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Today received seeds from Alpine Garden Society and from Chiltern Seeds; so I now have about 40 packets of seeds to sow. If any germinate and make it to flowering then pictures will appear here.

 

I received a rooted cutting of this Hibiscus rosa-sinensis this morning so potted it up immediately ...

 

I can't help myself ... I have this plant on its way to me from Spain ...

 

Ordered from Parkers. 3 kalmia varieties I've been after, 3 highlander delphiniums and 6 hostas. Oh and some free lily bulbs. Came very quickly and look pretty decent.
Also got seed from Premier direct. Needed some parsley - I have enough seed now to create a parsley lawn! When not buying F1 hybrids, their packets are very generous.

 

Two more plug plants on their way ...

Yellow and Yellow Pagoda Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ...

 

I can't do photos but have just received 3 mixed rhubarb corms from Carbeth plants. There are no care instructions in the box. The corms are all about 15cm long, I have left them in the wrapping they were delivered in for the moment. At this size, should they be planted into pots to grow on before going out into the garden? Also....the beds I intend to grow them in are very waterlogged at the moment. I need to unpack the plants but am unsure what to do with them, so would be grateful for advice.

 

I think they'd be better planted in pots for now, in case they dry out or something. You can plant them in the ground when the conditions are better.
Anyway 15 cm seems very small for rhubarb, so maybe it would be a good idea to grow them on in pots until they are bigger. Someone else will know better than me about that.

I have tried in the past to grow rhubarb permanently in pots, but it wasn't very successful.

 

Thank you, Michael Hewett. They are now settling into pots. It is still raining here, the lawn is soooo squelchy and beds / borders have many puddles on them. Rhubarb pots are on some outside shelving so that the rain can water them in. I shall keep an eye on them and put in beds when roots looking well established....if it ever stops raining.

 

Bought some Sparaxis bulbs for the patio pots.

Excuse the pic but my phone is charging.

 

I got another Double Azalea, a red Pelargonium, and some Terracotta pots.

 

That's quite a haul FC and a lovely selection of plants.