Flowers and foliage February 2008

[Martijn]

Dear friends,

Some pictures of the first flowers here in the east of Holland.

greetz, Martijn

´Wilder Kaiser´
 Lizzy
 Rembrandt van Rijn

 soldanella samnitica
 
Zbrazlav

[art600]

Martijn

Can you please resize your photos - 600 x 450 works very well.  At the moment they become too large for viewing.

Great plants

Arthur

[Martijn]

thanks Arthur,

resized them to a more realistic size

[Rafa]

This is Gagea pratensis, in teh garden

[andré B]

IN my garden this morning a very 'scottish' plant that is not so easy to keep going here:
Primula Arduaine

[David Nicholson]

Not easy here in Devon either Andre. I have killed one many times.

[ruweiss]

Dear friends
Two weeks ago I was astonished to find Asarum splendens in flower,probably due to the mild
temperatures in January. Now it got colder again in the nights (down to -8°C) and I hope,that
the harm will not be too much.
Greetings
Rudi

[Tony Willis]

its an odd year for asarum splendens,mine has been in flower a month.none of the others are moving yet

[SueG]

After being at Dunblane on Saturday I got out into the garden on Sunday for a couple of pictures, but facing north east the garden was too cold to spend long there (and too frozen to do any work) so back to the back yard which gets the sun and a few more flowers.
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
close up - it's taken a few years to start flowering well but I have high hopes of it now and the scent is just brilliant!
Scoliopus bigelovii - sorry it's such a weedy picture, it lives in a cold dark corner and is beginning to bulk up last year I had just a single flower
Daphne mezerum - common but I really enjoy it and as it gets no sun at this time of year the flowers last for ages, I've never managed to keep the white form though, don't know why
Primula bracteosa - doesn't flower well in a pot so I think I'm going to release it into the garden somewhere, on the other hand, it is still alive 
Corydalis 'Munich Sunrise'
Sue
and not a snowdrop in sight 

[Maggi Young]

Lots of goodies, there, Sue. The Scoliopus is one of my all time favourites.... everyone should grow it, and its brother, S. hallii
 
On Saturday I had a bit of a shopping frenzy and bought a Daphne 'Jacqueline Postil' from the Rankins at great expense.... I'd been offered a seedling from a Forumist previously but when I saw some there, asking for good homes, I had another of my weak moments and thought ,'what the heck, go for it'.....mind you, I also mis-read the price tag.... yikes!  Never mind.... can't take it with you.....the plant does really well for a chum just a couple of streets away (also at Dunblane on the bus from Aberdeen) who has hers in a very exposed situation and it does well, so I am hoping to have success with it....watch this space!

[Martin Baxendale]

Maggi, I was going to post you a rooted sucker (as promised many months ago) from Jaqueline Postil this week. I potted it up at the end of the Autumn and put it in the lean-to to root up a bit as it didn't have much root (they never do - and the seedlings, when I potted them on, had almost no roots and most died after potting on). What rotten timing on my part! I should have let you know I'd potted it and was giving it some warmth to get some roots on it before mailing it. Could you use a second one? You really can't have too many in the garden.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

and not a snowdrop in sight 

What a relief...

Thanks Sue for adding some colour !

[Maggi Young]

Martin, I would be most grateful for your young Postil, also  .... that will give me a chance to try one in both front and back gardens....better chance of success, perhaps. And, of course, when your one does better, I will be able to moan heartily about my waste of money... always a pleasure for we Scots!

[Martin Baxendale]

I was thinking the same thing, Maggi - one near the front door and one near the back door, so you get the scent whenever you go out back or front. Will de-pot, wrap and pop in the post this week.

[Maggi Young]

Yes,that sounds, perfect . Many thanks, Martin