Plants from my garden

[mark smyth]

Zdenek you might not remember but the little piece of Haplocarpus ruepellis you gave to me is growing very well, thanks.

[Zdenek]

Zdenek you might not remember but the little piece of Haplocarpus ruepellis you gave to me is growing very well, thanks.

Mark,
I really don't remember but I am pleased, of course. By the way, ZZ have informed me that probably on 12th May your group will visit my garden.

[mark smyth]

Excellent news. It will be good to see it again and Jaromir Grulich's garden

Can you translate this please

[Zdenek]

Mark,
it must be a joke or a notice with a pritty sense of humour. My translation is as follows:

Attention
This property is guarded by dog.
In a case you will meet him
lie down on earth and wait for help.
If no help will come, good luck.

Have you also such notices in your country?
Zdenek

[mark smyth]

Zdenek, this was on the front gate of Jiri Sladek's house. He has a big dog that is maybe also a guard dog. Our signs usually simply say "Beware of the Dog" or e.g "A Chihuahua Lives Here"

[ChrisB]

  That is one of the funniest signs I've seen in a long time, now we have the translation!

[Zdenek]

If I will not bother, here I send several another pics from my garden:

Asyneuma limonifolium in a sand bed
Iberis taurica (Biennial)
Edraianthus horvatii (the only Edraianthus with ciliate leaves)
Hypsella longiflora (quite aggressive plant)
Silene argaea (from Turkey)
Helichrysum milfordiae
Felicia uliginosa (syn. Aster uliginosus)
Gentiana stipitata - those rossettes on left are G. georgiei (upper) and G. ornata (bottom)

Merry Christmas for you all!

[Maggi Young]

A Merry Christmas to you, too, Zdenek. I hope in 2009 your garden will be more beautiful than ever and you will bring us many photos to share!

[ichristie]

Hi Zdenek, thank you for the superb pictures the Gentian stipitata is a real stunner, cheers Ian the Christie kind,

[gote]

If the dog attaches itself to your leg; Please do not panic. Remain still and wait for help!!!!

I am not sure about the wording anymore. A Swedish artist and cartoonist used this in his summer house a hundred years ago or so. (Albert Engström)

Göte

[Zdenek]

Hello All,
I enclose here just several pictures taken in my garden in this spring. I haven't been able to send them sooner being too busy in the garden.
Zdenek Rehacek


Adonis brevistyla
 Eriogonum thymoides
 Haplocarpha rueppellii
 Pulsatilla halleri var rhodopaea
 Pulsatilla vernalis
 Ranunculus glacialis
Rhododendron forrestii
 Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
 Townsendia nuttallii

(edited to show picfile names to allow for location by search engine. Maggi)

I am sorry that my Ranunculus glacialis was mistakenly determined. In fact it is R. seguieri. I thank to Cliff Booker who brought my attention to this mistake. Here is my real R. glacialis, without flower however and another picture of my R. seguieri, both from this late april.