In the Garden

Robin said:
I bought a pack of those last year. (Northie's question mark tulips, I mean) Polychroma Tulip is what it says on the packet, and underneath, 'the first tulips to flower'
Correct, @trophywench, it’s Aubretia.
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My first thought was a Tulip but I thought the leaves did not look like Tulip. I notice I have some in my garden, I noticed after posting earlier. I think they were bulbs I bought last year in Wilko.
 
Last year we re organised our garden, built raised beds and two ponds. We also laid thick black plastic sheeting around the raised bed area and covered it in stones. We had to get rid of a small border to do this. These appeared today, tough as old boots tulips!
 

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@eggyg - That happened to me when we had a new lawn laid a few years back. Thought i had removed everything but a couple of tulips in the 'old boarder' kept popping up - until they got their heads chopped off one too many times with the lawn mower awww LOL
 
eggyg said:
Last year we re organised our garden, built raised beds and two ponds. We also laid thick black plastic sheeting around the raised bed area and covered it in stones. We had to get rid of a small border to do this. These appeared today, tough as old boots tulips!
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You have reminded me my Red Tulips that come back every year have not made an appearance yet.
 
grovesy said:
You have reminded me my Red Tulips that come back every year have not made an appearance yet.
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Unfortunately they don’t last long do they? It has been 18 degrees in Cumbria and bright sunshine all day. The petals have opened up really wide, they’ll have fallen off by tomorrow!
 
Testing...tulips.jpg Yay it worked. Some of my Tulips with weeds! I must get out there...
 
Im leaving my weeds these days @Ditto - spent too many years having it way too neat and tidy - Insects 'n bugs, need all the help they can get. And some of them are so pretty!
 
Managed to pick up some Sweet Pea seedlings at the supermarket this morning, which was great news as our local community garden centre closed down even before the restricted movement rules came in.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Managed to pick up some Sweet Pea seedlings at the supermarket this morning, which was great news as our local community garden centre closed down even before the restricted movement rules came in.
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I usually order a lot of my plants from J.Parkers, but looked this morning and they are not taking any new orders currently :(
 
Northerner said:
I usually order a lot of my plants from J.Parkers, but looked this morning and they are not taking any new orders currently :(
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I would check again in a few days, as Suttons did it for a few days, and have now reopened. It was sue to volume of orders.
I have been getting some from Thompson and Morgan.
 
Tee G said:
Im leaving my weeds these days @Ditto - spent too many years having it way too neat and tidy - Insects 'n bugs, need all the help they can get. And some of them are so pretty!
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I was going to leave my Dandelions because the bees need them. 🙂

Northie I usually call in at Parkers, just up the road, can't now though. I always spend too much though. One visit I spent a £100 on bulbs, family weren't best pleased. I did used to get most of my plants from the car boot, cheap as chips.

Just tried to post a pic of the fir tree and it says photo too big to upload so need it on fb or Google photos first then. 🙂
 
Looks like bedding plants will be a little harder to come by round here. Time to see if there’s any life left in some of those old seed packets.
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Some of the Garden Centers around here are doing deliveries of plants and sundries. I dont know how long it will last. As some started a Click and Collect no contact service, but that only seemed to last a few days before they stopped.
 
I usually get my bedding from Aldi but not going Aldi now so that's out! So is Mum's Camellia.

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I grow most of mine, I not sure i will have enough compost , even though i bought 3 bags , before I was down to my last one.
 
Except yours is better. 🙂 Did you take it with a mobile? My mobile's Chinese, I might throw the damned thing away. I've gone off things Chinese. :D One of my Fuchsia's is flowering. I'm always amazed when some of them make it through the winter. fuchsia.jpg
 
Ditto said:
Except yours is better. 🙂 Did you take it with a mobile? My mobile's Chinese, I might throw the damned thing away. I've gone off things Chinese. :D One of my Fuchsia's is flowering. I'm always amazed when some of them make it through the winter. View attachment 13785
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I am sorry but even I phones are Chinese.
 
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