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12-06-2010, 06:45 PM   #1

Garden starting to look like summer


At last the garden is beginning to perk up a bit.

Had a wander round with the camera earlier.
white azelea

lilac geranium

no idea

Lupins

clematis - Hagley hybrid

Poppies
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12-06-2010, 07:06 PM   #2

Re: Garden starting to look like summer


How lovely! Is the 'don't know' a thistle? The boys have one as a logo for their school and it looks just like that.

I particularly love the poppies and lupins. I'm culivating them as allotment flowers (together with delphiniums and hollyhocks) as sadly I don't really have space in our gardens at home.
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12-06-2010, 07:19 PM   #3

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How lovely! Is the 'don't know' a thistle? The boys have one as a logo for their school and it looks just like that.

I particularly love the poppies and lupins. I'm culivating them as allotment flowers (together with delphiniums and hollyhocks) as sadly I don't really have space in our gardens at home.
No - it is too small and is marroon rather than purple. I assume it is from the thistle family.

I like lupins as cut flowers for the house. Delphiniums don't do well here but I did have nice hollyhock last year - not seen it yet this year.
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12-06-2010, 08:39 PM   #4

Re: Garden starting to look like summer


Lovely plants, coming on well CM. I have the Hagley hybrid - bought the 4 RHS bi-centennial clematis. Only one didn't survive - the red one, can't remember the name. The Hagley has the biggest flowers and is quite stunning.
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12-06-2010, 08:54 PM   #5

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Your garden looks lovely CM, think my favourite is the White Azalea.
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12-06-2010, 09:02 PM   #6

Re: Garden starting to look like summer


Looking great, CM! I love the poppies and lupins, delphiniums don't do well here also: too hot and humid.

That really does look like a thistle!
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12-06-2010, 09:12 PM   #7

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Looking great, CM! I love the poppies and lupins, delphiniums don't do well here also: too hot and humid.

That really does look like a thistle!
That was one of the reasons I bought it. The leaves are prickly too. I have a label for it somewhere - must go have a look.
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12-06-2010, 09:18 PM   #8

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Here it is here

http://www.cottage-gardens.net/showdetails.asp?id=142
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12-06-2010, 09:34 PM   #9

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Thanks! That was bugging me, was about to start Googling to identify it.
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13-06-2010, 10:06 PM   #10

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I love the view from your garden!
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