tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post5715153660015596179..comments2023-10-28T14:26:51.293+01:00Comments on ...all the bright day...: 21 July : Valetealice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-1767359896783383812015-07-24T21:05:42.533+01:002015-07-24T21:05:42.533+01:00Um. It will be a surprise for me too - it depends ...Um. It will be a surprise for me too - it depends what I see at my local nursery - probably some reduced price bedding plants to cosset back to health.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-59389712703961918102015-07-24T21:04:14.510+01:002015-07-24T21:04:14.510+01:00Amazing - there are so many varieties of Helichrys...Amazing - there are so many varieties of Helichrysum that I am sure there is one that could used in this way but would not survive the winters here. Fascinating to know that you visited that garden because I have only just read about it. Next time we are in Franschoek!alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-59666742754028099852015-07-24T14:42:10.326+01:002015-07-24T14:42:10.326+01:00http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-m...http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-mermaid-with-hat-Monty-Don.html<br /><br />Look at his Helichrysum hedge. That is what I would aspire to one day!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-27155123945576248352015-07-24T00:20:19.407+01:002015-07-24T00:20:19.407+01:00I am intrigued...what do you have planned for late...I am intrigued...what do you have planned for late autumn or is it a secret surprise?sunnylaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106021791600554805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-43418002923611756542015-07-23T19:34:09.106+01:002015-07-23T19:34:09.106+01:00The Rosebay Willow herb is looking spectacular in ...The Rosebay Willow herb is looking spectacular in Devon at the moment - fabulous banks of pink against the sky.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-75118684210010239012015-07-23T19:30:12.231+01:002015-07-23T19:30:12.231+01:00You should nip off to your garden centre - most ar...You should nip off to your garden centre - most are selling off bedding plants at bargain prices.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-14728826605309495822015-07-23T19:29:09.668+01:002015-07-23T19:29:09.668+01:00It looks as though it will be drought tolerant - s...It looks as though it will be drought tolerant - silvery, furry leaves - but it dries up quickly and does not recover. alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-3105085946996915722015-07-23T19:27:09.531+01:002015-07-23T19:27:09.531+01:00The Helichrysum has been clipped several times ot...The Helichrysum has been clipped several times otherwise it would have been like Sleeping Beauty around here with the whole house wrapped in silvery leaves.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-91800786179675058442015-07-23T07:19:45.334+01:002015-07-23T07:19:45.334+01:00I put some miniature asters in my window box think...I put some miniature asters in my window box thinking they would last the summer - they didn't - now I have gaps - not an attractive look. elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-25887155517498070332015-07-22T23:22:11.788+01:002015-07-22T23:22:11.788+01:00every time I plant Helichrysum it skulks off and d...every time I plant Helichrysum it skulks off and dies on me. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-11799778377072442872015-07-22T22:08:45.374+01:002015-07-22T22:08:45.374+01:00Quite like that bonkers Helichrysum. And I really ...Quite like that bonkers Helichrysum. And I really like the dark purple Verbena. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-39430072233016112482015-07-22T18:55:56.785+01:002015-07-22T18:55:56.785+01:00Confession: it looks really good to me. In fact, ...Confession: it looks really good to me. In fact, better than the begonias I pretended to want.<br /><br />(Got my color fix today along the Tweed: rosebay willowherb, St. John's wort, meadow cranesbill. Very pleasing. Looking forward to promised heather.)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932228002267520123noreply@blogger.com