Over the Gate Join in for a friendly chat over the gate about home and country matters    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups  Home Page  Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Luscious Lavetera          Over the Gate Forum Index -> The Flowerpot View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message storm Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 2508 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:32 pm    Post subject: Luscious Lavetera This is a fantastic splash of colour in the garden. Trust Bob to have his eyes closed rolleyes.gif In case you are wondering about the cushion - being a retriever he always has to bring us something and he has a passion for cushions Back to top kaz Site Admin Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 6148 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:38 pm    Post subject: That looks great - I've never managed to keep one alive here :-? _________________ Nice to be here! Back to top green man Moderator Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 3490 Location: Herefordshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:44 pm    Post subject: That looks so nice, they certainly earn their keep don't they. :-) _________________ Well I never! Back to top Viva Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 509 Location: South of Scotland, just. North of England, totally. Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:45 pm    Post subject: Beautiful!   Give that dog a job to do!!! _________________ The Mongrel Moguls Back to top storm Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 2508 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:53 pm    Post subject: Viva wrote: Beautiful!   Give that dog a job to do!!! He is my daughter's dog.  When we come into the house he is hilarious. He can't say "hello" - he has to frantically search for a cushion to bring us. She is hoping to take him picking up this year - he is 15 months now Back to top Viva Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 509 Location: South of Scotland, just. North of England, totally. Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:02 pm    Post subject: I would've loved to give Sedge a proper job, but he likes to stand and gaze at things too.  Harvey brings me things bless the little lad. _________________ The Mongrel Moguls Back to top Man Of Leisure MOL Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 26 Location: DISS Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:31 am    Post subject: Ive bought, planted and lost three. Ive gven up and enjoy annuals in my beds instead. They dont like the clay, wet Norfolk ground. In my infertile river bed in a previous garden they worked well. Iam always jealous when i see them. Well done and thanks for the picture. _________________ Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. -   Robert Brault http://www.freewebs.com/peterhvyland770/ Back to top bodger Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 7730 Location: North Wales for the time being. Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:03 am    Post subject: Same here MOL, as Kaz says, we've lost a few over the years. On a different note, I noticed that one of our two budlea ( can't spell it as you can tell. :oops: ) has started to come into flower. We have a purple one and a cream one, but neither of them really produce the masses of blooms that you seen on the feral ones that you inhabit waste land. For some reason, they produce lots of luxuriant leaves but pathetic flowers, nor do we get loads of butterflys on them either. _________________ Back to top storm Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 2508 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:51 pm    Post subject: Mine is even better now, it is amazingly heavy with flowers. I think I should have probably cut it back in autumn or spring. They are very easy to take cuttings from so it is always wise to have some in reserve for when they die off. I have budlea (can't spell it either) and they are very good here and easy to grow. I seem to remember seeing some magnificent Hydrangea (?) on Llyn. I don't know Norfolk as I have only been there once so I don't know what grows well there. Back to top Bazzer Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 5401 Location: North of the Thames, South of the Crouch Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:11 am    Post subject: Quote: so I don't know what grows well there. Home of Colmans Mustard. I would have thought that choice would be limited by climate and soil conditions. Flat, open and boggy in places. _________________ Still at the Bar, still on me own, still moaning and still a miserable Old Git. A safe return to all with ** *** ******* S. 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