Bananaman's Feb Hideout

Flame you, BM? Would we?

I'm having trouble tonight with pages loading being timed out - so will have a look tomorrow at these two.

Thanks for the info :D

 

dendy - I got same problem

back to hostas though, I have problems with those wild ginger things I forgoten names of ?asarum or something like that, anyway xxxx$x slugs have already got the poor things, so all hints welcome.

 

Got loads done today in the garden...

Here are some photos of my favourites...

An airing and watering for the tree ferns.





Checked the gunneras and all are going well. I covered them before the snow and they seem well. The enormous mother gunnera, which actually looks small in this photo, is nice and healthy too.

 

The blossom is getting going now and it really is a pleasure to see it.





New purchases, a few iris



Catalpa awaiting leaves



Cowslips





Energetic Day Lilies



Sun backed Passion !

 

More bores





Peeking Peonies





Skunk Cabbages :D

 

Flowering Petasites. Never happened before and it looks a bit chewed. I didn't know it was there till today !







Pheonixs are fine...



Planted my new catalpa....





And a nice shot of my Photina

 

It's looking good! Love those blossoms and the Iris, the colour is fantastic.

 

:D

 

Love your photos, BM! It's a fantastic documentary. Look forward to seeing them all together.

Particularly like the new Catalpa - hadn't been aware of the purply leaved one.

Lovely photos as always - pity about the Petasites :(

 

I was given the peta becasue I am known for my love of foliage. I never even considered it would flower. I will know next year, and I can make sure it doesn't get nibbled.

 

wow bm your gardens GREAT i hope one day my &debs [the missis] garden looks this good one day .banana man can you suggest any other type of banana plant to grow cos i just love them.I want my garden full of them i love the jungle look thanks my friend..d&d

 

Bannana man! you show a picture of a white flower! sorry i'm thick! what is it? its loverly.

 

Lovely pics BM! I love the iris but unfortunately we never have much luck with them, they bloom one year and then that is the end of them. Have the same bad luck with several other flowering plants. Soil not right, bugs, not enough care, I don't know, so I give up after a couple of years.