On 25/1/07 17:25, in article ,
"Mike Lyle" wrote:

Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
[...]
Even the mighty Crug have decided to do a limited mail order service.!

It says something about me that I read that as "Krug".

Good taste? Deep pockets? Birthday coming up? Wishful thinking? ;-)

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Sacha wrote:
On 25/1/07 17:25, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
[...]
Even the mighty Crug have decided to do a limited mail order
service.!

It says something about me that I read that as "Krug".

Good taste?
I hope so.
Deep pockets?
If only!
Birthday coming up?
Tomorrow, as it happens. Older than you, of course.
Wishful thinking?
Well, I hope the kids do their stuff, within reason!
;-)
That, too.

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On 25/1/07 19:42, in article ,
"Mike Lyle" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
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If only!
Birthday coming up?
Tomorrow, as it happens. Older than you, of course.

That may well be the kindest thing I hear all year! ;-)
Happy birthday to you! I hope it's a wonderful day for you and yours.

Wishful thinking?
Well, I hope the kids do their stuff, within reason!
;-)
That, too.

How nice to be able to wish somebody a Happy Krug Day. Enjoy your birthday,
Mike.

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I do think that Weigela's main problem is that it doesn't have a common name...

...and people seem so embarassed about saying it out loud! I alway say "vee-ger-ler" , that's what I was taught.

Rachel

On 26/1/07 11:02, in article , "Rachel
Aitch" wrote:


I do think that Weigela's main problem is that it doesn't have a common
name...

..and people seem so embarassed about saying it out loud! I alway say
"vee-ger-ler" , that's what I was taught.

I pronounce it Whyjeela which I don't find embarrassing. ;-)
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On 26/1/07 11:02, in article ,
"Rachel
Aitch" wrote:


I do think that Weigela's main problem is that it doesn't have a common
name...

..and people seem so embarassed about saying it out loud! I alway say
"vee-ger-ler" , that's what I was taught.

I pronounce it Whyjeela which I don't find embarrassing. ;-)

Me too!

Alan

In article , Sacha
writes

I do think it needs to be able to stretch its wings to be seen at its best.
It's the combination of the many colours at one time that make it so
luscious to look at. Like you, I've never gone overboard about Weigelas but
this is something very special, IMO.


How big is your plant and how do you prune it?
For my part I have rather pined for a
Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
since seeing one at a NGS garden about 10 years ago, but I have a
feeling I have nowhere to put it

oh and Calycanthus for the wonderful allspice smelling seed heads. Not
sure if I like occidentals or orientalis, though I did grow two from
seed last year and then lost the pots somewhere, well, I can't find the
plants , last time I saw them they were definitely in the greenhouse but
I assume I gave them away by accident

janet
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On 28/1/07 12:44, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes

I do think it needs to be able to stretch its wings to be seen at its best.
It's the combination of the many colours at one time that make it so
luscious to look at. Like you, I've never gone overboard about Weigelas but
this is something very special, IMO.


How big is your plant and how do you prune it?

We don't, Janet! It's in a position where there just is no need to do so.
It's at the end of a very wide border in the car park, so it's not harming
or interfering with anything else. It does make a large shrub, so if
there's a real lack of space, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm sure it can be
kept under control but if it's too tightly confined I very much doubt it
would look its best.

For my part I have rather pined for a
Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
since seeing one at a NGS garden about 10 years ago, but I have a
feeling I have nowhere to put it

oh and Calycanthus for the wonderful allspice smelling seed heads. Not
sure if I like occidentals or orientalis, though I did grow two from
seed last year and then lost the pots somewhere, well, I can't find the
plants , last time I saw them they were definitely in the greenhouse but
I assume I gave them away by accident

Oh dear, now you've added more things to my list of desirables. We've just
received a couple of wonderful plants called Edgeworthia chrysantha, which I
think are going to be real beauties, scented and late winter flowering,
hardy down to -5C.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In article , Sacha
writes

Oh dear, now you've added more things to my list of desirables. We've just
received a couple of wonderful plants called Edgeworthia chrysantha, which I
think are going to be real beauties, scented and late winter flowering,
hardy down to -5C.


A friend has that. It was a chance buy in a local garden centre of all
places! About forty pounds! However she has got it through the last four
winters but does cover it with fleece most of the winter. It hasn't
actually grown very quickly so it was a good job it was fairly large to
begin with!

Janet

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Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 29/1/07 22:59, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes

Oh dear, now you've added more things to my list of desirables. We've just
received a couple of wonderful plants called Edgeworthia chrysantha, which I
think are going to be real beauties, scented and late winter flowering,
hardy down to -5C.


A friend has that. It was a chance buy in a local garden centre of all
places! About forty pounds! However she has got it through the last four
winters but does cover it with fleece most of the winter. It hasn't
actually grown very quickly so it was a good job it was fairly large to
begin with!

No, it's not exactly a give-away price wise. We have to decide on a
position for ours that will be pretty sheltered, though -5C is low for us
and not usually for long. I hope!

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In article , Sacha
writes

No, it's not exactly a give-away price wise. We have to decide on a
position for ours that will be pretty sheltered, though -5C is low for us
and not usually for long. I hope!



Might need something around it to hide the 'stem' and Betty did water it
religiously last summer when it was hot. Doesn't flower very early
though.

Janet
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Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 30/1/07 11:59, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes

No, it's not exactly a give-away price wise. We have to decide on a
position for ours that will be pretty sheltered, though -5C is low for us
and not usually for long. I hope!



Might need something around it to hide the 'stem' and Betty did water it
religiously last summer when it was hot. Doesn't flower very early
though.

In the greenhouse, it's just coming out now. We might be a few weeks ahead
of you but do you know when it flowers 'up there'? ;-)

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In article , Sacha
writes

In the greenhouse, it's just coming out now. We might be a few weeks ahead
of you but do you know when it flowers 'up there'? ;-)



Late February I think, I'll ring her up and ask. She has it in the
border but then 95% of her garden has rarer types of plants anyway and
is fairly sheltered on neutral soil.
If I remember I'll get a picture and send it to you.

Janet
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Dalmatian Telegraph
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