you expected, the Narcissi 'White Lion' is quite lovely.<br />I tend to spend too much money on perennials to the neglect of trees and shrubs. Like you, I am thinking of making at least one big purchase this year. I will be curious to see what tree you choose.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-18265910834045318162013-04-28T12:49:57.101+01:002013-04-28T12:49:57.101+01:00Very pretty!
I especially like the 'Falconet&#...Very pretty!<br />I especially like the 'Falconet'<br />Have a wonderful day!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-75932232538357004312013-04-28T11:59:05.763+01:002013-04-28T11:59:05.763+01:00Your tulips and daffodils are gorgeous. I never r...Your tulips and daffodils are gorgeous. I never recorded the names of any of mine and wish I had. Unless my conversion calculator is off 12 degrees C is 53 degrees F. That's warm and shouldn't damage any plants. Around here that would be a beautiful spring day and temperatures would be in the low 40s and even upper 30s at night. I guess it's all what you are used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-58030756929329006702013-04-27T22:34:15.645+01:002013-04-27T22:34:15.645+01:00Like other the comments I simply love the apricot ...Like other the comments I simply love the apricot tulips - they'd be stunning as a centre piece or hand tied bouquet for a spring wedding. <br />I was expecting good weather this week but we've had more wind, frost and even hail... I'm glad you've managed to enjoy some of the sunshine and your beautiful garden is certainly ahead of mine Helene. My daffs only came out last week and my first tulips are now in bloom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-11172616443224485822013-04-27T21:19:16.173+01:002013-04-27T21:19:16.173+01:00I'm amazed at the transformation in your garde...I'm amazed at the transformation in your garden. The tulip Madame Lefeber looks very good with the little black grass whose name escapes me right now. My garden is also very confused, spent ages choosing bulbs for succession flowers and now everything is coming out in one go and clashing colours...gggrrr! Can't believe how cruel this weather is to give us a lovely taste of warmth and then take it all away again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769705418477727909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-87776349859997673002013-04-27T19:32:54.265+01:002013-04-27T19:32:54.265+01:00I love Tulip 'Madame Lefeber' and it is up...I love Tulip 'Madame Lefeber' and it is up in my garden too. Purissima is just starting as well. You garden is very colorful, lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-22566215912963996862013-04-27T13:01:10.093+01:002013-04-27T13:01:10.093+01:00Thanks Elaine, some of my old daffodils have stopp...Thanks Elaine, some of my old daffodils have stopped flowering, just producing leaves. I think they don't get enough sun so they are going out this year. The new ones are in full sun so I hope they will last for years to come. There are so many interesting daffodil varieties, I'd love to have some more :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-40173459054915857472013-04-27T12:58:45.746+01:002013-04-27T12:58:45.746+01:00Thanks Karen, my garden has been a long project ov...Thanks Karen, my garden has been a long project over the last 10 - 11 years, and I am not sure I am finished yet, are we ever finished with our gardens? HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-3613097453624301122013-04-27T07:45:32.268+01:002013-04-27T07:45:32.268+01:00It's lovely to see so much colour in your gard...It's lovely to see so much colour in your garden and you have such an interesting collection of daffodils every year I try to add more varieties to the garden - love those apricot tulipselaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com