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It must be summer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:48 am
by Chrisg
The sun comes out and everyone vanishes :lol:
It is quite scary how much difference a few days of hot weather make to the garden. The succulents are loving it, the alpines are complaining, it has finished off the arisaemas and I had to find a new home for a couple of potted acers.
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:18 pm
by conrad
I'm hoping the Cannas et al make the most of this warm spell, here in the frozen north my basjoo is only pushing out its second leaf!
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:26 pm
by charlie
The roses are magnificent this year and for once the evenings are warm so we have been sat out making the most of it. hoping the several plants I put out earlier this year have had time to get going!
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:21 pm
by LONGK
Chrisg wrote:The sun comes out and everyone vanishes ..................................................
.......................... it has finished off the arisaemas
Just as mine were finally about to bloom too. A.costatum has given up the struggle, and A.ringens is not looking very promising either.
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:07 am
by AndyC
Here the summer weather has brought out the Libellula depressa and Aeshna cyanea around my pond. Before you start thinking 'there's a couple of plant names I don't recognise', they are in fact Dragonflies :)
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:55 am
by charlie
I saw our first dragonflies yesterday, I hadn't realized they sort of coordinate their hatching, makes sense I just never thought about it before!
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:10 pm
by Wayne
Chris, what has happened this year to Aloe Straitula?? Not one flower ,
even though it was overwintered
Anyone else had any luck with it flowering??
Wayne
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:35 pm
by LONGK
Wayne wrote:Chris, what has happened this year to Aloe Straitula?? Not one flower ,
even though it was overwintered
Anyone else had any luck with it flowering??
Wayne
Mines throwing a spike up! I'm rather pleased as I'm a proper novice with the succulents and this was overwintered outdoors in a 2 litre pot.
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:26 pm
by Chrisg
Two of mine are flowering this year. They did take a while to come back after they were so badly cut to the ground. Hopefully this bit of a warmer summer will get them properly going ready for next year.
Re: It must be summer
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:03 am
by Wayne
That's good news, then they is hope for me yet. I have three pots of them and was hoping for a good display this year.
Wayne