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Title: What a difference a week makes
Post by: shelagh on March 03, 2018, 02:01:00 PM

Three Hepaticas, got a first at Pershore last week.  Spent this week in the cold (cold brrr) frame and now look at them.

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: Maggi Young on March 03, 2018, 02:02:26 PM

Poor things!

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Post by: Graeme on March 03, 2018, 05:03:43 PM

All my cyclamen coum look like that even the ones under cover - it needs to warm up

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: Lawrence on March 03, 2018, 05:17:00 PM

I feel your pain Shelagh, I had very little in the first place for Loughborough and have even less now😭, let's hope things improve

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: shelagh on March 11, 2018, 12:05:11 PM

Maybe I should change the heading to what a difference 2 weeks makes.  Here are the same 3 Hepaticas picture taken this morning.  The single pink and the Blue Sandan were both on the bench at Loughborough yesterday. Plants resilience always amazes me.

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: Maggi Young on March 11, 2018, 01:56:19 PM

Looking terrific!   Seems we humans could  do with some plant-based  improvements in our recovery  capacity!

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: shelagh on March 11, 2018, 02:14:41 PM

Definitely Maggi, although I find the sunshine helps a lot.

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: Maggi Young on March 11, 2018, 02:19:44 PM

Too right, Shelagh! Nothing like a bit of sunshine on the bones to perk me up.

Poured all day yesterday - but  dry and  been quite bright today - so the snowdrops are opening up to enjoy the sun too.  Getting colder and dull again now - very up and down weather - which is no fun at all.

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: shelagh on April 02, 2018, 04:59:09 PM

Just to bring you up to date.  Our grand daughter Isabella dead headed the pink Hepatica japonica today 180 flower heads.

Title: Re: What a difference a week makes
Post by: Maggi Young on April 02, 2018, 06:38:54 PM

Wow!   Impressive number.
Ian says did the whole family have their shoes and socks off to keep count?  ;D ;)