What's Looking Good In June 2013

Shiney, what's the plant in the second picture under the lilac please, very pretty!

 

Shiney what's this lovely plant please?

 

Thank you Shiney

 

Thanks for that Shiney. It's really distinctive and looks fantastic in your beautiful front garden.

 

Thanks for all the information on Aruncus. I don't have it and it's just the type of plant for my huge garden. While I love small delicate plants they just get lost here so need things which are a bit beefier and Aruncus would appear to fit the bill nicely. Does it stand up ok if it's a bit on the windy side at times and the clump you have in the foreground, how old is that? I'd like to know so that when I source a supply I'll know how much to get so basically is it quite quick in forming a clump or not?

Maybe I'll find someone on here...not hinting at you Shiney!! who'd like to do a swap of say some of my Rodgerisia altho you may already have / no like it which I have tons of altho it isn't fast clump forming just been here A LONG TIME!. Lovely big foliage plant with similar coloured white/creamy flowers to the Aruncus.The leaves can be a spectacular colour in a good Autumn.

 

Need a [BUY] button on your posts Shiney so we can put orders in for next year's Open Day

And the red veined Epimedium in your front garden pls

Come to think of it I could build you an eCommerce system

 

Thanks very much Shiney.I had a sort of Victor Meldrum moment about 1/2 an hour ago as met neighbours (closest about 1/2 mile away) who were walking along our road. Just mentioned in passing about Aruncus and BINGO they have a huge clump and more than happy to give me as much as I want . I perhaps stupidly asked what they would like from my garden in return not realising that they obviously keep a beady eye on what I have. "A few of you Trillum Grandiforum Floro Pleno would be nice" Gawd, I don't have a huge clump of them and have been nurturing them for many many years. Said I'd go and have a look see to find out if had enough to give them a couple...NO will offer them a few Grandiflorum which are still lovely and I have more of and hope they don't know the difference...still think that's was a bit of a cheek to ask for something which is considered very special, I wouldn't have had the brass neck!

 

They might have just been trying it on, like when I asked Clueless if I could have his Volvo, you never know

 

[BUY] = Click

Could solve all the host cost issues with an impulse-buy button chaps

I bought 3 off www.angliabulbs.com this spring for £8.50 ... I was hoping they would spread reasonably quickly?? Instructions say to put some peat moss around them when planting (didn't do that, of course ...). They mustn't dry out during transplanting I think? (They came in a sealed packet with peat). Betho Chatto has the Flore Pleno variety for £15 a throw (and I've found her plants to be good value so must be tricky)

RHS says: "Propagate by seed in pots in a shady cold frame as soon as seed is ripe; takes 5-7 years to reach flowering size" Yikes! "Propagate rhizomes by division after flowering or cut out the growing point from the rhizome after flowering, which stimulates the formation of offsets" dunno if the last point is worth a thought?

The fact that they knew what they are says loads ... they'll be selling them at the local Car Boot in a couple of years time

shiney: I'll watch out for them on my travels then, ta.