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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 9, 2013 2:15:09 GMT
I wanted to share our clematis. It has gone crazy this year. It is quite spectacular.
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Post by lyn on Jul 9, 2013 8:02:35 GMT
It's beautiful - only mother nature could produce something so wonderful.
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Post by zed on Jul 9, 2013 9:34:46 GMT
Wow, that's gorgeous! I used to have clematis along both front fences, and it flowered a couple of times a year, but in Winter it was just a huge pile of dead looking twigs and it wrapped itself around everything.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 9, 2013 12:13:10 GMT
Every year I cut it back to about 18 inches above the ground and it bets bigger and bigger. My sun is going to put up some netting over the window to the right for next year.
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Post by MTRuth on Jul 9, 2013 16:28:07 GMT
It's gorgeous! A wonderful shade of blue violet.
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Post by koffipot on Jul 12, 2013 11:37:34 GMT
I've just spotted this post! What a stunning display of blossom and the colour is just....... amazing!
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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 13, 2013 2:07:56 GMT
Thanks Judith. Its the kind of gardening I like 5 min in the spring and you are done.
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Post by jufergu on Jul 13, 2013 2:20:12 GMT
Every time we move, we plant one. Sometimes they really thrive and other times they just do nothing. This year we planted a passion flower vine that seems to be do well so far. The bees really love them.
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Post by zed on Jul 13, 2013 10:27:10 GMT
My garden is completely overgrown, my apple tree meets my forsythia over the path. I know I should trim it all, but it's just too hot and I kind of like it
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Post by koffipot on Jul 13, 2013 18:50:05 GMT
Wild reallay is wonderful in a garden. Mine is overblown, blousy and beautiful. Ir's not a big garden and I leave lots of shelter for all the good insects. I can't be bothered with annuals - expensive and short lived.
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Post by zed on Jul 14, 2013 9:44:23 GMT
I've had complaints in the past from the Housing Association telling me it's overgrown. I asked them what plants I had and what their usual height was, as they didn't know I asked how could they know they were 'overgrown' then? I do need to cut back some of the comfrey, it's flowered and is falling over on to the path. I haven't even pulled the 'weeds' this year, the rosebay willowherb is so nice, and yep the bees love it. I do have some annuals, but they are self seeding, poppies and teasels mostly.
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Post by koffipot on Jul 14, 2013 20:59:08 GMT
Keep the Comfrey Zed, you never know when you may need it - though Ihope you don't - it's common name is knitbone and was used to heal fractures. It also makes a very good green mulch!
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Post by zed on Jul 15, 2013 8:48:24 GMT
I do save the comfrey, or compost it at least I did try comfrey fertiliser years ago, soaking comfrey in water, wow, what a smell! I'll just trim off the parts that have fallen onto the path, I think I have some string to try and keep the rest back a bit. People always warn that comfrey spreads like mint or bamboo, but mine hasn't. I want it on the other side of the path too.
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