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My Garden / Re: August Garden

« Last post by ideasguy on August 01, 2024, 10:31:47 PM »

Simply amazing Eric! You have a LOT of garden areas to maintain there!
Wonderful selection of plants.
I see that beautiful Salvia in there. It sure is a good'un

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My Garden / August Garden

« Last post by Palustris on August 01, 2024, 04:17:14 PM »

August 1st so a new set of images.
https://imgur.com/a/9iwOfV3

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My Garden / Re: My garden in July 2024

« Last post by Palustris on July 30, 2024, 05:48:37 PM »

Would love to be able to get hold of it. My mother-in-law had it in her garden, and I really liked it then. No-one round here seems to sell it.
We have a tried few Leucanthemums, but like for you they seem very difficult to get them to establish. Molluscs play havoc with them.

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My Garden / Re: My garden in July 2024

« Last post by ideasguy on July 29, 2024, 10:23:33 PM »

Thanks for the Salvia suggestions, Eric. I will look out for them!
They are beautiful little flowers!

To my amazement, I see a Leucanthemum just about to flower in my garden. I also find them very difficult to establish - Ive lost lots of them over the years, but still buy them!
My favourite is LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Wirral Supreme'. Have you grown it?

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My Garden / Re: My garden in July 2024

« Last post by Palustris on July 20, 2024, 01:37:45 PM »

Very nice. Thanks for the tour. I see you have Salvia Hot Lips. There is one called Amethyst Lips which is purple and whte and Cherry Lips which is a different red and white.

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My Garden / My garden in July 2024

« Last post by ideasguy on July 19, 2024, 11:10:42 PM »

I took a break from the hard labour of cutting grass to take a set of photos in the front garden.
http://www.ideasforgardens.com/ideasguy/My_Garden_in_July_2024/

I think theres a couple of Heleniums in there Eric. I planted a groupof three but one died. These two have been here for about 3 years.

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My Garden / Re: July in the Garden

« Last post by Palustris on July 18, 2024, 03:38:23 PM »

Those two are the only survivors of all the ones we have planted over the time. They are both reported as thugs so perhaps that is the answer, only grow thugs.
Now what we lose to molluscs are Leucanthemums and Heleniums. Neither of those survive for any length of time, no matter what we do.

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My Garden / Re: July in the Garden

« Last post by ideasguy on July 18, 2024, 10:44:39 AM »

Its brilliant Eric.

I love your Alstroemerias. I have them in the cut flower garden area, and they get devoured by the slugs as soon as they start to shoot.
Any tips for growing these (apart from Slug Pellets!)

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My Garden / July in the Garden

« Last post by Palustris on July 18, 2024, 09:47:59 AM »

Not as colourful as it has been, but quite adequate.
https://imgur.com/a/garden-july-2024-q2J2rxv

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Creative Writing / Re: Believe it or not, yet another book

« Last post by Palustris on June 27, 2024, 04:06:32 PM »

Once more unto the breech,,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D87K1N1V