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Hoy

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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #255 on: May 31, 2015, 10:25:53 AM »
Hi Ralph,

your garden looks splendid at the moment! Wish my was half that :-\

I have spent my spare time almost every day picking and killing slugs >:(
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Trond Hoy, gardening on the rainy west coast of Norway.

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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #256 on: May 31, 2015, 10:32:24 AM »
Looking good Ralph.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #257 on: May 31, 2015, 11:47:46 AM »
Fantastic images Ralph !  :o :o

Love the rhodohypoxis, Shelagh !

Here's some flowers of the moment :

Aquilegia bertolonii

Delosperma 'Kelaidis' getting started.

Iris cycloglossa first time in flower here.

Rhodohypoxis 'Picta'

Ptilotrichum spinosum
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Luc Gilgemyn
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #258 on: May 31, 2015, 11:50:58 AM »
Saxifraga longifolia....  :D  will have to look for a new one now...  :-\

Veronica austriaca

Saxifraga x 'Tumbling Waters'

The tufa mound with Rhododendron background.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #259 on: May 31, 2015, 12:06:00 PM »
Wonderful, Luc. Thanks Hoy and David.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #260 on: May 31, 2015, 12:15:51 PM »
Terrific garden views from John and Luc what a wonderful way to end May.  Much better than the dull rainy day here. Thanks both.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #261 on: May 31, 2015, 01:47:11 PM »
Arisaema speciosum which was a recent purchase to replace the ones in the ground that I'd lost (which true to form emerged as soon as I'd bought this)...............


A rather nice unknown Iris................
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #262 on: May 31, 2015, 07:02:46 PM »
You certainly have quite a collection and garden, Luc!


Quote from: Luc Gilgemyn on May 31, 2015, 11:50:58 AM
Saxifraga longifolia....  :D  will have to look for a new one now...  :-\



You probably know it but if you damage the apical meristem of the plant you'll get more than one rosette!

Here's my plant. The meristem was damaged two years ago.

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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #263 on: May 31, 2015, 07:25:10 PM »
Well, I didn't know that.  Thanks, Trond.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #264 on: May 31, 2015, 07:49:12 PM »
Quote from: astragalus on May 31, 2015, 07:25:10 PM
Well, I didn't know that.  Thanks, Trond.

My pleasure Anne ;)

A few more from my garden on the last day of May - at last one sunny and not too cold one!

A succulent from South Africa (Silverhill seed) has survived one winter outside. I have lost the name though :-\




Geranium phaeum self seeds but is not a problem.




Ichtyoselmis macrantha spreads slowly in the woodland.




Rhodotypos scandens from seed several years ago.




Lot of buds but I don't think I'll get enough grapes to make wine ;) It is outside and late to flower this year.





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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #265 on: June 01, 2015, 02:19:33 AM »
Trond,

I enjoyed seeing the photograph of Rhodotypos scandens. I grew this species in the garden. It seemed easy-to-grow however it is gone now.  :'(  For me it has such a simple beauty.
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #266 on: June 02, 2015, 06:54:52 PM »
Glad you like it Robert! It is that kind of quiet simple flowers I like ;)
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #267 on: June 03, 2015, 09:36:56 PM »
Would not normally post pictures of leylandii but Charles Ellis's nursery in Stanton has 5 absolute beauties.
He tells me his grandson is frightened of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: May in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #268 on: June 03, 2015, 09:45:26 PM »
Giant green snakes that size - heck, I'd be frightened of them too!  :o

Beautiful work!
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