August Photo Competition DISCUSSION THREAD

Cheers GW, you inspired me with your mouth watering 'Orange Crush', thought I would make more of an effort :D I took them today, good cloud cover and no colour draining sunshine

 

nice to know i'm an inspiration

 

How hard is it going to be this month to vote? :eek: Every pic is fantastic, choosing 3 is nigh on impossible, and there's still ages to go until the end :eek:

 

i agree wm it's just gets harder & harder each month

 

Cheers MF, the Albizia has a good spread of blooms yet to come but I have been waiting for one to open to snap in August. I took my best ones on the 29th of July :rolleyes: but I was fairly pleased with this one today.

WACO, is that a vareigated Arundo Donax next to your lovely ligularia ?

BM

 

yes it is BM got it off ebay - bit dissapointed with it
1 - colour variation looked poor when it arrived (much better now
2 - then found out it was not hardy!!!! love it now though.

 

I grow the bog standard arundo donax which is quite hardy for me. I will take some pictures for you, it does me at least 10feet in a season. If you want I have some shoots ripe for rooting, I will get some going and send them up :D

 

I don't know MF, but I think I have had it 3 years and this is the first time it has flowered. I wouldn't have thought it was that old ? This thread has a picture of steves whopper which he started under glass.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001857;p=2

And mine. I imagine mine is probably between 5 and 10 years as grown outside will have slowed it down.





BM

 

Thanks BM would love some

so do you think I should risk this outside? you are miles further south and i am in a damp wet frost pocket.

 

My aunt lost her Variegated Arundo to frost and she is Bedford. But the straight green arundo should be fine. I did some this morning just in case you did want some. They usually take a few weeks to root nicely. I will send them up with damp roots, and if you pot them on and over winter them they should be fine in a pot next year. Over-winter again under glass and should be fine planted out full time the folowing year. :D just Pm me your address and i will send them up :D

 

MF I have probably got enough side shoots to root some for you too ?

BM

 

Oh I just have to get some "Under glass"

I mean I have two huge stables 16 ft X 14 ft times two, can't do horse anymore and all this space. Can't do "Urban jungle" on my HOT HOT south facing concrete #(where horse used to live - cos he wants his bonfire there AAHHHHH MEN AND BONFIRES!

so what do I do with this space?

thanks BM

ps can someone enlighten me as to what "PM" stands for - am I thick or what, but at least gathered it means send name and address

sorry but only a girlie!!!!!