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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Spring garden Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:58 pm | |
| Just the start of the Spring flowers here, the majority grown from seeds. Not the delphinium here though, I just haven't discovered the trick to getting delphiniums to germinate. This is going to have to be it, we have a visitor. Delphinium - Blue Butterfly(with raindrops) Stocks | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
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Karingal Assistant Gardener
Posts : 759 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 77 Location : Lake Macquarie NSW
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:00 pm | |
| You have done extremely well with germinating seeds, Betty. I love those Stock... I just wish I could smell them, they have-the most glorious perfume. | |
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Val Garden Sherpa
Posts : 406 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 84 Location : Melbourne - Mornington Peninsula
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:57 pm | |
| You have a very pretty garden Betty - the stocks are simply lovely and must smell divine. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:54 pm | |
| The reason I put the Stocks around with the irises is because they are outside our bedroom window. I love their perfume too. I also have a lot in the bed outside the kitchen window. Sunflower - Yellow Empress Johnny Jump Ups Cosmos - Purity | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:25 pm | |
| Very Pretty Betty them all.. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:31 am | |
| A few more.... Limnanthes douglasii - Poached Egg Plant Linaria - Fairy Bouquet Salvia and Virginian Stocks Pansy | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:34 am | |
| It would be absolutely beautiful in your garden Betty with all the colours of the rainbow. Love that pansy, they are such cheery flowers, shame we don't have much water otherwise I would grow some that is a interesting Salvia.. I have never heard of Limnanthes douglasii or Linaria for that matter its amazing how many plants there are out there.. You have done well | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:04 am | |
| Betty . I just all your beautiful spring flowers, they do instantly make me feel cheerful . Your last 2 spring flowers posts I have enjoyed so much , we don't see that range of flowers up here . It is really heating up here for summer . its windy and dusty still .
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:48 am | |
| There are so many plants in my garden just getting ready to flower that I thought I may have started this thread a little early. Individually the plants are lovely, but overall the garden leaves a bit to be desired until the tall spires come into bloom, like Delphiniums, Larkspurs, Hollyhocks, Russell Lupins, Foxgloves etc. I have planted things I have never seen in my life, so it's a real adventure. I had never heard of Limnanthes douglasii or Linaria either, Mary-Anne, except for a stud pony many long years ago that was named something or other Linaria. It's pretty, sort of like a miniature snapdragon in pastel colours. Our rain disappeared. Pity because the garden would appreciate a drink. No wonder a lot of gardeners shift down to Tasmania, is it? Chasing the rain for better gardens. Gwen, I'm glad you like the flowers here, more on the way ASAP. | |
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Marleneann Garden Sherpa
Posts : 302 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Buderim
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:04 pm | |
| Oh Betty...I love the smell of Stocks...Can't grow them here but it reminds me of the days when I grew them in Toowoomba. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:40 pm | |
| The same person who interrupted my first post on my spring garden was back again today, and on the tour around the garden he again commented on the perfume of those Stocks. They are sadly starting to get past their best though. I've been looking at a plant in the garden, wondering "What the heck is that?", like "Is it a weed or a flower?", but it's flowering now and I'm pretty sure it is Evening Scented Stocks. The flowers did only open this evening and yes, I could detect a nice perfume. A dainty little flower, I'll try to get a photo.
Marleneann, when you grew Stocks, did you cut them for the house? I thought when I put in all these hundreds of seedlings that I would have a house full of flowers, but I find I'd rather see them in the garden. | |
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Karingal Assistant Gardener
Posts : 759 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 77 Location : Lake Macquarie NSW
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:38 am | |
| You have done extremely well with your seed growing, Betty. I prefer to leave my flowers in the garden,although I love to see a big vase on display inside a house. When I think back to my Mum's garden,I must have driven her mad...I would pick her prized flowers and stick them in a vase for the mantelpiece. Now I rarely pick them, funny how we become like our Mum. Stock have a lovely scent, they remind me of Mum's garden. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:41 am | |
| Thanks, Fay. I just wish I could get the more difficult seeds to germinate. Maybe we realise eventually that flowers last longer in the garden? I don't know about becoming like our mums. My mum liked flowers that I don't particularly. I would post some more photo's of flowers but can't get Host an Image to work. | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:58 am | |
| Betty Please keep posting you gardens spring flowers .I CAN NOT HAVE ENOUGH, When iI was a kid on the farm [ poultry /market garden . vegv /flowers ] My Mum used to get her stock seed from a supplier in TASSIE, She sold all her flowers in the market .I mainly remember Stocks ans Iceland poppies were such favourites.So many lovely perfumed memories from your garden Betty | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:26 pm | |
| Thats why I use http://photobucket.com/ Betty.. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:49 pm | |
| I'll give this another try. No, still not working. Well, I won't be doing it via photobucket, Mary-Anne, it takes too long on dial up, so unless anyone has any other ideas about how to post photo's on this forum, well, that will be it. I'll go see if I can post them on another forum. Just found out they are doing upgrades on the forums. | |
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Marleneann Garden Sherpa
Posts : 302 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Buderim
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:49 pm | |
| - Betty wrote:
- The same person who interrupted my first post on my spring garden was back again today, and on the tour around the garden he again commented on the perfume of those Stocks. They are sadly starting to get past their best though. I've been looking at a plant in the garden, wondering "What the heck is that?", like "Is it a weed or a flower?", but it's flowering now and I'm pretty sure it is Evening Scented Stocks. The flowers did only open this evening and yes, I could detect a nice perfume. A dainty little flower, I'll try to get a photo.
Marleneann, when you grew Stocks, did you cut them for the house? I thought when I put in all these hundreds of seedlings that I would have a house full of flowers, but I find I'd rather see them in the garden. Betty I found that when I cleaned the house and put a fresh bunch of stocks in a vase ... all the world was a happy place. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:35 pm | |
| Sounds good to me. I still can't add photo's. | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:42 pm | |
| I never had any trouble with Photobucket when I was in Dial-up Betty, resize your photo's first below 100 kb and it should be OK. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:21 pm | |
| It's much faster to use Host an image. Evening Scented Stocks Wallflowers Salvia Hot Lips(?) | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:45 pm | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:10 pm | |
| Betty thats the firdt time I've seen Wallflowers since I was a kid.THANKS FOR THE MEMORY. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:20 pm | |
| I should have some of the purple wallflowers somewhere too, Gwen, I just forget where I planted them. The yellows, browns and oranges are just on the verge of blooming properly. Everything is soooo sloow. LOL. Here are some of the ruffles pansies, I really love these. Not as fancy, but I like these little violas too. I see some bug has nibbled a petal, I'd best get out there and sprinkle some dust about. | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: Spring garden Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:28 pm | |
| Love those pansy's Betty.. The Violas are cute also. | |
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