See yesterday's comments. To propagate simply break off a baby and pot it up. It will root easily and quickly.
Saturday 30 June 2012
Friday 29 June 2012
Sempervivans
This family of plants, meaning 'ever living' as it is very tough has a succulent leaf rosette when not flowering but at the moment is in colourful flower. Also called 'houseleaks'. As babies grow alongside the hermaphrodite parent, it also has the nickname 'hen and chicks'. The flowers have a general star shape, after which the flowering parent will die, allowing the babies to take over.
Thursday 28 June 2012
Two different penstemons
Pen = five so all penstemons have five stamens. The top is Mother of Pearl, an old variety.
The iridescent blue is typical of some species such as Penstemon smallii (Small's penstemon)..
Very different is penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red', named for the leaf and not the flower. The ordinary P. digitalis has green leaves.
The iridescent blue is typical of some species such as Penstemon smallii (Small's penstemon)..
Very different is penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red', named for the leaf and not the flower. The ordinary P. digitalis has green leaves.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
"Roses are red, my love. Hostas are blue."
"Roses are red, my love. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love. But not as sweet as you." Bobby Vinton.
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Black Broom
A member of the broom family, 'Black Broom', now 20 years old, with a dense yellow flowers. Cytisus nigricans cyni. Geraniums in the foreground.
Sunday 24 June 2012
Saturday 23 June 2012
Friday 22 June 2012
Back from Scotland
Sorry for gap in posts - we were in north Scotland. On coming home here are some garden pictures we have missed. First, a climbing rose, a seedling of the huge Kiftsgate Rose. I have to decide where and how to locate it.
Friday 15 June 2012
Two Gardens in Scotland
Cawdor Castle is near Inverness - gorgeous garden by a very talented head gardener.
And The Castle of Mey, former home of the Queen Mother
And The Castle of Mey, former home of the Queen Mother
Labels:
Castle of May,
Cawdor Castle,
Scottish Castles
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Sunday 10 June 2012
Saturday 9 June 2012
Friday 8 June 2012
A pleasant accident
A last look at the yellow Banksian rose, in flower for a very long spell this year. The top picture is the accident: the first Banksian rose we bought was grafted onto a root stock. This dominated procing this pale pink flower, and the yellow graft withered. The second Banksian we bought was on its own roots.
Thursday 7 June 2012
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