tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post7147229803273842486..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: End of Month View – NovemberHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-9557308413045776922015-01-04T18:03:36.599+00:002015-01-04T18:03:36.599+00:00Lovely flowers and photos as usual. Nice video too...Lovely flowers and photos as usual. Nice video too. Mystic Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518596707953451591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-76297336490188709182014-12-14T10:45:15.374+00:002014-12-14T10:45:15.374+00:00I have a lot of evergreen plants in my garden and ...I have a lot of evergreen plants in my garden and that helps to keep the impression of green all year round. We have had a lot of rain in November too, but fortunately I don’t have a drainage problem in my garden so I can still walk around without any issues – although I do prefer not to work in the garden when it’s raining so the last 2 weeks have been lovely, sunny but rather cold. <br />Have a lovely Sunday.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-6709461822684139232014-12-14T10:45:06.113+00:002014-12-14T10:45:06.113+00:00I’m glad you enjoyed the video, for me it shows so...I’m glad you enjoyed the video, for me it shows so much better what the garden looks like than just a lot of photos, even though I do love taking photos too :-)<br />I have trimmed off all the hellebore leaves now, so one more chore ticked off the list, many more to still left! The cold, sunny weather we have had the last couple of weeks has helped me a lot, so much easier than when it’s pouring with rain. Have a great Sunday.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48811571704872966882014-12-14T07:59:16.447+00:002014-12-14T07:59:16.447+00:00So great to see there is still so much green in yo...So great to see there is still so much green in your garden Helene. Overhere there is still a lot to do before the end of the year. New roses are still in a bucket of water. I can't work in the garden because of the lots of rain and storms we had during the last two weeks. It looks like a swamp now. But I hope I can do something today.<br />Have a wonderful sunday.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-15906742129991358872014-12-14T02:54:31.769+00:002014-12-14T02:54:31.769+00:00Hello, Helene! I enjoyed your video, and full scre...Hello, Helene! I enjoyed your video, and full screen is definitely the way to go! Your cat is a star. My garden chores have slewed considerably by now, except I must, as you have reminded me, get out and trim off the old hellebore leaves. I could leave them a while yet, but once the new buds start emerging, it is harder to do.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31936728893405679102014-12-13T19:34:15.859+00:002014-12-13T19:34:15.859+00:00Thanks Jennifer, I keep practising, there are lots...Thanks Jennifer, I keep practising, there are lots more to learn and I am still using the free Windows Moviemaker to edit my movies. I wish I had time to learn to use a more advanced program, I have several on my computer, but every time I am making another movie I got so much else I want to do so I haven’t got time to sit down and teach myself how to use the programs – and end up with Moviemaker again. One day I will learn to use Adobe Premier. One day!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-80966614196413649972014-12-13T19:33:58.786+00:002014-12-13T19:33:58.786+00:00Fuchsias flower until a prolonged period of frost,...Fuchsias flower until a prolonged period of frost, so I am afraid they won’t flower through your winter, but you could get some hardy fuchsias and they would flower for most of the summer and autumn, lose the leaves in the winter and come back again in the spring. Ask at your local nursery which one would be best for your area, there are fuchsias that will be happy outside in zone 6, and even below with a bit of extra care. Have a look here for some ideas: <br />http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1048634HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-79903453044092469292014-12-13T15:16:59.285+00:002014-12-13T15:16:59.285+00:00Lovely, slightly melancholy music in your video He...Lovely, slightly melancholy music in your video Helene. Your camera work has gotten more practiced and really has become professional. Making videos is among my ambitions as well. One of these days I must give it a try. For now I will admire your wonderful handiwork.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-8872927678257331502014-12-09T17:13:38.173+00:002014-12-09T17:13:38.173+00:00Alstromeras seem to love my sandy soil in York and...Alstromeras seem to love my sandy soil in York and flower continuously for all of six months. Whats all this about dead heading them, I never get round to such detail! I have forgotten the names but I have six lovely ones. I have also had others that have not proved to be hardy or not hardy enough and were very weak. I have a nice variegated one but it needs my cold greenhouse to overwinter.<br />For some people the downside of alstromeiras is that they run, i.e. spread. For me they can spread as much as they like.<br />They only divide well if you put in your spade very very deep!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-4853575608154503212014-12-09T03:59:08.471+00:002014-12-09T03:59:08.471+00:00Do your fuchsias never stop flowering?! I really ...Do your fuchsias never stop flowering?! I really have to get some of those! So pretty! Do you think they would still flower in my snow? Impressive - end of November and your garden still looks great!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-74110762447154498232014-12-08T23:20:14.629+00:002014-12-08T23:20:14.629+00:00Thanks Alex, I think I will try a hydrangea in a c...Thanks Alex, I think I will try a hydrangea in a container, the ones I grow in the ground are so huge, but perhaps if kept in containers they will keep smaller. My oldest hydrangea is 2m tall, even if I cut it down every year – but I know there are varieties that grow to only 1m or so. <br />Have a great week!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63847556368427915762014-12-08T23:19:55.639+00:002014-12-08T23:19:55.639+00:00Thanks Rose, I do appreciate being able to potter ...Thanks Rose, I do appreciate being able to potter around in my garden all year round, and today I have been out for 4 hours planting lily bulbs and taking cuttings in lovely crisp sunshine. The fuchsias are even amazing me by now, I cut down those that were a bit tired earlier in the autumn and they are now getting new fresh green leaves – in December! But you are right, I don’t get much else done around the house, the dust bunnies are roaming free all year here, my garden is much more important to me :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-39812821488292545352014-12-08T15:32:50.327+00:002014-12-08T15:32:50.327+00:00Hi Helene
The Hydrangea stands in this Container s...Hi Helene<br />The Hydrangea stands in this Container since several years. It works perfectly well. I have other Hydrangeas in containers, they don't seem to mind it. You just have to use very big once, that's the trick, I guess.<br />Your November garden looks lovely and somehow mystic. Beautiful.<br />Take care<br />AlexAlex aus dem Gwundergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345838066384134549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84675008451526848362014-12-08T15:03:28.250+00:002014-12-08T15:03:28.250+00:00Your fuschias are remarkable, Helene! To think th...Your fuschias are remarkable, Helene! To think they have bloomed for so long; the ones in the video certainly don't look like they are going dormant any time soon. Such a treat to see all this green when it's cold and gray over here. Seeing the crocus buds is the most amazing thing to me--it will be a long time before I see any similar growth here. Though, I must admit, if I didn't have winter to keep me out of the garden, I'd probably never get anything else done:) Hope those Christmas decorations are coming along!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-54916553290132146022014-12-07T21:46:42.375+00:002014-12-07T21:46:42.375+00:00Thanks, yes I am very happy with my first alstroem...Thanks, yes I am very happy with my first alstroemeria, I will get at least one more soon. The frost we had 2 days ago didn’t harm mine, I think they can tolerate down to minus 5 C without any problems, I rarely get any lower than that in my garden ever.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-79851496617924029652014-12-07T21:46:33.697+00:002014-12-07T21:46:33.697+00:00I’m glad you liked the video Rick, I enjoy making ...I’m glad you liked the video Rick, I enjoy making them :-)<br />We had our first frost night to Saturday, but it thawed out quickly - hopefully it won’t be more of it. I got more hellebores I bud so I need to get those leaves off soon, it’s just difficult to get out in the garden at a time when it’s daylight.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-28653250628259325452014-12-07T21:46:24.351+00:002014-12-07T21:46:24.351+00:00Thanks Tatyana, so you liked my new containers, li...Thanks Tatyana, so you liked my new containers, like the pink boots? I got them for having bulbs in for now, but once the bulbs are finished flowering I will put plants in them :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-19949385027994215062014-12-07T21:46:16.251+00:002014-12-07T21:46:16.251+00:00Thanks Alistair, I am disappointed about the passi...Thanks Alistair, I am disappointed about the passionflower too, but feel good about having taken the decision now, I just need to get rid of all the suckers – they are everywhere! Once the weather gets a bit warmer in the spring I will use Roundup gel, I have already bought some. Hopefully it will kill the rest eventually. <br />As for alstroemerias, I am definitely getting a couple more next year, I bought mine online from Cotswold Garden Flowers - http://www.cgf.net and I have my eyes on a white called ‘Phillipii’, only 20cm tall.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-75873727115414184332014-12-06T20:33:09.127+00:002014-12-06T20:33:09.127+00:00That alstroemeria is a stunning colour! I will loo...That alstroemeria is a stunning colour! I will look out for that one. The frost last week put an end to mine I think. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-64115464078229449932014-12-06T12:16:41.481+00:002014-12-06T12:16:41.481+00:00Enjoyed your video very much Helene, I am still ge...Enjoyed your video very much Helene, I am still getting round to doing one myself, you never know, perhaps one day............ I have one Hellebore flower out at the moment although there are the odd bits of colour from plants which don't really know what time of the year it is. We have been battered by hailstones, freezing temperatures and sleet over the last few days so things are getting back to normal:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-21093231087813835972014-12-05T23:13:56.392+00:002014-12-05T23:13:56.392+00:00Oh, Helen, you did a wonderful job with video! I l...Oh, Helen, you did a wonderful job with video! I like it, and I'm especially impressed with your bulb containers!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-55444390617212203272014-12-03T15:33:49.005+00:002014-12-03T15:33:49.005+00:00Those Alstroemeria are worth their weight in gold,...Those Alstroemeria are worth their weight in gold, must get a few for our new garden.<br />You are getting the video stuff down to a fine art, cats a real star of the show.<br />Thanks for pointing out your experience with Passion flower, I am disappointed but will probably as usual wait and find out for myself, in which time it will no doubt have smothered the new climbing Roses.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60755618987417471422014-12-03T02:18:18.910+00:002014-12-03T02:18:18.910+00:00Hi Nadezda, glad you liked my video, and the music...Hi Nadezda, glad you liked my video, and the music was chosen to fit the November mood in my garden :-)<br /><br />I grow cyclamens both in pots and in the ground, when they have stayed in pots for a few years I usually put them in the ground as they get too big and need repotting - they keep better over the summer in the ground as they tend to dry out too much in pots so I have to make sure they get enough water. Growing them in the ground is easier, just plant them and forget them! Those I have grown from seed can stay in pots for many years as they grow very slowly but eventually they end up in the ground.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-17120368281188977122014-12-03T02:18:09.779+00:002014-12-03T02:18:09.779+00:00Thanks Beth, it seems my hellebores are flowering ...Thanks Beth, it seems my hellebores are flowering earlier every year, last year I had the first flower in late December, never had one in November before (not counting my summer flowering one then!). But I suspect it will be early February before the majority is in full flower, depending on what kind of winter we get. I watch the ‘ABC World News Tonight’ most evenings on BBC, and I have seen you have had a lot of weather to deal with over there lately, fortunately it hasn’t ended up on our shores this time. I hope we get a winter with no surprises, just an ordinary one would do me fine :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-74046940601882497022014-12-03T02:07:49.485+00:002014-12-03T02:07:49.485+00:00Thanks Angie, my camellia ‘Takanini’ was purchased...Thanks Angie, my camellia ‘Takanini’ was purchased in February this year so I am pleased to see it in flower already. According to the nursery where I bought it I can expect it to flower continuously from November to April when it is a bit bigger, so that was one of the reasons why I bought it – apart from it beautiful deep red flowers of course :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com