tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post5121452397420628128..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Kandinsky On LineArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-76925453195869982322013-04-24T10:01:56.231+02:002013-04-24T10:01:56.231+02:00The iris are really lovely just now, even though s...The iris are really lovely just now, even though some of their leaves show signs of a hard winter. I shall be choosing some more perennials in the next few weeks - probably when my mum comes to visit as she's a keen and competent gardener - and am really looking forward to adding some colour. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-19496435191650484792013-04-24T00:48:37.846+02:002013-04-24T00:48:37.846+02:00I love it when those reliable perennials start doi...I love it when those reliable perennials start doing their stuff each year - that's my sort of gardening! nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-92093404730364519372013-04-23T09:36:59.609+02:002013-04-23T09:36:59.609+02:00Helen, I thought exactly the same about these two ...Helen, I thought exactly the same about these two plants when I first saw them. But there were so many viburnum types when I first checked it out that I was less sure, but I have just found this picture and I'm sure this is it!<br /><br />http://www.hollyacresnursery.com/Viburnum%20opulus%20roseum%20flowers.jpg<br /><br />And if you say virginia creeper too, then that's what it is. I shanArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-60940480786847298952013-04-22T23:55:31.285+02:002013-04-22T23:55:31.285+02:00I'm not sure, but is the white flower viburnum...I'm not sure, but is the white flower viburnum? And the climber looks like virginia creeper - but I'm not sure there either. I'm hopeless identifying plants from photographs.<br />Isn't it lovely discovering what the garden has been hiding over winter!<br /><br />I did covet the cushion covers....I have to admit to being probably over careful with the bawbees, but I'd have Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-34767930625144894682013-04-22T11:53:23.489+02:002013-04-22T11:53:23.489+02:00Can't believe you have such a low retention me...Can't believe you have such a low retention memory, Janice! I shall try and explain the land layout to you somewhere else - requires diagrams and is a bit complicated but I'm beginning to get the feel for it all now. We may have to try and sink a well this year so that we can do what we want next year. FR is investigating!<br />I know that vines can grow incredibly fast - I shall keep ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-16019277614467776312013-04-22T11:48:48.554+02:002013-04-22T11:48:48.554+02:00Glad you like the cushion covers, Perpetua - they ...Glad you like the cushion covers, Perpetua - they are perhaps not to everyone's taste but I love them. <br />The soil, as you see, looks excellent and FR is investigating the possibility of sinking a well so we can irrigate the land. We're planning to plant within the walled area this year which we can turn a hosepipe onto, but the land further out requires more than a hosepipe no matter ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-80252533476184669892013-04-22T11:35:47.094+02:002013-04-22T11:35:47.094+02:00I can provide no help in identifying plants. When ...I can provide no help in identifying plants. When our neighbour in France carefully identifies things for me, I have usually forgotten what they are before he has walked down the drive. It looks as if you have the basis of a lovely garden at the front though. I enjoyed just seeing what happened in our garden for the first year. Now I have more idea of what I want to do. <br />I am looking forwardJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-12776159738066701232013-04-22T11:34:53.171+02:002013-04-22T11:34:53.171+02:00Love those cushion covers, Annie! Gosh, things are...Love those cushion covers, Annie! Gosh, things are coming along nicely, as you say. it's a shame about the lack of water as your soil looks good and cries out for a vegetable plot. The really vigorous climber I'm familiar is Russian vine, but neither of yours is that, so I hope someone can help you identify them.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com