New house new garden

could be worse A,C :D :D

 

Will get my own back one day i tell you :D :D

 

when he eighteen and walking through town ,,drunk wonder what he will do if there is a pigeon on the floor :eek: :D

 

Ste I'm glad I'm not the only one that has to deal with unwanted poop but just maybe you're got it worst than me at least the cat is not flying overhead and dropping his load.

Although to be honest I bet Bob wouldn't give it a seconds thought of sorting out the old baseball bat...maybe there's going to be a flying cat after all.... there she blows....incoming! :D
Helen.xxx.

 

IMP & Helen,

I will take a vow that one day i will figure out how to do it myself - payback :D

 

had a go A,C at that last year ther was a pigeon with one leg at the end of the drive one night last month , so i thought right its pay back except i got my pants tangled with my undies and head butted the wifes car and the alarm went off :D :D

 

Intermiplants...

 

:D Oh dear Ste I'm not really laughing honest
Helen.xxx.

 

Helen,

i agree with Paula, thru the letter box with a sample :D

cheers

 

Well yesterday I finally followed Sandra and my sweetpeas were pulled up, amazingly we got three huge bin bags full of them!

It might seem a little bare but it's nice to see the fence that Bob made for me earlier this year although I did see next doors cat come from that area late last night so just maybe the dirty thing has left me another christmas present.

Not sure I will be planting the sweetpeas there again next year as they did grow something crazy....think I'll put another perennial climber to go with the passion flower and clematis that we have already growing there, maybe even more of the two as there are so many to choose from and you really can't go wrong unless of course you plant a Montana then all hell lets loose!

If you guys and girls have any ideas of a beautiful hardy climber then please let me know as it will save me poor brain working overtime trying to settle on just a couple.
Helen.xxx.

 

Campsis is quite a decent climber, Helen.It has large trumpet-shaped flowers.

 

Thanks for that David I had spyed that growing among some hedging near our house and was wondering what it was so it was a really nice suprise to look 'Campsis' up and find out it's one of the same plant I was after!

I'ave googled it and some where it says the plant has 'rapid growth rate' any idea if it's a bit of a thrug like the Montana or dare I write Russian Vine?
Helen.xxx.

 

Helen I am growing it from seed this year it's worth it for the flowers, Bob can keep it trimmed for you.

 

It`s not too savage Helen. Certainly not like Mile A Minute, and not as bad as Montana either. As Walnut says worth it for the flowers, and we`ve all got secateurs :D

 

Just like to add on the subject of campsis.
I've been growing a variety, probably more corectly a hybrid called "indian summer", I've also grown radicans from seed.
I find radicans a bit long and gangly in comparison, the hybrid is much easier to control and flowers much better, and on shorter stems.

Its still a large climber though that takes a few years to establish and flower well.
I've also seen a relitivly compact yellow flowering one.