March 2007

[fermi de Sousa]

Lesley,
sneak a piece of that verbascum into Tim's order for me!
cheers
fermi

[PEAK]

Lesley, that is a stunning Verbascum
This is a genus of plants I really cherish, partly because our grounds are dry and they seem to thrive in our conditions!

Cheers

[Lesley Cox]

Right! It's looking a bit sad now, going into winter mode but when the spring comes round, I'll remember everybody. But Per-Ake, this is one I CAN grow. Probably a cutting would be best rather than rooted cuttings as the roots are very fragile when young. Fermi, Tim's permit has elastic sides but I'm not sure if they'll stretch that far. I should have a plant or two at the summer study weekend. Won't forget you.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great looking Verbascum Lesley - too bad you don't live next doors 

[mark smyth]

a few results in my garden from 'dead' plants.

Remember months ago I pulled a black flowered Pulsatilla out my crevice bed breaking all the roots? Well while weeding yesterday I saw the plant is about to flower where I moved it to. Time will tell if it lives.

Another sucess is my Scoliopus hallii. Something had dug around the tubers - maybe a cut worm. What a surprise yesterday when I saw one remaining plant in flower

[mark smyth]

It's amazing how much growth Sax can do in a year. I've just looked back to this time last year initially to see what was flowering when

Sax 'Tuvj Uspech' 2006 and 2007. Look at the horizontal line on the right hand rock for a reference point

[mark smyth]

Sax 2006 and 2007

[mark smyth]

and lastly in this series of then and now. The last two are four days apart

[KentGardener]

Nice Mark. 

thanks for the pics - the plants seem very happy in that raised bed.

I take it you have finished work for the week and are spending an afternoon in the sunshine in the garden whilst I am stuck in a stuffy office in central London....   

I do hope it is sunny tomorrow.

John

[mark smyth]

off today because I have to work on Sunday. The sunny morning has now gone. It's very cold and raining. So much for a days weeding.

[Martin Baxendale]

According to the news, we're due to get an Arctic blast this weekend and next week with heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. The wildflife won't know what's hit it after this early Spring.

[Anthony Darby]

Aye, and we'll get before you Martin.

[mark smyth]

Martin the forecast didnt show snow down your way just us in the north

[Ian Y]

It has started here already we have an icy blast blowing down from the frozen north.
There are so many flowers opening in the garden I hope we do not get too much snow.
Like Mark the saxifrages are in flower.

[Martin Baxendale]

Sky's online longrange forecast shows the worst cold and snow for Scotland, but also some coming down across Mark in N. Ireland and Wales to us in Glos. Like Ian, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for just a sprinkling. A deep fall would flatten so much, especially the tuberous corydalis which are juust starting to do their thing. I love 'em and hate it when we get bad weather at corydalis time!