Just a little pot of pansies from me today for this week's Monday vase. These are pansy 'Nature Mulberry Shades' which I think are most aptly named. They were sown last September and overwintered in the greenhouse before moving to the outer world in the spring. I'm also growing pansy 'Nature Antique Shades', a paler mix but they were sown this spring and have yet to flower. It is the first time I've sown pansies in some years usually just picking up plug plants from a garden centres. They took some time to get going but have finally got there.
Thanks as always to Cathy who blogs over at 'Rambling In The Garden' who kindly gets us together every Monday for a floral shindig.
I have yet to start the Wordpress training course for u3a website editors that I mentioned in my last post as the course I intended to take was already fully booked when I applied. However I have a place on a course later this week. Thanks to all of you who offered me words of encouragement as I get to grips with the intricacies of Wordpress.
In other news the rain and wind continues along with well below average temperatures for the time of year. It is proving to be a great year for the roses though so there is some consolation. I hope to be back soon but if not I will still be popping by to keep up with what everyone is else is enjoying in their gardens.
Oh, what a colour, very strong red, i like very much.
ReplyDeleteI am always disappointed with the length of time pansies take to get going, regardless of whether they are grown from seed or bought as plugs - well, winter flowering ones anyway, which seem to flower nicely only when I am ready for putting summer stuff in... 🙄 Your Mulberry Shades are nicely blotchless (well, no bright blotches anyway!) 😉 and you have shown how pretty just a few little blooms in a tiny pot can be. ps good luck with the training!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very pretty pansy, Anna. I've grown the 'Antique' variety in the past (albeit not from seed). Pansies usually disappear here as summer sets in but this year I still have some spilling from a barrel in our front garden. Our morning marine layer is still keeping things cool. Best wishes with the Wordpress class!
ReplyDeleteWhat a rich color for pansies....after I picked some for a vase the rabbits ate the rest. I hope to get them to flower again.
ReplyDeleteSometimes simple is best and that is certainly the case to show off this fabulous colour!
ReplyDeleteA lovely pansy, Anna. I've never grown pansies from seeds but have had them self-seed occasionally so it must work here too! Perhaps I'll try. The bottle makes an interesting vase. Hope all is well with you.
ReplyDeleteOh, well done for growing this lovely little treasure Anna! I have never attempted to grow them from seed…. one day perhaps! Good luck with the course - perhaps you will then be able to help us all with our technical issues when they arise! LOL!
ReplyDeleteOh my, what beautiful rich-coloured pansies - they are indeed, very pretty. It's still cold here too, Anna, but hopefully temperatures will start rising before too long. Good luck with your course this week!
ReplyDeleteIt's a very rich colour. In another life I used to run IT courses for teachers which included website building. Some delegates were terrified of computers.
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