Video Diary - Bulb Log supplement

[Ian Y]

Snowdrops!!

[Jupiter]

So many drops!    Your garden is paradise Ian, I would love to sit there with you and ask questions about the plants. I found myself wishing you would name some of the Galanthus. Perhaps a follow up supplement to the supplement? Later when more are open?

[Maggi Young]

No chance of that here, Jamus - once they are out in the garden the odds are we lose the label and , as I'm sure you know - they all look the same! Bless, 'em they nearly all have names, it's just that we're not  really bothered! Pretty much all these early ones  are named forms - but what is important to us is that they like life here and clump up. We decided long ago that a 'drop in the garden had to take its chances of us remembering what it is. We usually remember when they've come from someone special  but I know, shame on us!

[Jupiter]

Sounds fair to me! It wouldn't bother me either but I do feel compelled to keep mine ordered and organised here in Australia. They are such rare plants here that I'm certain the collection will be of interest to others in the future...

Your eranthis are sumptuous... it's thrilling to see these plants obviously loving the conditions and thriving. They cling to existence precariously here. 

[Maggi Young]

It took us several "goes" to get the Eranthis established - we thought they were never going to start increasing - they're doing well now- we do like them.

It's fun for us to have a few "fancy" drops, of course and I do try to keep those  where I can remember them - or even planted in the glasshouse sand beds when they start increasing - but the garden effect is more important to us. I take your point about the naming being rather more relevant for you over there.
 

[Ian Y]

Celebrating the hoops.

[Ian Y]

Bulb log video diary supplement - The bulbs have responded to the recent warm weather and are springing into flower.

[Cfred72]

A nice walk with you to the garden Ian. Thank you.  From what I see, if I compare with our home, the season is more advanced in you.

[Ian Y]

A first look at the growth in the sand plunges in the Fritillaria house which I converted to sand beds last summer - now they are lovely small gardens.

[Ian Y]

Bulb log video diary supplement - Spring flowers, Galanthus,Leucojum, Crocus, Eranthis and many more, on a sunny and windy day in Aberdeen.

[Ian Y]

Bulb log video diary supplement - Spring brings more colour to the garden with Corydalis,Crocus, Erythronium,Saxifrages, and so much more featuring Megan and Molly.

[Ian Y]

Check out the Fritillaria growing in the new sand plunge beds.

[Chris Johnson]

Hi Ian

Thoroughly enjoyed your video of the sand beds as I'm particularly fond of fritillaries.

Your sand beds don't look very deep, what depth are they? Is it all sand with just a reliance on feeding?

Thanks, Chris

[Ian Y]

Thank you Chris, they are just 15cms deep and I do add some dilute liquid feed most times I water - mor details in the Bulb Log.

[Chris Johnson]

Thanks Ian.