September Photo Competition

IckleWeed
That is a stunning dragonfly and Damselfly.
Nik

 

I got this on a woodland walk near Cromer in August, and it is my entry in the Sept comp.



Nik

 

Absolutely superb pics Laburnum and Nik! Must remember to take my camera with me when I go out.

 

Herewith my three entries for this month's competition.



taken at the Swiss Garden



At Waddesdon Manor



At Blenheim Palace

 

Squirrel hoping to find the birds peanuts (pic 1)

[ 26. September 2005, 12:13 PM: Message edited by: jjordie ]

 

The Garden Path, Gunton Hall, Lowestoft (pic 2)

 

Here's my three pics taken in Tenerife last week. Can anyone tell me what the first two are?







Wish we could grow them like this here.

Sue

 

Sue I think the first one is Thunbergia Grandiflora (blue trumpet vine). Its related to Thunbergia Alata (black eyed susan).
Second one is Spathodea Campanulata (African tulip tree or flame of the forest). Nice ones.

 

I'm a big fan of hedgehogs nature at its best. A photo to smile at.

 

Thanks Pete, can you buy the Thunbergia Grandiflora here, also can you grow it in this country, I assume you would have to overwinter it in a heated gtreenhouse?

I have also been admiring you Ipomoea Purpurea recently, I grow the annual ones but as you say they do not grow as well as your one, you said previously that you cut it back and overwintered it in the greenhouse, how far do you cut it back, what temp to you keep it at and how easy is it to take cuttings?

 

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/
Yes you can get the thunbergia here, have a look here I've used these before, they also sell the morning glory (think its the same one) under the name ipomoea indica.
I cut mine back just enough to get it in the greenhouse, that way if it dies back a bit there's always some buds lower down. I keep it just frost free and pretty dry, dont want it to try to grow in the winter. I've rooted cuttings quite easily, stangely I've found there are two kinds of cuttings you can take, in summer it puts out long straight stems from the base which run across the ground, these can be pegged down in a pot, and root a bit like strawberries, however these cuttings dont seem to want to climb. The other ones are tip cuttings from climbing growth, these root OK but seem weaker at first, but they do climb straight away.

 

My last picture for this month.

 

Pete,the chap two doors away has one just like that...they look so real.. :D :D

No mate ,fair play...very good capture

 

A last minute entry. Spot the bee. Taken Sept04.



Nik