February 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Maggi Young]

Where's "Utterly Butterly" I expected him to be drooling all over his keyboard

I was thinking the same thing, Shelagh... the poor soul may have fainted. Hope he has not electrocuted himself   drool and electrics don't mix. 

[ranunculus]

Good afternoon dear ladies,
Not merely drooling I'm afraid, but coughing and sniffling and umpteen other unpleasant asides that rampant man 'flu creates.
Neither of us have ventured out of the door for four days (even to check on the emerging callianthemums) and food has barely passed our lips.  We resemble fasting pipe-cleaner people on a new fangled diet.  NOT a pretty sight!

Beautiful buttercups Kris.  Mine are out there somewhere (I hope), under the snow and avoiding the germs.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I bet you didn't know, Maggi but our Chairman is a hopeless romantic  
Wonderful plant, Kris!

So it seems, Wim.    I like him more and more.......

 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Good afternoon dear ladies,
Not merely drooling I'm afraid, but coughing and sniffling and umpteen other unpleasant asides that rampant man 'flu creates.
Neither of us have ventured out of the door for four days (even to check on the emerging callianthemums) and food has barely passed our lips.  We resemble fasting pipe-cleaner people on a new fangled diet.  NOT a pretty sight!
Beautiful buttercups Kris.  Mine are out there somewhere (I hope), under the snow and avoiding the germs.

Hope you get better very soon Cliff.
Do you mean that you keep this Ranunculus in the open garden ? I don't know he could have minus 12 degrees . That's what we get here in the weekend. So I kept them in the greenhouse ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Some more pictures from this weekend ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Dionysia 'Judith Bramley "

[annew]

Goodness! I bet that surprised a few people! Dionysias in the snow!

[Maggi Young]

Dionysia 'Judith Bramley "

 Kris, I don't know if you are aware of this but Mike Bramley is very ill.... I think we must send that lovely photo to Ju to cheer her up!

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, I don't know if you are aware of this but Mike Bramley is very ill.... I think we must send that lovely photo to Ju to cheer her up!

I did'nt know Maggi . Very sad to hear !I hope this picture could cheer her up .

[ranunculus]

Good afternoon dear ladies,
Not merely drooling I'm afraid, but coughing and sniffling and umpteen other unpleasant asides that rampant man 'flu creates.
Neither of us have ventured out of the door for four days (even to check on the emerging callianthemums) and food has barely passed our lips.  We resemble fasting pipe-cleaner people on a new fangled diet.  NOT a pretty sight!
Beautiful buttercups Kris.  Mine are out there somewhere (I hope), under the snow and avoiding the germs.

Hope you get better very soon Cliff.
Do you mean that you keep this Ranunculus in the open garden ? I don't know he could have minus 12 degrees . That's what we get here in the weekend. So I kept them in the greenhouse ...

All my Ranunculus grow in pots (sometimes very large pots) in the open garden and only get rain protection when they are about to flower simply to stop the petals becoming marked.  We have certainly not been accustomed to temperatures as low as minus 12 over the last few years, so my R. calandrinioides haven't had to cope ... that is why I crossed my fingers and added 'I hope' in my last post.  I have to say that I don't really expect them to have survived.
Many thanks for the best wishes.

[Hoy]

Good afternoon dear ladies,
Not merely drooling I'm afraid, but coughing and sniffling and umpteen other unpleasant asides that rampant man 'flu creates.
Neither of us have ventured out of the door for four days (even to check on the emerging callianthemums) and food has barely passed our lips.  We resemble fasting pipe-cleaner people on a new fangled diet.  NOT a pretty sight!

Beautiful buttercups Kris.  Mine are out there somewhere (I hope), under the snow and avoiding the germs.

Cliff, you must take TRAN! (Cod liver oil) I'm never ill and I take it daily

[Maggi Young]

Good afternoon dear ladies,
Not merely drooling I'm afraid, but coughing and sniffling and umpteen other unpleasant asides that rampant man 'flu creates.
Neither of us have ventured out of the door for four days (even to check on the emerging callianthemums) and food has barely passed our lips.  We resemble fasting pipe-cleaner people on a new fangled diet.  NOT a pretty sight!

Beautiful buttercups Kris.  Mine are out there somewhere (I hope), under the snow and avoiding the germs.

Cliff, you must take TRAN! (Cod liver oil) I'm never ill and I take it daily

I am glad you never have a cold Trond... but by that photo, it is doing terrible things to your hormone levels........

[ranunculus]

Hasn't affected his finger nails yet, Maggi!!!

Trond,
I have taken cod liver oil capsules every day for over ten years ... that's why I am now capsule shaped.   

[krisderaeymaeker]

All my Ranunculus grow in pots (sometimes very large pots) in the open garden and only get rain protection when they are about to flower simply to stop the petals becoming marked.  We have certainly not been accustomed to temperatures as low as minus 12 over the last few years, so my R. calandrinioides haven't had to cope ... that is why I crossed my fingers and added 'I hope' in my last post.  I have to say that I don't really expect them to have survived.
Many thanks for the best wishes.

Thanks for the information Cliff.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Goodness! I bet that surprised a few people! Dionysias in the snow!

I am also a teaser Anne ...I only put them in the snow for the picture ...