tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post6005115023359685022..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: November GBBD – from a stormy LondonHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-23646687530336459032015-11-24T16:06:52.379+00:002015-11-24T16:06:52.379+00:00Thanks Sarah, and thanks for that invitation to th...Thanks Sarah, and thanks for that invitation to the snowdrop event, unfortunately I can’t go to things like that, but I am very good at spending my money shopping online :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-36352015566045832892015-11-24T16:06:44.554+00:002015-11-24T16:06:44.554+00:00I am getting there, slowly, slowly. Digging in thi...I am getting there, slowly, slowly. Digging in this clay soil is very hard, but at least it is possible now when it has rained for a while, last summer I couldn’t even get a spade in. I need to get the plants in before the soil hardens up again, hopefully we will continue to get rain over the winter.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-4706444920450705892015-11-24T16:02:33.012+00:002015-11-24T16:02:33.012+00:00I can warmly recommend Wildeve, and for the most a...I can warmly recommend Wildeve, and for the most amazing scent, 'Scepter'd Isle' is my favourite - they are growing side by side now. They do take a few years to get going, but so do most David Austin roses. I hope summer has arrived by now!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84801063325345515442015-11-24T15:58:35.431+00:002015-11-24T15:58:35.431+00:00I do garden every day of the year – at least every...I do garden every day of the year – at least every day when it is not raining and I am not in hospital. I am not working, have been off sick for the last 21 years and I spend 1 or 2 days a week going to hospital appointments on average, but the rest of the days I am out in the garden and when we have a prolonged period of rain and I can’t get out there I get cabin fever :-) In the evening I sit on my computer and plan what to do in my garden and during the night I dream about my garden. The garden is what gets me out of bed and keeps me sane, literarily! HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-11148851568914692012015-11-24T15:53:28.850+00:002015-11-24T15:53:28.850+00:00Thank you, and welcome to my blog :-)Thank you, and welcome to my blog :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-67605485472888483722015-11-24T15:53:21.844+00:002015-11-24T15:53:21.844+00:00To be honest, after over 6 months here in my new h...To be honest, after over 6 months here in my new house – and garden, it feels like I have not achieved as much as I had hoped for – things are going really slowly and I am afraid I will lose a lot more plants if I can’t get them in the ground soon. But I can only do a little bit every day and although I have work light in the main part of the garden so I can be out after ark, it’s much colder in the evening at this time of year so I tend to not do that for too long. But I will get there in the end, it just has to take as long as it takes :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-70156769916120691342015-11-24T15:47:42.852+00:002015-11-24T15:47:42.852+00:00It’s funny several have commented on my pelargoniu...It’s funny several have commented on my pelargoniums – you should see them now, after the frost we had last Saturday – they have all got frost damaged leaves here and there. The plants survived fine, so it will be fine again when new leaves grow out. I am sure I DON’T have the greenest finger in the world! I just like to try a lot of things, some things work other things don’t :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-39107170562133790822015-11-24T15:47:24.797+00:002015-11-24T15:47:24.797+00:00I so appreciate being able to garden all year, esp...I so appreciate being able to garden all year, especially since I know so well what it’s like to have snow on the ground for 5 months every year having lived the first 35 years of my life in Norway. The chrysanthemum I have is just an ordinary one, I think it’s just because of our mild climate that it survives the winter and gets bigger every year. It was a small pot when I first got it but I have potted it on a couple of times.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-41178597268331253792015-11-24T15:47:11.182+00:002015-11-24T15:47:11.182+00:00I often compare my weather with what I was used to...I often compare my weather with what I was used to from Norway – and what my sister has. It is amazing that we have many plants in common, but her gardening season is at best 5 months and mine is 12! Last Saturday we had frost for the first time in several years – you should see my dahlias now….all died down in the space of 24 hours. This might be winter over for this year – or we might get more, who knows! I better get the dahlias out of the pots and into the ground in case we get more frost :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-81497833811320465102015-11-24T11:27:36.436+00:002015-11-24T11:27:36.436+00:00I think you have done wonderfully well this year. ...I think you have done wonderfully well this year. A few sulky Dahlias is nothing when you consider all the upheaval for your plants. I love seeing those bulbs nudging through the soil already. Such hope. <br />Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-59923691321584892932015-11-22T20:52:36.592+00:002015-11-22T20:52:36.592+00:00Hi Helene, great to see all the colour in your gar...Hi Helene, great to see all the colour in your garden, as ever, but even better - plants in the ground! It's looking great and will reduce your workload so much. How exciting it will be in Spring when it all starts to grow. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-41328684206323654442015-11-21T16:20:14.288+00:002015-11-21T16:20:14.288+00:00I have tried taking cuttings of my pelargoniums ma...I have tried taking cuttings of my pelargoniums many times Sue, with not much luck, last time was just 2 months ago when I tried a tip I read dipping the cutting ends in a solution of Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) – and certainly NO rooting powder. This time I have had more luck, but it’s not exactly as taking cuttings of fuchsias, where I usually have 100% success. I think more than half died this time instead of all…I will try again, perhaps with smaller shoots, less stress for them :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-27418477622081381002015-11-21T16:15:41.613+00:002015-11-21T16:15:41.613+00:00I had 5 new dahlias and Painted Lady is one of the...I had 5 new dahlias and Painted Lady is one of them, unfortunately because I moved house, some of the new ones didn’t even flower so I hope to see them all in flower next year!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52026129163338980512015-11-21T16:15:32.981+00:002015-11-21T16:15:32.981+00:00Thanks for the info about the Nandina domestica Le...Thanks for the info about the Nandina domestica Lee, I was hoping you had a named variety, one of the smaller ones as I haven’t got room for a very tall one. I am looking at ‘Sienna Sunrise’ or ‘Filamentosa’ or perhaps ‘Compacta’ – so many to choose from! All have more orange-red berries than yours I think.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90817010967265677762015-11-21T15:58:55.901+00:002015-11-21T15:58:55.901+00:00Thanks Kris, actually….planting spring bulbs is ra...Thanks Kris, actually….planting spring bulbs is rather easy when you have to put larger plants in anyway – I dig an area for 4-5 plants at the time, put them in and before putting the soil back completely I put the spring bulbs in all around the plants. Easy to plant hundreds of tiny bulbs that way. But even so – I still have more than 500 plants to plant so I have plenty to do this winter and early spring! And today my strawberry plants arrived, bare root, so I know what I am doing this week-end :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82682181856690360552015-11-21T15:58:48.600+00:002015-11-21T15:58:48.600+00:00Thanks Deb, with the continued news coming in this...Thanks Deb, with the continued news coming in this week I can only echo what you say.<br />And as for dahlias – they are no longer what they used to be – garish flowers for grannies – if that’s what was holding you back – although those colours and forms are still around! Next year I will hopefully have all my new and old dahlias in flower and can show you some more you’ll probably will like!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-7874583755917661922015-11-21T15:49:07.997+00:002015-11-21T15:49:07.997+00:00Thanks Christina, I know we have talked about my p...Thanks Christina, I know we have talked about my pelargoniums before, they don’t flower as much from November to March as the rest of the year but I do get the occasional flower and they never stop growing even if they are outside all the time. I don’t think it would matter growing in pots or in the ground, if anything I would think in the coldest part of winter here in UK, being in pots would be a disadvantage. <br />I know you have so many lovely roses, but Rob Roy is an amazing one. As with all very dark ones, he doesn’t tolerate very harsh, blazing sunshine – gets all crisped.<br />Have a great week-end!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-78275219640617914322015-11-21T15:48:43.296+00:002015-11-21T15:48:43.296+00:00Thanks Dorothy, one step at the time – I’m getting...Thanks Dorothy, one step at the time – I’m getting there :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-10891449509421553602015-11-21T15:42:12.323+00:002015-11-21T15:42:12.323+00:00We have had no less than 2 storms this week, Aigai...We have had no less than 2 storms this week, Aigail and Barney – there are leaves everywhere and I have decided to just leave it until the rest has come down. Not much left on the trees now :-) HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-85509204851309282722015-11-21T15:42:04.958+00:002015-11-21T15:42:04.958+00:00Takk, Marit, tror du kommer til å like de 3 nye ca...Takk, Marit, tror du kommer til å like de 3 nye camelliaene jeg bestilte denne uken også – skal skrive om dem senere, de er bittesmå plante så vil trenge lang tid å bli store men de er så mye billigere i 9cm potter, her er navnene: Camellia japonica 'Amabel Lansdell' , Camellia x williamsii 'Julia Hamiter' og Camellia x 'Winter's Snowman'. Blomstring fra oktober til april, når den ene avslutter tar den andre over. Har ikke funnet noen som har så lang blomstring som Takanini.<br />Ha en fin helg!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-34635147789616279002015-11-21T15:41:56.938+00:002015-11-21T15:41:56.938+00:00Thanks Nadezda, I am trying to put in a bit of wor...Thanks Nadezda, I am trying to put in a bit of work every day when it is not raining, but I am working rather slowly as you know so this is as far as I have managed after 6 months here. Can’t believe I have actually been in my new garden for half a year :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-913414311671116962015-11-21T15:41:50.365+00:002015-11-21T15:41:50.365+00:00Thank you Cat, you are very kind, glad you enjoy y...Thank you Cat, you are very kind, glad you enjoy your visits here :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-40918445523082432562015-11-19T08:15:32.669+00:002015-11-19T08:15:32.669+00:00Hi Helene, your garden is looking amazing! You rea...Hi Helene, your garden is looking amazing! You really are working some magic despite only having been there a short time. All those bulbs are going to look amazing is spring! It's still fairly cold here, no more frosts but a really strong cold sea breeze has persisted all week. Enough I say, it's practically summer! Luckily my roses aren't worried by it and are looking great... I think I need to get Wildeve though :)Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71164677008476531292015-11-19T01:29:57.421+00:002015-11-19T01:29:57.421+00:00I had no idea of the number of bulbs you had in yo...I had no idea of the number of bulbs you had in your garden. That is incredible. And some are starting already? You must garden 365 days a year! I don't know where you get your energy, but it sure pays off in beauty.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-1115782207093853082015-11-18T05:49:39.063+00:002015-11-18T05:49:39.063+00:00You have some awesome colors hanging on at the mom...You have some awesome colors hanging on at the moment. I love the variety of plants that you have.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.com