tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123575012024-03-18T21:05:08.105+00:00greentapestry ~ a gardening and allotment notebookAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger1282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-32721240512971509332024-03-18T16:15:00.008+00:002024-03-18T16:17:35.581+00:00IAVOM ~ 'It Might As Well Be Spring'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv16agGMllssLAgdm1Gr3aMOGaWD962ERXlzJ_Msr6TH54gDYSsut9KGzPRBk1xZXI5g8CJq3c0YIsJmihmC635uYzdcr0pvQU3iuWXVwaF02nphUrXX7KRWmWWI4eSPxGAfNN0UxGV20yBLv6xGtxob5Qr1t6jmHaMxvRZAYpwXqYkVWyg/s3627/IMG_0590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3627" data-original-width="2816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv16agGMllssLAgdm1Gr3aMOGaWD962ERXlzJ_Msr6TH54gDYSsut9KGzPRBk1xZXI5g8CJq3c0YIsJmihmC635uYzdcr0pvQU3iuWXVwaF02nphUrXX7KRWmWWI4eSPxGAfNN0UxGV20yBLv6xGtxob5Qr1t6jmHaMxvRZAYpwXqYkVWyg/w496-h640/IMG_0590.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p>It was a beautiful start to the day here - warm and sunny with more than a hint of spring in the air. After all we're now only two days away from that magical equinox. I headed in the direction of the garden more or less straightaway after breakfast to top up that green waste bin. It's now nestled securely in place waiting collection tomorrow. A spot of shopping after lunch and then time to pick a few snippets for this week's 'In A Vase On Monday'. Another trio this week comprising :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Muscari 'Valerie Finnis' which is a most delightful baby blue colour.</li><li>Ribes sanguineum 'Elvington's White' - this is a deciduous shrubs with leaves of a slightly dubious scent.</li><li>A spriglet of the delicate looking flowers of Prunus incisa 'Kojo -no- mai' also known as the Fuji cherry - I have two of these plants. One is is in a pot whilst the other in the ground is bigger. It can grow into a small tree up to 2.5 metres (8ft) but mine isn't anywhere near that high. I think that this could be that it just doesn't get enough sum. It came into flower at least a couple of weeks ago.</li></ul><div>Thanks to our ever stalwart host Cathy who blogs over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/">'Rambling In The Garden'</a></b>. I wonder what is in everyone else's vases this week. No doubt the wish list will grow and we're off to the first plant sale of the year at the weekend too. I can't wait!</div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-46037745769990180112024-03-11T16:00:00.003+00:002024-03-11T16:00:00.128+00:00IAVOM ~ Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJknUX7OAJ9T3vZpkdZU_-2cLnsB7fz7hOgNCGTFN_No06VrdVm9I_6CSyI19nLynQc691DzOQCQEiW5Wtf2uQ2-4JNpZXgfIjA9hV74NUpb1mFUT7AMBNUaldycLNfjsMHI_nXB0EWAhqFpaXPmN8K5G9mi9Qn52ev6jE1p0BPyQGpCmvg/s4032/IMG_0553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJknUX7OAJ9T3vZpkdZU_-2cLnsB7fz7hOgNCGTFN_No06VrdVm9I_6CSyI19nLynQc691DzOQCQEiW5Wtf2uQ2-4JNpZXgfIjA9hV74NUpb1mFUT7AMBNUaldycLNfjsMHI_nXB0EWAhqFpaXPmN8K5G9mi9Qn52ev6jE1p0BPyQGpCmvg/w480-h640/IMG_0553.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Last week's most welcome run of consecutive dry days came to an abrupt end yesterday when it poured down for most of the day. Fortunately I took the weather forecast into account and picked a few flowers for this week's vase on Saturday, otherwise they would have been most bedraggled indeed. In my smallest of small vases are :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Corydalis 'Purple Bird' - planted as corms last autumn. This variety is new to me and I'm looking forward to seeing it make more growth and hopefully a bigger impact next year. I believe that it quickly goes dormant so I must make sure that I mark the plants with labels.</li><li>Iris reticulata 'Pixie' - this is also a variety that I've not planted before and I have been really pleased with it. Why though do my irises planted on the same day at the same depth refuse to open simaltaneously but emerge in fits and starts? This year I also grew 'Clairette' and 'Kathryn Hodgkins' - all equally lovely. Sadly they rarely survive into a second year in pots for me.</li><li>Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign' - the bluest of blues although I believe that there is an even bluer relative newcomer on the scene by the name of 'Miss Elly - definite shades of 'Dallas' there. I'm on the look out for her and hope that I might come across her at a plant sale that I'm hoping to get to later on this month. </li><li>Last but not least peeping coyly from behind the iris is a sprig of cardamine quinquefolia. This hardy perennial is going over now and will disappear completely in late spring to emerge again at the back end of January/ early February. After eleven years what was once a small pot has morphed into a veritable pool of colour. It's an excellent companion for snowdrops and hellebores.</li></ul>Thanks as always to Cathy over at<b> <a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-sunshine-and-blue-skies/" target="_blank">'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her steadfast hosting. The forecast for this week is changeable. On the plus side it looks as if the temperatures are going to rise so I'm hoping to fit in some gardening jobs between the showers. There is much to be done. I hope that you enjoy your week.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-74594968157674671872024-02-19T17:00:00.008+00:002024-02-19T17:00:00.144+00:00IAVOM ~ Hellebore Days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin98OylaMh4rtZFXjoFZKBQNTx_SzYY5_fMEpJcxdHKa42iLNJT26UAKD6q7uhdLo9C5hg82dbDGksiyB0-c4XQZz697JhlMx0mguLKSPJSIP2A1_pD6EYDG0V14SozSr0bpETlMg8v1GvylwDp5edDVKXemd-ukFwf1oRcIkOHwQMkS-lvQ/s561/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin98OylaMh4rtZFXjoFZKBQNTx_SzYY5_fMEpJcxdHKa42iLNJT26UAKD6q7uhdLo9C5hg82dbDGksiyB0-c4XQZz697JhlMx0mguLKSPJSIP2A1_pD6EYDG0V14SozSr0bpETlMg8v1GvylwDp5edDVKXemd-ukFwf1oRcIkOHwQMkS-lvQ/w514-h640/0.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A trio of hellebores in today's 'In A Vase On Monday' - the names are lost in the mists of time apart from the one with the pink edging on the flower which is Helleborus Gold Collection 'Ice n' Roses' - Picotee'. The arum leaf which you can just about glimpse at the back is from a seedling of arum italicum, which is now self seeding to nuisance proportions. My fault for once commenting to a friend that it had never seeded whilst hers had. Most of the seedlings are being extricated when I spot them but this one escaped. It is different from the parent and I like the markings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoxqwHOzgznCQgG0s22LYhcX_fJdbm3CjrIW0cb8VV1CE3tm2my1aq7QXpxa1b10aO-UcPIMZXo2kiC3_7OL8S09UnRcMo2kQZImK7J71H_uNh0AQbquAajqq0ILUzenbOM8zdhT0tjGbmYoyHt-tSYZyUsdclbycUhflNP2bg3-rYZDQCQ/s640/0-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoxqwHOzgznCQgG0s22LYhcX_fJdbm3CjrIW0cb8VV1CE3tm2my1aq7QXpxa1b10aO-UcPIMZXo2kiC3_7OL8S09UnRcMo2kQZImK7J71H_uNh0AQbquAajqq0ILUzenbOM8zdhT0tjGbmYoyHt-tSYZyUsdclbycUhflNP2bg3-rYZDQCQ/w480-h640/0-1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The vase is also one of a trio which came home with me last summer after a garden visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks as always to the lovely Cathy over at<b><a href="http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com"> 'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her hosting this weekly meme which is must appreciated. A rare completely dry day so I have been busy pruning and filling the garden waste bin up in readiness for the first grand collection after the winter respite. Then the filling game will start again with only two weeks to the next collection. Looking forward to seeing what is on other vases this week.</div><br /><p></p><br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-58577415793161289432024-02-12T16:15:00.001+00:002024-02-12T16:15:00.142+00:00IAVOM ~ Just A Few Drops<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLn9lk1JxIeHkWPQ54tvII9tgSxb_cdko9tPxfEMcK7R6lal1BpJzIL_s8QUZxS3wwzEiqghrg1C-3q6LQUkLej3lR061oGg0xYBUBtw6uziiPLY6IVW97AwBcgPhLvaEvj5ga7Ad9Km9_0D0sv4NJMkQdloPRwFe1Vn4sZGeKfMT9N58wA/s640/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLn9lk1JxIeHkWPQ54tvII9tgSxb_cdko9tPxfEMcK7R6lal1BpJzIL_s8QUZxS3wwzEiqghrg1C-3q6LQUkLej3lR061oGg0xYBUBtw6uziiPLY6IVW97AwBcgPhLvaEvj5ga7Ad9Km9_0D0sv4NJMkQdloPRwFe1Vn4sZGeKfMT9N58wA/w500-h640/0.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dropping into this week's 'In A Vase On Monday' post are a few of my special snowdrops. I wish I knew how to insert text and arrows for identification purposes but such wizardry is beyond me so I will rely on the good old left to right method :</div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-align: left;">Galanthus 'Fieldgate Superb' with a distinctive X marking. There are a number of 'Fieldgate' snowdrops which all arrived as chance seedlings in the garden of the late Colin Mason who lived in Kenilworth. You can read more about them</span><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardens-to-visit/fieldgate-snowdrops-best-snowdrop-gardens-visit/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b> here</b></a><span style="text-align: left;">. I have five 'Fieldgate' varieties and there is definitely room for more.</span></li><li>'Galanthus 'Wendy's Gold,' feeling shy on a dull day and refusing to open for the camera, perhaps because she is in a shadier border than the other snowdrops I picked. Her yellow ovary does shine out though. Like most yellow snowdrops she seems to clump up agonisingly slowly.</li><li>Galanthus 'Trimmer' - lurking at the back and third from left. This one hasn't made into the garden yet but grows in a pot, which is overwintering in the greenhouse.</li><li>Galanthus 'Viridapice' - this is the big boy of the group. Although the label has gone missing I'm reasonably sure of the identity. </li><li>Galanthus 'Hans Guck In De Luft' (which translates as Johnny-Head-In-Air) with such soulful eyes. This is a fairly new arrival has still to make it from pot culture into the garden. The one original bulb has multiplied quickly. I will be planting one potful out this week and have three more pots waiting in the wings. There will soon be spares to share with friends.</li><li>Galanthus 'Lost Label' - hiding behind young 'Hans' is a green tipped unknown variety. I will have to send a photo to my snowdrop friends to see if they know what it might be. Loosing labels doesn't upset me as much as it used to as the flower gives me exactly the same pleasure with or without a name. Still it's nice to know what's what.</li><li>Galanthus 'Sutton Courtenay' - this one has an unmistakeable yellowish lime green ovary and the markings are the same colour.</li><li>Last but not least is the distinctive 'Trumps' which I included in a vase some three weeks ago and which is still going strong. I must divide what is now a large clump.</li></ul><div>Thanks to Cathy over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/">'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her brilliant hosting each and every Monday. This week her post is featuring the most gorgeous hellebore which I simply must track down! The recent wet weather has not treated the snowdrops or other early flowers such as crocus well. However today the sun has been out on and off with patches of blue sky and spring seems to be that bit nearer. </div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-56481388918255288732024-01-29T14:45:00.011+00:002024-01-29T14:46:36.920+00:00IAVOM ~ 'Reeling In The Years'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI8KoCtj3QglJMkmbgkkC_xnkp22ldz7PS2Fz2FtudOJEEWGuxR2j9KJcXCIUWfmmwJf5ZfauraERe8mWBknIM2DuT-U9KzW9Ny8nTTSk68_Z3KXd7KUM1N25LxiXSdKZolQEqzGo0_FuQqCxFdM8XO5xOsoYoM-RoyUmZxhChOqHLLHsrA/s3583/IMG_0275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="2767" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI8KoCtj3QglJMkmbgkkC_xnkp22ldz7PS2Fz2FtudOJEEWGuxR2j9KJcXCIUWfmmwJf5ZfauraERe8mWBknIM2DuT-U9KzW9Ny8nTTSk68_Z3KXd7KUM1N25LxiXSdKZolQEqzGo0_FuQqCxFdM8XO5xOsoYoM-RoyUmZxhChOqHLLHsrA/w494-h640/IMG_0275.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><br /> It's Monday again and I'm joining in with the 'In A Vase On Monday' meme which invites bloggers to share their flowers in a vase or alternative container. A great way to kick-start the new week! A quick pick and plonk from me late yesterday afternoon. In my vase are :<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-align: left;">Iris reticulata - I'm not sure what variety but possibly 'Clairette'. They have popped up over the last week in a pot set aside as I wasn't sure what was in it. No signs of any other occupants so far though.</span></li><li>Helleborus x hybridus (Ashwood Evolution Group) Yellow Double' - this is a recent arrival and was a gift from himself as I celebrated one of those big birthdays that ends in a 0 last week. It's a beauty and now I need to find the perfect spot for it.</li></ul>I have used a favourite vase which was hand painted by my mum. I can't make my mind up whether the markings are suns or stars. On the subject of the solar system just before darkness fell last night we headed to catch the 'Gaia' exhibition at a local museum, which is based on the site of a former medieval monastery. This art installation is touring the world and gives us an opportunity to see what our planet looks like from the moon. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruE_WvxT84uA575kYgKZopHzFVeURSveDDjOF4xMQRMmJu83t4qbCgnyOaAMwqOcYLprnQ0ghCyhGEHndTvoNN9L_N5gESrUREHo3TQmrXUE6oH1GvCO45f1hf9uEtne0mPaLF0L3brkxeo9jWC69iUitvytDTUEDxdsLXNVnxFg8rtr0w/s1600/PHOTO-2024-01-29-13-31-07.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruE_WvxT84uA575kYgKZopHzFVeURSveDDjOF4xMQRMmJu83t4qbCgnyOaAMwqOcYLprnQ0ghCyhGEHndTvoNN9L_N5gESrUREHo3TQmrXUE6oH1GvCO45f1hf9uEtne0mPaLF0L3brkxeo9jWC69iUitvytDTUEDxdsLXNVnxFg8rtr0w/w480-h640/PHOTO-2024-01-29-13-31-07.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); color: #404040; font-family: "Droid Serif"; font-size: 16px;">Measuring seven metres in diameter and created from 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earthβs surface, 'Gaia' gives us the opportunity to see our planet, floating in three dimensions. In Greek mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth, hence the name of the installation. We thought that our</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); color: #404040; font-family: "Droid Serif"; font-size: 16px;"> local museum was perhaps to small to get the best experience of 'Gaia' but imagine that it will look fantastic suspended in Tewkesbury Abbey, where it will be heading off to next week. Do have a look <a href="https://my-earth.org/about/"><b>here</b></a> to find out more and to see whether 'Gaia' might be heading in your direction in the future.</span></div><div><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Droid Serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5n6JEx51PWmV7aLmYEpqprCqEWrlPj3JRo_h4s28CulHBfdU0eby7Knj1VI53q2MJSGhqhtQo2uVFEufc8E_PEWpVOcHpI7T2jhpaug2iWoaqK3Yrk5rnO3lQ4zjZ1QN6WD6FeU0wUOlpktigUK_7W2W06qyItst8W-_Pt1TXXqqBUZK7g/s1600/PHOTO-2024-01-29-13-32-12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5n6JEx51PWmV7aLmYEpqprCqEWrlPj3JRo_h4s28CulHBfdU0eby7Knj1VI53q2MJSGhqhtQo2uVFEufc8E_PEWpVOcHpI7T2jhpaug2iWoaqK3Yrk5rnO3lQ4zjZ1QN6WD6FeU0wUOlpktigUK_7W2W06qyItst8W-_Pt1TXXqqBUZK7g/w480-h640/PHOTO-2024-01-29-13-32-12.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Thanks to Cathy over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">'Rambling In The Garden'</a></b> for her stellar hosting each and every week. Although it's raining heavily outside at the moment I'm hoping to spend some time in my greenhouse this week well wrapped up in the heated gilet that my sister has kindly bought for me in deference to my senior years. I hope that you're able to venture out into the garden this week.</div></div></div></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-77198088873620885472024-01-22T16:45:00.003+00:002024-01-22T16:45:32.280+00:00IAVOM ~ 'Blowin' In The Wind'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBDp4tePPwtQZcp6ORPhvphpJj_hB5O8j9P5SXwzLA1lEyLPX1SN9c5Ab6wRuVRatdkdN7mcvTydTNGFV3f1hwczM9b99UU1HHcXj9kX89g-FnXTqT_TsxpRh84DBiNuinoW9InCVcP43_TuZ4-akAtrfVXmZ5Jo9vxoVNqgBnbk0Da6l5Q/s3700/IMG_0246.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="2883" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBDp4tePPwtQZcp6ORPhvphpJj_hB5O8j9P5SXwzLA1lEyLPX1SN9c5Ab6wRuVRatdkdN7mcvTydTNGFV3f1hwczM9b99UU1HHcXj9kX89g-FnXTqT_TsxpRh84DBiNuinoW9InCVcP43_TuZ4-akAtrfVXmZ5Jo9vxoVNqgBnbk0Da6l5Q/w498-h640/IMG_0246.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The residents of today's vase were vigorously swirling about in the wind as I took this photo. Last week's snow and ice turned back to wet and windy yesterday with the arrival of storm 'Isha', which caused some considerable havoc across the country especially in Scotland. Today the sun is out and although the wind is brisk it's certainly abated. In my vase are :</span></div><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stems of cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange'.</li><li>Stems of pittisporum' Silver Ball'.</li><li>Flowers from one of my favourite snowdrops with the unfortunate name of 'Trumps'. I think that the snowdrop preceded the politician or certainly his arrival on the world's political stage. It has distinct green markings on the outside, flowers early and has clumped up well in the garden.</li></ul><p></p><p>Thanks to Cathy over at '<b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Rambling In The Garden'</a></b> for inviting us to share our vases little and large, whatever the weather or the season. Here another named winter storm is waiting in the wings for tomorrow but the weather gods are are promising to be more kind at the weekend. I'm looking forward to it! </p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-13072028290589653832024-01-08T11:00:00.004+00:002024-01-08T12:52:42.172+00:00IAVOM ~ 'Just Picked and Plonked'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga10ndPnCKisUyZaTzbe3uMcxLJooUkL-pgyjlov114knJxfYlg2XjA5biP1UngweVTsBl6ADNugLC6B6gCOJ07e_izw1aEUu3Bk6tS7AzihuoVK26OGsgHIeueJ2Bpn0X2L17gTp2uPRh-dsFAdMmmvaSwyNKB8PjXadoI7jaQbjaHbryIA/s3053/IMG_0196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="2791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga10ndPnCKisUyZaTzbe3uMcxLJooUkL-pgyjlov114knJxfYlg2XjA5biP1UngweVTsBl6ADNugLC6B6gCOJ07e_izw1aEUu3Bk6tS7AzihuoVK26OGsgHIeueJ2Bpn0X2L17gTp2uPRh-dsFAdMmmvaSwyNKB8PjXadoI7jaQbjaHbryIA/w586-h640/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="586" /></a></div><br /> In anticipation of a busy weekend and a weather forecast for frost I ventured out on Friday to snip some bits for this week's vase. It was decidedly cool, grey and extremely soggy so it turned out to be a quick and rather lopsided pick and plonk. I just wanted to get back indoors pronto! In my vase are :<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A sprig of viburnum tinus - I think that it's 'Eve Price'. We tried to remove this evergreen shrub a few years ago. Although the winter flowers are welcome the foliage was always attacked by the viburnum beetle which leaves a trail of unattractive lacy holes in its wake. We must have left a portion still in the ground which has taken off again. Further surgery is required. </li><li>A rather battered flower from anemone coronaria 'Mr Fokker' which I have never seen flower at this time of the year before now. It's a low growing tuberous perennial which usually flowers in the spring through to early summer and has the deepest most vivid of blue flowers .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></li><li>Last but not least the only dry bloom in the house is chrysanthemum 'Tula Green'. This has been in the shelter of the greenhouse. I've grown it before and lost it but was gifted a couple of cuttings from a friend this autumn and one of the plants has recently come into flower.</li></ul><div>Thanks as always to Cathy over at<a href="http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><b> 'Rambling In The Garden' </b></a>for hosting. Looking outside this morning I saw that the predicted frost had not materialised but it's bitterly cold out there, so more of a day for inside activities including some vase hopping later. Wishing everyone a good week and happy gardening whether of the armchair sort or real life variety.</div></div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-11448707942519898942024-01-01T12:30:00.001+00:002024-01-01T12:30:00.139+00:00IAVOM ~ Just In Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4_IQZ8i4Z6XMelWKSgbIB15N-4FVOVwr8R_p7jrwPkv8G8WQ3aBn6mXvicEb8i9SLTv_Czcjxd8Aw31yuLtz6Jlj2ITcVn6PbdDujS8l5z7A4dO-oomS-5ksQ2rRvE3svyeLyaYfjfOFwRbxDHn-2m_VCp-yA88R89IuANBB4YPGSShr7A/s640/0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4_IQZ8i4Z6XMelWKSgbIB15N-4FVOVwr8R_p7jrwPkv8G8WQ3aBn6mXvicEb8i9SLTv_Czcjxd8Aw31yuLtz6Jlj2ITcVn6PbdDujS8l5z7A4dO-oomS-5ksQ2rRvE3svyeLyaYfjfOFwRbxDHn-2m_VCp-yA88R89IuANBB4YPGSShr7A/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I'm cheating this week with my 'In A Vase on Monday' contribution so I hope that I'm forgiven. Back in November I purchased a couple of seasonal bulbs from a certain German supermarket - that little and often one. Both were hippeastrum bulbs to give them their proper name although I still think of them as amaryllis. One was in a box with bowl and planting medium included, whilst the other was a ready made job in a glass container complete with seasonal decorations. It was obviously more expensive than the boxed version but then I can use the container again as well as some of the decorations so I decided to treat myself. It has been exciting to inspect the bulb daily for signs of growth and after a tantalising wait to see the first flower open a couple of days before Christmas. There was no indication of what the colour of the flower was when I bought the bulb so that was part of the excitement,<div><br /></div><div>Thanks as always to Cathy over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/">'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her wonderful hosting skills. Wishing all my blogging friends a most peaceful and joyous New Year and happy gardening in the twelve months of the year to come! π±</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-41484242228065038682023-12-25T09:30:00.002+00:002023-12-25T13:07:48.398+00:00IAVOM ~ Season's Greetings!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM44yjBtSf8GePgQ_SESoBgGM_8KZTbRWiWQpFcx6LATHCuY3a0sBmlFwCf8DcyhOsXDn4TwJu0c-0OD5OFhIO9B-ajr_T1TbCG9wjGxFKqlF62zrLBP9TiP8_FZLEpPBetEpyBbpgRV_b27_rCvAmOqJfCebccqN_3xPVsYKQCGjyJS2Iaw/s3378/IMG_0099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="2237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM44yjBtSf8GePgQ_SESoBgGM_8KZTbRWiWQpFcx6LATHCuY3a0sBmlFwCf8DcyhOsXDn4TwJu0c-0OD5OFhIO9B-ajr_T1TbCG9wjGxFKqlF62zrLBP9TiP8_FZLEpPBetEpyBbpgRV_b27_rCvAmOqJfCebccqN_3xPVsYKQCGjyJS2Iaw/w424-h640/IMG_0099.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div> <p>This week's little Monday vase celebrates Christmas as well as being a nod to the recent winter solstice. As we turn to the light there will be more and more flowers to pick so certainly a time to rejoice. In my vase are :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cornus or dogwood 'Anny's Winter Orange' stems.</li><li>A couple of nameless violas.</li><li>A sprig or two of winter flowering jasmine whose Latin name eludes me just now.</li><li>A flower of the appropriately named galanthus or snowdrop 'Three Ships' - the flowers of which have certainly sailed in well on time this year.</li></ul>The vase was hand painted by mum.<p></p><p></p><div>A big thank you as always to the lovely Cathy over at<a href="http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com" target="_blank"> <b>'Rambling In The Garden'</b></a>, who entertains us each and every Monday, whatever the season and on special days too. Wishing Cathy and all my blogging friends a most Merry Christmas and happy gardening in the new year βοΈ π€Άππ±β€οΈ</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-48234762836273283952023-12-18T10:15:00.002+00:002023-12-18T21:36:30.876+00:00IAVOM ~ In The Pink<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c21_nQ2EdpWK3NNvNR-r_pdWcMqG1Vphy-HH3kcMWwAKcwjZ5nHIuPPx4k5b1P_i-BQtkrm7xXBiLVVCyMI9ggXzS6aEi0iaNzTtpzZf7UPkB6AGg33Sy3dAQgaejPvgnzzrohII78hPATwT0Fge2hbKlsZGLcgvRDAWpjhcwRsZRpQavg/s4032/IMG_0060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c21_nQ2EdpWK3NNvNR-r_pdWcMqG1Vphy-HH3kcMWwAKcwjZ5nHIuPPx4k5b1P_i-BQtkrm7xXBiLVVCyMI9ggXzS6aEi0iaNzTtpzZf7UPkB6AGg33Sy3dAQgaejPvgnzzrohII78hPATwT0Fge2hbKlsZGLcgvRDAWpjhcwRsZRpQavg/w480-h640/IMG_0060.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A duo of pink chrysanthemums on this week's 'In A Vase On Monday'. Both chrysanthemums are currently in the greenhouse is only heated when the overnight temperatures fall to minus figures. I've not grown either before. They are :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> 'Avignon Pink' whose days with me are numbered. It is the lighter single bloom and looked a much warmer shade of pink in the catalogue. If it survives the winter and re-sprouts next year I will be looking out for a good home for it.</li><li>'Tula Purple' - the jury is still out on this one. It's not as purple as I hoped but it may get a more prolonged stay than it's companion.</li></ul></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRz4ITdz8RHyDPHNi4HMFMe98QwNKGLjWZfNS6KMyCZA1BuxklSJdxqd4tFhlUsY7w_xLr69iSUwVWKZyu3IbD1Zbc0Nv3WsjKXBN4iP60UcKVMxcv2Pw7BgV6Ijx7v8Za3iHvB3LG8DeFe3ZtthgQr1y1ax0Ltzc2EMqb1CmssISAGnIang/s2669/IMG_0057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRz4ITdz8RHyDPHNi4HMFMe98QwNKGLjWZfNS6KMyCZA1BuxklSJdxqd4tFhlUsY7w_xLr69iSUwVWKZyu3IbD1Zbc0Nv3WsjKXBN4iP60UcKVMxcv2Pw7BgV6Ijx7v8Za3iHvB3LG8DeFe3ZtthgQr1y1ax0Ltzc2EMqb1CmssISAGnIang/w628-h640/IMG_0057.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div>Meanwhile in the greenhouse another of the Tula series is about to open. My last pickings of chrysanthemum 'Spider Bronze' for a vase on the 27th November, are heading in the direction of the green garden waste bin today. In their floppy gone over state they have paled to a much softer shade of orange and still look most pleasing to the eye. I'm definitely impressed by the staying power of these flowers and after two years of growing 'Spider Bronze' it's a definite keeper.</div><div><br /></div><div>As always thanks to Cathy over at <a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/"><b>'Rambling In The Garden</b>' </a>for hosting. No gardening for me today although I spent some productive time in the garden yesterday on what was a rare mild dry day. I finally planted my tulips in pots with himself's assistance, watered my cuttings and seedlings in the greenhouse, did some pruning and mulched the rapidly emerging snowdrops. Cutting off the old hellebore leaves is the next task on the list. Meanwhile it's a sorry state of affairs as it's housework that takes priority today but I will make sure that there is time for a coffee break or two and some vase perusing along the way.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-62079688614234085982023-12-07T07:30:00.011+00:002023-12-07T08:38:44.606+00:00A Week OF Flowers ~ Day 7<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTHwCghHzLp856W5oFDZ2zPAIc2P9Ax_cLZPqzMuu91BUep8eLrR-RsRjJ-7n-deGhc6O8TnJWt5mnPatC8Xweo3LT6eqpU986QZopebeqop5KBSot6O2zEohaPz3kZIl6qKpz-oP-iFT5uf9Jpmiv7BlAI5UkLdCMza_dp8mIBMixMPzgw/s640/0-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTHwCghHzLp856W5oFDZ2zPAIc2P9Ax_cLZPqzMuu91BUep8eLrR-RsRjJ-7n-deGhc6O8TnJWt5mnPatC8Xweo3LT6eqpU986QZopebeqop5KBSot6O2zEohaPz3kZIl6qKpz-oP-iFT5uf9Jpmiv7BlAI5UkLdCMza_dp8mIBMixMPzgw/w480-h640/0-1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <div>The last of my posts for Cathy's cheering meme 'A Week Of Flowers'. How the week has flown and here it has been a most cold one with heavy frosts and some snow at the weekend, so I'm finishing with some late bright August sunshine. The flowers are those of the hardy perennial helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer', which is in flower from July and lasts for a good while before coming to a standstill sometime in October. It's easy going, usually untroubled by pests and it is a magnet for pollinators. My plant grows in one of the sunnier spots in the garden where the soil is very heavy. The plant usually gets the 'Chelsea Chop' treatment in May. I have grown it since 2009 when I first came across it in a holiday cottage where we were spending a week. The flowers were in a vase on the windowsill which you can see below.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGzxbH1NPW6dKAxMy-rZ0rho8YzZaEtxRCQag-6T8Pj4A6UeFNoXFRGYjb0MAWXoB5vAEGfhR1eX07oi0MK2KHJkTg-q3KjZI-viBnabIO_Z5oHq3CEqorFngAKREU9dHaLwOpGqOOP5JEGgxBPSviI49bBe5-cn6ZrCPkgZIHvc3I0F_rg/s346/DSCF5327-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGzxbH1NPW6dKAxMy-rZ0rho8YzZaEtxRCQag-6T8Pj4A6UeFNoXFRGYjb0MAWXoB5vAEGfhR1eX07oi0MK2KHJkTg-q3KjZI-viBnabIO_Z5oHq3CEqorFngAKREU9dHaLwOpGqOOP5JEGgxBPSviI49bBe5-cn6ZrCPkgZIHvc3I0F_rg/w614-h640/DSCF5327-1.jpeg" width="614" /></a></div><p>I didn't know what the flower was so when I had the chance to ask the cottage owner I did and she told me more about the plant and showed it to me growing in the garden. When we left to return home she very kindly presented me with a small clump as a gift so it's a lovely memento of that week.</p><p>The construction is himself's creation. He had always been fascinated by the shape of pig arks and wanted to build something in that style! It's a bit of a man shed and gym but there is room for a few gardening odds and ends. It's where the last of my bulbs are waiting for me to plant them so hopefully warmer days will come soon. </p><p>A big thanks to Cathy over at <b><a href="https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">'Words and Herbs' </a></b>who came up with the inspiring idea of sharing photos of the flowers that have bought us happiness, at a time of year where there is not much in flower. Yesterday I noticed that the very first of my beloved snowdrops are in flower so the year has certainly come round full circle. </p></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-38367581626173183922023-12-06T10:30:00.004+00:002023-12-06T11:17:56.355+00:00A Week OF Flowers ~ Day 6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8RTt66GsC_ZTIWmTJeXP1FkxKC2IEMrz9SYCzqsd9hQ6i0SJmbAUMVuEMRRXNLPnhcBKycJB_54JHiHwM-y3wPak4xZI-0tluelsxEOqoxUgiWS9ge-7wkADT8-xKQS6o_a6u_Io5b8CNW2Whu5-3iuqDPjI6I_o9fsN-6CLBCKcnU9KtA/s1714/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8RTt66GsC_ZTIWmTJeXP1FkxKC2IEMrz9SYCzqsd9hQ6i0SJmbAUMVuEMRRXNLPnhcBKycJB_54JHiHwM-y3wPak4xZI-0tluelsxEOqoxUgiWS9ge-7wkADT8-xKQS6o_a6u_Io5b8CNW2Whu5-3iuqDPjI6I_o9fsN-6CLBCKcnU9KtA/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> Today I'm going back to my favourite month of May for Cathy's 'A Week Of Flowers' with two trees, the flowers of which take my breath away every spring. Above are flowers from Malus 'Red Sentinel' whilst below are flowers from my Conference pear tree.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7pjs0LhtxKTkrYb5Fixpcng9oo2l47WNerBdeF9_RJapJ3tA0GCmM7efosKdXioJ4Is14Wg-OPj1bJ1x2DeoyeIYXyAvfr1EoGA5aDXwVqA1XSbpX7fEjqNAN4kIpsWbmX8VA0QxTx_zr5yaC-w_HjWRiwRmKbtIq-JKv-exq8NGzokwOA/s1583/mail.google.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7pjs0LhtxKTkrYb5Fixpcng9oo2l47WNerBdeF9_RJapJ3tA0GCmM7efosKdXioJ4Is14Wg-OPj1bJ1x2DeoyeIYXyAvfr1EoGA5aDXwVqA1XSbpX7fEjqNAN4kIpsWbmX8VA0QxTx_zr5yaC-w_HjWRiwRmKbtIq-JKv-exq8NGzokwOA/w520-h640/mail.google.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><p>The two grow side by side in my garden and both were covered in a profusion of blossom. Sadly the pear produced very little in the way of fruit this year in complete contrast to last year. However the weather in spring and summer of the respective years was so different. I have a feeling that we had more than our share of rain this spring followed by some late frost so not an ideal scenario for fruit to set. I wonder what next year will bring? The crab apple on the other hand was smothered with its bright red berries up to recently. I must look later to see if there are any still hanging on to the tree. Thanks to Cathy for hosting 'A Week Of Flowers' over at her lovely blog <a href="https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b>'Words and Herbs'</b></a>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-51378158496503548132023-12-03T13:00:00.003+00:002023-12-03T14:50:54.202+00:00A Week Of Flowers 2023 ~ Day 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdGGR21s1e-G02nCrnwiP4wImXxjMmeKeJCbWzFC1_v4cSgR3PJaGf-IukfrQ12JYmTO92PKNQkXotRICsKIhPmxq98PAk6KGK17rYOxVa1nVlqev88t9mcaP5GN-oHzcLLzmPUnDa0TwX06dGf3uhR9FaU4R_FAuBorfbrv7BEJKE2q_Ow/s1714/0-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdGGR21s1e-G02nCrnwiP4wImXxjMmeKeJCbWzFC1_v4cSgR3PJaGf-IukfrQ12JYmTO92PKNQkXotRICsKIhPmxq98PAk6KGK17rYOxVa1nVlqev88t9mcaP5GN-oHzcLLzmPUnDa0TwX06dGf3uhR9FaU4R_FAuBorfbrv7BEJKE2q_Ow/w480-h640/0-2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>We woke up to a light covering of snow this morning and it's slightly warmer but not warm enough to be out in the garden. What better then but to be browsing through images of summer days to select one for Cathy's 'A Week Of Flowers' 2023, over at <a href="https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Words and Herbs</a>. Here is the hardy perennial geranium 'Rozanne', a really long and prolific flowering plant. Later in the year she enjoyed the company of dahlias and her flowers have only just come to an end with the first hard frosts. I like her so much I now have a trio of plants. </p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-21062062898864898002023-12-02T14:30:00.014+00:002023-12-02T14:36:06.120+00:00A Week Of Flowers 2023 - Day 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4xbrHPtIyN5kAmbnof-rfXGRjf3joqpVr3LEHpoAxGV0u4aMmU7LeYQ-h2UGrl2hhpXmm9qtGNpK8cXWd3JWyyo9Rr3uWTcuS_vQ2kkyt4U7hKB7WCwV5MfvAuwehkZEQRKn4tJ2an8Dg5DgU7IEIJzXGcwniQfW5Nxv_Hyc2ASh0gs63w/s1599/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4xbrHPtIyN5kAmbnof-rfXGRjf3joqpVr3LEHpoAxGV0u4aMmU7LeYQ-h2UGrl2hhpXmm9qtGNpK8cXWd3JWyyo9Rr3uWTcuS_vQ2kkyt4U7hKB7WCwV5MfvAuwehkZEQRKn4tJ2an8Dg5DgU7IEIJzXGcwniQfW5Nxv_Hyc2ASh0gs63w/w514-h640/0.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's yet another bitterly cold day here with the threat of snow in the weather forecast so what better than </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a flashback to summer as my contribution to Cathy's 'A Week Of Flowers' for today. The photo was taken in my garden on 18th June and features the climbing rose 'Blush Noisette' with clematis 'Bletkiny Aniol' also know as 'Blue Angel'. The rose was bought as a bare root plant in the winter of 2009. I remember reading that it was a small climber growing to about 10 feet but she has achieved double that height. It repeat flowers - usually in September and in this mild autumn buds have opened throughout October and November. There were still a few flowers clinging on last week. For some reason the flowers always appear paler in photos. It is gently but noticeably scented. The clematis arrived later that year and scrabbles through the rose - sadly it doesn't really reach it's peak until just after the main show of the rose's first flowers. However for a week or so they are the most perfect companions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Cathy over at<a href="https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b> 'Words and Herbs' </b></a>for providing some welcome flowery downtime to lighten this leaner time of year.</div> <br /><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-60696076943501348352023-12-01T17:00:00.007+00:002023-12-01T17:00:00.146+00:00A Week Of Flowers 2023 - Day 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MXBUSYvIel1kCaWzDA0arnK712S08fqBSQEer4OmxvNTdlOkhLYjan2whpyaV8pBdJhWf2zwhxRoDQj4vUxSyonNd5bUP3kjXPQo3CaKyIqlR8fODZe06pZeC0h_KOx2ZveOmODGuC1WtowBQChngOTykqqRnkx73K9bJrTfAzmh9U7UpQ/s1633/mail.google.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MXBUSYvIel1kCaWzDA0arnK712S08fqBSQEer4OmxvNTdlOkhLYjan2whpyaV8pBdJhWf2zwhxRoDQj4vUxSyonNd5bUP3kjXPQo3CaKyIqlR8fODZe06pZeC0h_KOx2ZveOmODGuC1WtowBQChngOTykqqRnkx73K9bJrTfAzmh9U7UpQ/w612-h640/mail.google.jpeg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This week sees me joining in 'A Week Of Flowers' - an annual celebration hosted by Cathy over at<a href="https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b> 'Words and Herbs'</b></a><b> </b>, where we can share the flowers in our garden every day for a week. On a cold and frosty December day when flowers are at a premium I'm starting with a glimpse of summer with papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'. This hardy perennial gives me grief every year as I debate whether to dig it up and find a new home for it if possible or if not to lob it into the green waste bin. The flowers are stunning but only shine for just over a week and then vanish into a dishevelled crumple. It's not as if the remaining foliage is attractive to look at. So far though it has won the day and remained in the garden. This photo was taken on the 9th June.<p></p><p>The plant has an interesting history. It was initially discovered as a chance seedling on the compost heap of Patricia Marrow's nursery in Somerset and then saved for posterity. Imagine if nobody had attended that compost heap for a while!</p><p>Thanks Cathy for brightening up these cold days with floral delights.</p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-48507812312639195822023-11-27T12:30:00.003+00:002023-11-27T12:46:34.697+00:00IAVOM ~ Return Of The Spider<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtafLoTynjcPcCBG4r-4s4S4QwAyGT01E_Wm186Q-sUmWFbEB7YUCNMZu_3NTFTwUxTZN3pZ_xlLx_OQodCOnTM29Yh5A6RnMxnfMFB_LIZ8zGgDEHHxsKcuNeWkzV29MbGY2YseEFe6Mx_509tqwGPUOGAfrzryEhewZTOLQAzT8k_2NbQ/s4032/IMG_0004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2851" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtafLoTynjcPcCBG4r-4s4S4QwAyGT01E_Wm186Q-sUmWFbEB7YUCNMZu_3NTFTwUxTZN3pZ_xlLx_OQodCOnTM29Yh5A6RnMxnfMFB_LIZ8zGgDEHHxsKcuNeWkzV29MbGY2YseEFe6Mx_509tqwGPUOGAfrzryEhewZTOLQAzT8k_2NbQ/w452-h640/IMG_0004.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It's Monday again and time to share a vase. After much rain and now our first hard frosts of the autumn there is isn't much colour in the garden and what there is looks most forlorn and bedraggled. Under the cover of the greenhouse though there is a small corner of glowing colour which forms the content of today's vase. It's chrysanthemum 'Spider Bronze', which is bringing some welcome sparkle to the kitchen windowsill on a wet morning. I took my photo late on Saturday morning when we did have some welcome sunshine.<p></p><p>This is a tender perennial. I treated myself to one plant last year but it didn't come through the winter. I imagine that the long bitterly cold spell we had last December may have been responsible. As I liked it that much I treated myself in the spring to a trio of plug plants, which are now flowering away happily. I will be interested to see how long they last once picked as they are supposed to have a long vase life. </p><p>The vase was a purchase earlier this year from the florist's shop near my hairdresser's salon. The shop contains a myriad of glass vases and bottles in all sorts of shapes and sizes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8tS8VorFY0LVNMI7aZYGqMLwxLA7XEVgwnuZSHy2DsacLHP5JJ9gHpVwxJDDLoNdkLlGBb6QFDQPFDlGdFZmFjErWPEtqFxpeeXr6b8xK_QmR1Qh-ojNw4ZBc4vu28nQxa700h3I_3v6ExSaBsFIljzPKroG0FFKsn2DO6n6iNCwOjKgkw/s640/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8tS8VorFY0LVNMI7aZYGqMLwxLA7XEVgwnuZSHy2DsacLHP5JJ9gHpVwxJDDLoNdkLlGBb6QFDQPFDlGdFZmFjErWPEtqFxpeeXr6b8xK_QmR1Qh-ojNw4ZBc4vu28nQxa700h3I_3v6ExSaBsFIljzPKroG0FFKsn2DO6n6iNCwOjKgkw/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>No gardening from me today apart from perusing the potted snowdrops in the greenhouse one or two showing some white and much promise of things to come. It is just too cold and damp out there for me and I've sustained an injury. I managed to cut through the nail of my index finger whilst slicing carrots so I am slightly sore and well plastered. Thanks to Cathy over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/">'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her most gently encouraging hosting. I'm really looking forward to vase hopping later today with notebook and pen by my side. </p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-85882656501705559462023-11-13T12:00:00.002+00:002023-11-13T12:17:34.572+00:00In A Vase On Monday ~ 'Ten Years Gone'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmMqlTEkFO6sAl9ej9BGoRAgBG7ZWyadfC6bQhEu6hsjVtLtcXyYkUuWKEao60oj51pdf35XFbYobU3QSBwmmCzm6NeNAnL_1B3ByylzPUB_Ns2dnq7k559T-KVTU65zf2HuO8BNVLSJnckv7xw3Dk5fnlMS9TiQzDo0OLR_6JbSMK8WFfg/s1758/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmMqlTEkFO6sAl9ej9BGoRAgBG7ZWyadfC6bQhEu6hsjVtLtcXyYkUuWKEao60oj51pdf35XFbYobU3QSBwmmCzm6NeNAnL_1B3ByylzPUB_Ns2dnq7k559T-KVTU65zf2HuO8BNVLSJnckv7xw3Dk5fnlMS9TiQzDo0OLR_6JbSMK8WFfg/w496-h640/0.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div><p>Today we're celebrating the tenth anniversary in 'In A Vase On Monday' which has given me and many other bloggers much pleasure over the years! As well as picking for a vase most weeks it has has been so interesting to see what everyone else is growing. My wish list has certainly grown as a result and over the years new plants have been introduced into the garden. Not only that but Cathy and fellow participants are such an encouraging, supportive and welcoming bunch so there is always a warm glow to Mondays whatever else is going on in the world.</p><p>It's a most modest vase from me this week in the shape of a teeny tiny expresso cup, which is one of a motley crew of cups and mugs displayed on the Welsh dresser in our kitchen. If my memory serves me correctly it was a charity shop find many moons ago. It's French in origin, manufactured by a china producer by the name of Sarreguemines. Hopefully with some research I might be able to put an age to it.</p><p>Just a duo in my 'vase' :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A spray of chrysanthemum 'Bigoudi Red' - this was bought as a cutting last year and came inside the greenhouse last winter. It has since been back out but it is now back in. The plan is to take cuttings next year and to experiment with leaving the odd one outside to see if they will overwinter. It is a darker shade of red than it appears in my photo.</li><li>Some snippets of an unknown physocarpus although probably 'Diablo'</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Sending Cathy over at <b><a href="http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com" target="_blank">'Rambling In the Garden'</a></b> a ginormous virtual bouquet of flowers and many, many thanks for all the love and hard work you put into keeping ' In A Vase On Monday' flourishing. You're an absolute star! π ππ»β€οΈ</div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-84699473485672481912023-11-06T16:30:00.001+00:002023-11-06T16:30:00.135+00:00IAVOM ~ Edited<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iCXAW8A6BMlhgqqwacXpvnrC72ZFKBlTjBrPwkGN58-52pSHEFAkduSbS4NN6Ne_66l6GMvzcwNN-2CAH1AGZiBiGrh4sqFI59YR-oDvXgjO4JZqUwHjwcNchVuLY6wSk6F-6h0aPUlH8AwfK_19ZbjA9cwLfyR3Gbc_ugWIgKLSM1ymxw/s1848/0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iCXAW8A6BMlhgqqwacXpvnrC72ZFKBlTjBrPwkGN58-52pSHEFAkduSbS4NN6Ne_66l6GMvzcwNN-2CAH1AGZiBiGrh4sqFI59YR-oDvXgjO4JZqUwHjwcNchVuLY6wSk6F-6h0aPUlH8AwfK_19ZbjA9cwLfyR3Gbc_ugWIgKLSM1ymxw/w510-h640/0.jpeg" width="510" /></a></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A slightly brighter and drier day of late enabled me to get out to take a photograph this morning. Last week's vase hadn't made in to the house but had dwelled in the greenhouse for a week. With it being cooler out there than in the house the contents apart from the dahlia were still fresh so I just introduced one new flower and swapped vases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my vase are :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Some leafiness provided by pittisporum 'Silver Ball'.</li><li>The antirhinnum 'Madam Butterfly Watermelon' - the flowers now more open than they were a week ago when they were just really showing hints of pink.</li><li>A spring of rosa' The Fairy'- this is a low growing polyantha rose which bears clusters of small light pink flowers from late June right through to the first frosts. The foliage always seems to be glossy and untouched by any signs of black spot. It has very delicate small hips. Perhaps it's only fault is that it does not appear to have any scent.</li></ul><div>As always thanks must go to our hostess Cathy over at<a href="http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"> 'Rambling In The Garden' </a>. The seemingly incessant wet weather of the last week has ruled out much in the way of gardening, although some work under cover in the greenhouse has been done. Looking forward to vase hopping with pen and paper in hand. </div></div><p></p><br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-55916157599371009552023-11-01T17:15:00.007+00:002023-11-01T17:15:00.144+00:00Wordlesss Wednesday ~ Arley Hall, Late October 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56tDGNst27OzbJ1I1o7g7cydOzZrmmwvjAwFDNBhqdxPC6dR2nuIMFVYA6wGkJlm0vyFYSOre1EGgxOtZoRKA8ChZaq4OUkjeH3NdvaiFkNpuaitTzVCJcNvcY7I9k0dzJMfGd2k2CEPZLe45UvTNJL7oGdqF9Oa31eMy-wz0976Ma-rFXw/s2036/0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56tDGNst27OzbJ1I1o7g7cydOzZrmmwvjAwFDNBhqdxPC6dR2nuIMFVYA6wGkJlm0vyFYSOre1EGgxOtZoRKA8ChZaq4OUkjeH3NdvaiFkNpuaitTzVCJcNvcY7I9k0dzJMfGd2k2CEPZLe45UvTNJL7oGdqF9Oa31eMy-wz0976Ma-rFXw/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <br /><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-32379371255482035242023-10-30T12:15:00.006+00:002023-10-30T13:16:36.164+00:00In A Vase On Monday ~ Drip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwQA5UFN9havv6k_AOnDq64NKDuWQQgBSksidXRWCwn1WkftOQHwedWtlvwpikN0OAOjQu4laY5_6OnTt024GMAwLbJZOfez1Y72kfclunPAGP3_lv0OANjiXhW1DOd5SM0dqN_65L_SkFdR_uA4LNDK6o3mVuySsnet3FjMqnd5CQrAo_w/s1847/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwQA5UFN9havv6k_AOnDq64NKDuWQQgBSksidXRWCwn1WkftOQHwedWtlvwpikN0OAOjQu4laY5_6OnTt024GMAwLbJZOfez1Y72kfclunPAGP3_lv0OANjiXhW1DOd5SM0dqN_65L_SkFdR_uA4LNDK6o3mVuySsnet3FjMqnd5CQrAo_w/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>It's soggy and grey out there this morning and either rain and/or leaves have been showering down with some gusto. The willow in the background is slowly shedding it's leaves but there is a silver lining in that some of them fall on the other side of the wall so we do not have to clear them up. The next few days promise to continue in the same vein weather wise with another named storm forecast for the middle of the week. Still a few tenacious flowers are clinging on and one or two are positively thriving including dahlias and the stalwart hardy geranium that is 'Rozanne', who so well deserves her award of winner of the RHS Plant of the Centenary at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show.</p><p>In my vase this week are :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A single stem of dahlia 'Molly Raven' whose praises I've sung loudly before now.</li><li>A stem of antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly Watermelon'. This was grown from seed back in March and has not really thrived. It seems to be producing more flowering stems now that we're reaching the end of the season than it did in the summer. However it might be more floriferous next year if it comes through the winter.</li><li>A couple of sprigs of pittosporum 'Silver Ball'. This was new to me earlier this year and the plan is to keep it in a pot and to try to keep it in trim. Apparently it's a plant that lives up to it's name forming a ball like shape.</li></ul><div>Thanks as always to our hostess Cathy over at <b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/">'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for her gentle encouragement to pick a few flowers and share them whatever the weather is up to.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here there might be a long enough break in the clouds for me to get outside to top up that green waste bin - tomorrow sees the penultimate collection of the year and there is still a little space inviting me to fill it to the brim. In the greenhouse there are some hardy annuals that are ready to be potted on so that will be the next job. A garden visit with a friend is on the cards tomorrow weather permitting. I hope that you all enjoy your garden activities this week.</div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-34804659404496686552023-10-25T17:15:00.001+01:002023-10-25T17:15:00.133+01:00Wordless Wednesday ~ Still Shining<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDOxujaoVTm0k-KQeYjCeJNxbw2dbjmPJV90PadaWSM_HdQ34bE9Wiz7k66e8WhYS1dP89_auLOojoNnjL3MqiMmUWUZwZVvmDHZ4a9PBXNBdwICYpaJgrtgW3BBBMTbBzo0nZ-gO4TyhomqtUrE9uxPpsJ3j3TETJ-RCDU2mJY9O3aSxTQ/s2036/0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDOxujaoVTm0k-KQeYjCeJNxbw2dbjmPJV90PadaWSM_HdQ34bE9Wiz7k66e8WhYS1dP89_auLOojoNnjL3MqiMmUWUZwZVvmDHZ4a9PBXNBdwICYpaJgrtgW3BBBMTbBzo0nZ-gO4TyhomqtUrE9uxPpsJ3j3TETJ-RCDU2mJY9O3aSxTQ/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-81350288567810531222023-10-18T17:00:00.001+01:002023-10-18T17:00:00.218+01:00Wordless Wednesday ~ Webbed Wonder<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LFuxPjR9jy66NimaM8nx_uJtCH0liN5RbnHt4GvkmnZo68gqdDgu6nZdCSRLGEqoecRKPAOq3TXTvVvFI9crza0UeF_8jueDAVsTDk8uRRH2QXv7gWF-eSDX5RO_LkpE34c0OLfKTBxQU5_TXwQ4CeEeNpkyIF9ZH5wdlkOzGFcoCFDPjw/s2040/0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LFuxPjR9jy66NimaM8nx_uJtCH0liN5RbnHt4GvkmnZo68gqdDgu6nZdCSRLGEqoecRKPAOq3TXTvVvFI9crza0UeF_8jueDAVsTDk8uRRH2QXv7gWF-eSDX5RO_LkpE34c0OLfKTBxQU5_TXwQ4CeEeNpkyIF9ZH5wdlkOzGFcoCFDPjw/w480-h640/0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><br /><p></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-37356886650024257802023-10-16T15:30:00.002+01:002023-10-16T15:43:17.656+01:00IAVOM ~ Clinging On<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtOVCtlrxt0zno1OhCTT5_Z5FSMD6lf_tcrJCu4uuF2gh8_G3u26J9F09G-pDJhyI0pwbBmhYvsqfDpWcIIBe7Gvwi5x7nuZsM1_Y7AiguoRIJKC01IAbLm5ZIlBIym6qkscztrBwJsLB0m1pbG5l6l2gpvIhVJzpfPlcx3emqXLnPATTQQ/s1751/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtOVCtlrxt0zno1OhCTT5_Z5FSMD6lf_tcrJCu4uuF2gh8_G3u26J9F09G-pDJhyI0pwbBmhYvsqfDpWcIIBe7Gvwi5x7nuZsM1_Y7AiguoRIJKC01IAbLm5ZIlBIym6qkscztrBwJsLB0m1pbG5l6l2gpvIhVJzpfPlcx3emqXLnPATTQQ/w538-h640/0.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><br /> The mercury has really dropped over the last week or so. Gone are the balmy days we were enjoying and although so far we have escaped that first frost the temperature has dropped to just above 4 degrees centigrade for the last two nights in the greenhouse - the doors have been closed overnight. We've also had some significant rain. There are still though pockets of summery resistance. In my vase this week are :<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>More of the cosmos that has not lived up to the label of 'Fizzy Purple' but is still going strong. Funnily enough though there has been the odd flowers that looks as if they are almost living up to their name and one of them has made it's way into this vase.</li><li>The very last solitary flower from 'Misty Lavender' larkspur. No signs of life yet from my autumn sowings of this beautiful hardy annual despite the seed packet's sojourn in the freezer prior to sowing so it's looking like a second sowing in March.</li><li>Some stems of self seeded briza maxima also known as Greater quaking grass presumably because of the way it shivers and shakes in any wind. I've decided that I should never need to sow this again as seedlings pop up in all sorts of places!</li><li>The final occupant in this Monday's vase is perilla frutescens var. purpurescens also known as shiso and Chinese basil. It's an hardy annual herb which is a member of the mint family. The leaves are edible and can be used in stir fry dishes and salads. I first came across it in a Vietnamese restaurant in Frankfurt a few years ago where I asked what it was. It has a most unusual taste which I can't quite make my mind up about. Apparently the flowers are edible too although I've never tried them. It makes for a good foliage container plant. I've grown it from seed before but this year bought as a young plant in the spring from the excellent Hampshire based <b><a href="https://www.pepperpotherbplants.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Pepperpot Herbs'</a></b>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtW_81HqK1BeCgyGLD_H6bY3l8iL_PW_0pGlQ9pGIw9WP4wSgjE-HY3iLxVuq0K9TmjkdrFoHLwQrDaBCdp8MJx01n-jbM9FuMWt0x6Tpa4qktSI145ac_VwS82JwIFcgUh2m2jmU25WyYhWBvqdijrxkdGAEtf9wJb_boGGdu1pLrE1TSQ/s2040/0-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtW_81HqK1BeCgyGLD_H6bY3l8iL_PW_0pGlQ9pGIw9WP4wSgjE-HY3iLxVuq0K9TmjkdrFoHLwQrDaBCdp8MJx01n-jbM9FuMWt0x6Tpa4qktSI145ac_VwS82JwIFcgUh2m2jmU25WyYhWBvqdijrxkdGAEtf9wJb_boGGdu1pLrE1TSQ/w480-h640/0-1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks as always to our excellent hostess Cathy who blogs over at<b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> 'Rambling In The Garden'</a></b> and who gently encourages to share our vases each and every week of the year.</div><p></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></ul>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-73951187610940187872023-10-09T15:30:00.002+01:002023-10-09T15:30:00.150+01:00In A Vase On Monday ~ Blush<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ujxFihuA8sEncCwdu-KPeM45qOZRqXDVERcXZ-lkXTX8jCiHCloUcHGAmThShm0J-8IfUaOkqh6Uf2HPMvMc7bVO21gfXsgDdKgpqJJS8B2PE4N0S-Wmy-jDrofbzCYhaul0kVnM2HL-uLLEq2neAf5Nnz2hfqE4MWsTCXiu1Rc0JdCn8A/s2040/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ujxFihuA8sEncCwdu-KPeM45qOZRqXDVERcXZ-lkXTX8jCiHCloUcHGAmThShm0J-8IfUaOkqh6Uf2HPMvMc7bVO21gfXsgDdKgpqJJS8B2PE4N0S-Wmy-jDrofbzCYhaul0kVnM2HL-uLLEq2neAf5Nnz2hfqE4MWsTCXiu1Rc0JdCn8A/w464-h640/0.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div> <p></p><div>A quick pick and plonk from me this week with just a couple of cuttings. In my vase are :</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Some stems of the late flowering hardy tuberous begonia grandis subsp. evansiana. Despite its delicate appearance this is a toughie flowering from late summer until the early frosts. The stems are attractively suffused with red. Not only do the plants produce small bulbils they also self-seed but never enough to be a nuisance. The seedlings are easily recognised and in my experience fall close to the parent. There is also a white flowering version which is my favourite of the two. These plants appears extremely late in the day and I have often fretted in the spring that I've lost them so patience is absolutely essential.</li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Some leaves from my bushy salvia officinalis or sage plant which looked most bedraggled and sad in the spring but has grown with vigour despite the wet summer. I like the texture of the silvery gray leaves but I don't think that I've ever used it in a vase before now. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>I picked and photographed yesterday when the weather was obliging but left the vase in the greenhouse overnight. On going into the greenhouse this morning I noticed gleams of either snail or slug slime on the sage leaves! I either bought a mollusc in with me or there is already one at lose in the greenhouse which must have been drawn to the aroma of the sage. An inspection revealed zilch but I think it calls for a torchlight patrol this evening as there were trays of seedlings in the vicinity.</div><div><br /><div>The vase is another of a recent purchase of three ribbed bud vases. Cathy asked me last week if the vases were different and yes they are both in size and shape. This is taller then the one I used last week with a narrower neck. I daresay that the third vase will feature at some point in the future.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks as always to Cathy over at<b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> 'Rambling In The Garden',</a></b> who this week has a dramatic display of beautiful white flowers to share with us. Here the sun has made an appearance and after a diversion filled tour around rural Cheshire, I'm more than ready for a breath of fresh air in the garden but will be vase visiting later today.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-31959394908556874352023-10-01T15:45:00.002+01:002023-10-02T14:49:36.528+01:00In A Vase On Monday ~ Shades Of Autumn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3GCfdtt7hB59wKFduEHlwHBSgdJY0Y3gXQOEA_3GY7m10sYDTCUJ-ZaGpNWyK4bRSCs-4lJ8y5Zy7UOX-O3upl7y4OrFwbYdH-QZ-VoumzxuljixUtjIf06iuq6WJvWvaJo97JfXQGByD7hJzSrWEBz2dOAIWyDm2eRQaLmrOldgJJyIxA/s1896/0-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3GCfdtt7hB59wKFduEHlwHBSgdJY0Y3gXQOEA_3GY7m10sYDTCUJ-ZaGpNWyK4bRSCs-4lJ8y5Zy7UOX-O3upl7y4OrFwbYdH-QZ-VoumzxuljixUtjIf06iuq6WJvWvaJo97JfXQGByD7hJzSrWEBz2dOAIWyDm2eRQaLmrOldgJJyIxA/w468-h640/0-1.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Picked yesterday in short break after a most soggy saturating Saturday and in anticipation of today's forecast rainclouds are :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rudbeckia 'Sahara' - a half-hardy perennial which is now a must have on my seed growing list each spring. It produces a veritable lucky dip of colours and either single or double flowers. Invariably there are some colours that I like more than others and these flowers are my favourites this year.</li><li>Some spikes of forgotten identity persicaria - it's quite a tall one and flowers for a good long spell.</li><li>Dahlia - 'Copper Boy' - not fully open yet and I wonder if they will still oblige off the plant and in water.</li><li>A single shy picking from our next door neighbour's fuschia. I think that it may be the from the hardy variety 'Mrs Popple'. Whatever it is it has produced a splash of colour in late summer/early autumn for many years, which we are also able to enjoy as it's part of a boundary hedge. </li></ul>The vase is a new - one from a trio of grooved bud vases purchased only last week when I enjoyed an appetising lunch and a garden walkabout in the company of an old and dear friend. We visited <a href="https://abbeywoodestate.co.uk/gardens/" target="_blank">Abbeywood Gardens </a>in Delamere, Cheshire where we found it hard to believe that we didn't come across another soul in the gardens apart from one of the gardeners! It was a breezy day with a slight chill in the air but dry at the time of our visit. Apparently though it had been very busy in the morning so we were just obviously lucky with our timing. On the way out we popped in into the gift shop where I couldn't resist temptation. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqNzhk-TMYLINpV3rgN9QoEJeDB3O_51k6O4Q3_365y_zgGY_J8fEyktVl82phYqH5QI03_FDsOlXxijvjBy9yclwpErehrDq_mRZPwfyH8wVDTECrwy0T6zY9KTEdpcLhPlFEPVh8Nrxn1Vu_UU4l3YFESI-s2NSv78A4Owll2u1SiESIw/s1530/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1530" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqNzhk-TMYLINpV3rgN9QoEJeDB3O_51k6O4Q3_365y_zgGY_J8fEyktVl82phYqH5QI03_FDsOlXxijvjBy9yclwpErehrDq_mRZPwfyH8wVDTECrwy0T6zY9KTEdpcLhPlFEPVh8Nrxn1Vu_UU4l3YFESI-s2NSv78A4Owll2u1SiESIw/w640-h618/0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Cathy over at<b><a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/"> 'Rambling In The Garden' </a></b>for hosting and inviting us to share our Monday vases each week. I'm looking forward to seeing what's in other blogger's vases today and will certainly have pen and paper to hand as I do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com21