tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post6377333833649188579..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Goodbye winter, hello spring!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-24863531920550567662017-05-02T02:16:21.697+01:002017-05-02T02:16:21.697+01:00A very belated thank you to all of you for your lo...A very belated thank you to all of you for your lovely comments!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63843848813110488442017-03-27T17:42:12.156+01:002017-03-27T17:42:12.156+01:00Helene, ah! I had been messing about on my site wi...Helene, ah! I had been messing about on my site with the blogs which I visit and ended up inserting your website instead of your blog which I previously had. Fortunately. on there I found a link to your blog. Hope you get everything completed soon, moving house is quite a strain, this is the last move for us. Garden is taking shape now. I thought the cooler weather here may get me down a bit but its not to bad at all, sun has been warm enough to take a seat outdoors these last couple of days. Keep well. AlistairAlistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-21087963375129645912017-03-21T03:51:38.818+00:002017-03-21T03:51:38.818+00:00Thank you Christina, the weather has been rather c...Thank you Christina, the weather has been rather cool so far in March so the hellebores are still going strong, all except Helleborus niger, they are all finished. <br /><br />The council is still wrapped up in red tape regarding my bathroom adaptation and renovation, I spend a lot of time writing emails, phoning and simply trying to bring the case forward. As of yet I have no idea when it will start but soon I hope. Soon :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-43275456861131414772017-03-21T03:47:54.019+00:002017-03-21T03:47:54.019+00:00Thanks - I think the most robust hellebores I have...Thanks - I think the most robust hellebores I have are those I have grown from seed myself. And that's something I often see - those nursery grown, pampered primadonna plants think they will get the same treatment once they are in the ground, but nope - not in my garden! And they might be fine where they are planted but try to move them and they are not so happy anymore. Plants I grow myself, hellebores or anything else, are much more robust (having already been through the survival of the fittest and a number of squirrel attacks before leaving my nursery space!) - so if they need moving they usually cope better.<br /><br />I have started to buy hellebore young plants from Hayloft, they are great price and usually flower the following year. Plant in tall, slim pots when they arrive and plant out in the autumn or the next spring. Great saving if you need many and want different types. I have 10 double plants on delivery in May :-) HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-26764553876660808532017-03-21T03:31:21.802+00:002017-03-21T03:31:21.802+00:00Takk Maribel, jeg håper det er en liten aning av v...Takk Maribel, jeg håper det er en liten aning av vår hos deg, men i mellomtiden deler jeg gjerne mine vårblomster :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31286517821200001052017-03-21T03:28:32.488+00:002017-03-21T03:28:32.488+00:00Hello Alistair, you had me a bit puzzled for a whi...Hello Alistair, you had me a bit puzzled for a while here, and frantically trying my blog in all electronic devices I have - which is quite a few, but nope, Blogger has not messed about with our blogs again. Phew! My blog looks just like it always has done, I wonder if you have typed in the address manually and not written 'blogspot' as part of the address? If so you might have ended up on my website instead! I have a website with the address www.graphicality.co.uk and it is actually much older than my blog - the website has been running since 1999! Is that what you saw? I can assure you, my blog is still here, separate from my website and with it's own address: http://graphicality-uk.blogspot.co.uk<br /><br />Aside from all that, thanks for your comment, winter has been rather kind here after all, can't really complain even if it has been a bit colder than average. My bathroom hasn't even been started on - the work is currently heavily sunk in red tape and even though I am begging, pleading, phoning and writing emails as often as I can - I still have no idea when work will start. Must admit patience is wearing a bit thin now after 1 year and 10 months....the only thing that keeps me going is the thought that it will be done in the end - and take much longer if I don't keep up the momentum. <br /><br />I hope you both are OK, I have seen you are back in Scotland but haven't been leaving any comments anywhere lately. I will try to catch up with everyone soon, when I get head above water - but I saw photos of your new bungalow and I'd love to have that room with windows on 3 sides - perfect for growing orchids indoors :-)<br />Good luck with planning the garden!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65244109219699261462017-03-20T18:19:47.417+00:002017-03-20T18:19:47.417+00:00Hi Helene, like the look of your updated site, not...Hi Helene, like the look of your updated site, not sure if losing your blog as the opening page is such a good idea.<br />Still plenty to see in your garden even with Winter not being so kind as usual. Hope you get your bathroom sorted out soon.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-83428788817183625382017-03-20T01:46:09.241+00:002017-03-20T01:46:09.241+00:00I really like the Iris, Primrose, and Pansy combin...I really like the Iris, Primrose, and Pansy combination. I'll have to remember that! And the lighting--especially the oblique lighting on the white Crocuses--is wonderful! I'm sorry you've been struggling with past injuries. I hope you're feeling better now. It was fun to see the critters in your garden video. Your new garden seems just as wonderful as your old one!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-23409619158534780682017-03-04T14:33:28.995+00:002017-03-04T14:33:28.995+00:00Beautiful video as usual, please don't stop ma...Beautiful video as usual, please don't stop making them! They give so much pleasure. The progress in your garden is just amazing. It encourages me to me work in my garden too. I hope the installation of the watering system goes well.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375308891501001410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52272840597592891282017-03-02T15:58:11.620+00:002017-03-02T15:58:11.620+00:00Your late winter garden is certainly looking like ...Your late winter garden is certainly looking like spring and it is beautiful as always. Good luck with your automatic watering project. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-24298264743184632732017-03-01T09:33:56.924+00:002017-03-01T09:33:56.924+00:00Hello, Helene! I'm glad you had a time and opp...Hello, Helene! I'm glad you had a time and opportunity to write this post, that is interesting as always. Love your vernal photos and especially of the Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’. Very lovely bloom! My garden is under the snow but it melts fast as we have +5 C today. Soon green grass will appeared. <br />Take care, dear!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-14864562160711939102017-03-01T07:27:44.108+00:002017-03-01T07:27:44.108+00:00Goodmorning Helene, it's great to see that spr...Goodmorning Helene, it's great to see that spring arrived in your garden. What I miss in Holland is te sun. I know it's not summertime in February but when I look outside the vieuw does not make me happy. My little garden looks like a swamp, at the moment my roses are with theire feet in the water. It's not the kind of weather I prefer. But we have to be patient spring will arrive one day.(lol).<br />I wish you a beautiful new month.<br />Rosehugs from Holland.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-9049570924816483372017-02-28T23:56:00.398+00:002017-02-28T23:56:00.398+00:00Your garden has certainly launched itself into spr...Your garden has certainly launched itself into spring, Helene! It's been unusually cold here too, although I suspect our version of cold and yours are 2 different things. I love your beautiful hellebores - I've planted several but only 2 varieties have ever bloomed. All I have now is a few promising buds. I find it odd that they habitually bloom (if they bloom at all) well after those of gardeners in colder climates - usually our warmer climate has the opposite effect on bloom cycles. What we do have in common, though, is greedy squirrels! Mine have finally figured out how to break through the defenses of my "squirrel buster" bird feeders so it seems I must find and implement new theft control procedures.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-46145376949437316932017-02-28T23:39:58.481+00:002017-02-28T23:39:58.481+00:00We have a very similar collection of flowers and m...We have a very similar collection of flowers and many of ours are later than usual too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-36506909889776763692017-02-28T20:50:25.447+00:002017-02-28T20:50:25.447+00:00Dear Helene,
Your Rhododendron is gorgeous. I agre...Dear Helene,<br />Your Rhododendron is gorgeous. I agree with you, this winter has been rather awful in northern Italy too. But it is over!From now on we will have a lot of months full of gardening activities.Your garden is getting more and more wonderful. I envie your helleborus. They are dramatic!Mine used to be gorgeous, but they were almost killed by some slugs. They are recovering but they are nothing if compared to yours.Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231969089943781385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-83142039869785199512017-02-28T16:40:23.833+00:002017-02-28T16:40:23.833+00:00Your garden is certainly looking springlike and I ...Your garden is certainly looking springlike and I enjoyed your wonderful post as always. The blue iris and white hellebores are lovely and I also like your Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’. It is always such a pleasure visiting your garden Helene and I hope you continue recovering nicely. Also, best of luck with your renovation. Just keep thinking how gorgeous it will be when the project is completed...just like gardening! Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84394685884493026292017-02-28T16:25:45.014+00:002017-02-28T16:25:45.014+00:00Dear Helene, I truly enjoyed reading your post and...Dear Helene, I truly enjoyed reading your post and watching the video! Spring certainly has arrived in your garden!<br />I really love the Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’, what a fascinating flower it has. The name is somewhat silly though, not doing the plant any justice.<br />All your iris reticulata are so pretty as well. You seem to have so many in your garden. It is beautiful that their blue color has such an impact in your color scheme at this time of the year. <br />The white hellebores niger are some of my favorites as well. There is nothing that can beat the beauty and purity of these blooms. <br />Wishing you well for your ongoing recovery and that your bathroom remodel starts soon!<br />Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-640144093541437872017-02-28T12:30:16.064+00:002017-02-28T12:30:16.064+00:00It's sad that you lost some of the hellebores ...It's sad that you lost some of the hellebores but I just adore 'Picotee'. If she is robust then she will suit my heavy soil. Definitely going on the list. Beautiful irises too. I shall try some in pots for next year, see if they do better for me that way. Take care Helene. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-49108559230996896242017-02-28T08:49:14.436+00:002017-02-28T08:49:14.436+00:00Hej Helene!
Det är härligt att se allt fint som bl...Hej Helene!<br />Det är härligt att se allt fint som blommar i din trädgård, här ligger det mesta under snö och is. Helleborus hade jag också i blom, men de ligger begravda i snön. Längtar tills jag får se krokus och andra vårblommor. Men tills dess får jag njuta av dina fina bilder.<br />Ha det fint /MarikaMaribelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971758563451177650noreply@blogger.com