I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0000, sacha wrote:

I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

Hardy fuchsias, hydrangea and campanula in full flower here on Tyneside.
--
Jim S

On 18/12/2014 17:13, sacha wrote:
I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

I passed a Lupin in flower on Saturday, which I though was particulary
unusual.

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:20:27 +0000, Jim S wrote:

Hardy fuchsias, hydrangea and campanula in full flower here on Tyneside.

Yes fuschias indeed but no hydrangea for us. Quite a few roses still
going in places where the frost didn't reach. Mexican fleabane going
strong.

The wet has made it all look a bit depressed though.

--
Gardening in Lower Normandy

"sacha" wrote in message
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I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas, Salvia
involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and a single
Rosa bracteata.

Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though

--
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"sacha" wrote

I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas, Salvia
involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and a single
Rosa bracteata.

Got a Bergenia in full flower, the last flowers on an antirrhinum (a pink
one that has been self seeding for years), and a single yellow dahlia whose
name I forget and I'm not going out to look now.
One thing I have noticed is that this has been a very good year for Cyclamen
self seeding around, we have literally hundreds coming up in our front
garden, a veritable carpet of baby plants and even in the grass.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

On 2014-12-18 19:02:57 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0000, sacha wrote:

I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

Oi! You're jumping the gun! New Year's Day isn't for two weeks yet!
:-)

I'm sneaky like that! ;-) It just amazed me to see how much was out
this late in the year. Some things have been frost hit but others have
ignored it and carried blithely on to the bitter end.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 2014-12-18 20:35:38 +0000, Ophelia said:

"sacha" wrote in message
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I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though

Not a single berry to be seen. I resorted to Skimmia berries in the
end. The birds don't seem to like those!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 18/12/2014 20:35, Ophelia wrote:


"sacha" wrote in message
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I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia
guaranitica, Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of
different Vincas, Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a
Fuchsia fulgens and a single Rosa bracteata.

Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though



What, no berries on the Cotoneaster?

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 18/12/2014 23:05, Bob Hobden wrote:
"sacha" wrote

I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia
guaranitica, Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of
different Vincas, Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a
Fuchsia fulgens and a single Rosa bracteata.

Got a Bergenia in full flower, the last flowers on an antirrhinum (a
pink one that has been self seeding for years), and a single yellow
dahlia whose name I forget and I'm not going out to look now.
One thing I have noticed is that this has been a very good year for
Cyclamen self seeding around, we have literally hundreds coming up in
our front garden, a veritable carpet of baby plants and even in the grass.



I agree the Cyclamen have been very good this year. All my larger corms
have satelites of baby cormlets around them. Even my outdoor C.persicas
have done quite well.
Alas, I can't say that my Bergenias are doing much. I'd love to have a
full day in the garden this week, but Christmas seems to be interfering
on a grand scale, plus it is RG's birthday today so it's been almost
open house.
As soon as Christmas is over, I'll be back in the garden smeared with
mud :~)))!
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2014-12-18 20:35:38 +0000, Ophelia said:

"sacha" wrote in message
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I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though

Not a single berry to be seen. I resorted to Skimmia berries in the end.
The birds don't seem to like those!

We had bees all over during the year. Perhaps that is the reason?


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"Spider" wrote in message
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On 18/12/2014 20:35, Ophelia wrote:


"sacha" wrote in message
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I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia
guaranitica, Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of
different Vincas, Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a
Fuchsia fulgens and a single Rosa bracteata.

Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though



What, no berries on the Cotoneaster?

Dh says yes !!! They are down the other end of the garden near the shed so
I don't see them so much now it's cold I'll take a proper look
tomorrow)

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On 12/20/2014 1:16 PM, Spider wrote:
On 18/12/2014 20:35, Ophelia wrote:
"sacha" wrote
I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia
guaranitica, Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of
different Vincas, Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a
Fuchsia fulgens and a single Rosa bracteata.
Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though
What, no berries on the Cotoneaster?

The birds devoured all my cotoneaster berries a month ago. Plenty of
holly berries, though.
And one pink rosebud.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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On 12/20/2014 1:16 PM, Spider wrote:
On 18/12/2014 20:35, Ophelia wrote:
"sacha" wrote
I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia
guaranitica, Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of
different Vincas, Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a
Fuchsia fulgens and a single Rosa bracteata.
Lucky you! All I have is holly, plenty of berries though
What, no berries on the Cotoneaster?

The birds devoured all my cotoneaster berries a month ago. Plenty of holly
berries, though.
And one pink rosebud.

Oooh you posh thing D. say we have berries but I will check tomorrow in
case he missed their demise)

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On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0000, sacha wrote:

I went round the garden today, picking foliage for Christmas flower
arrangements. Each of these had a few flowers left, Salvia guaranitica,
Salvia confertiflora, Rosa Wedding Day, loads of different Vincas,
Salvia involucrata, an unknown lacecap Hydrangea, a Fuchsia fulgens and
a single Rosa bracteata.

I noticed the other day that one of the Hollyhocks which had been cut back
after flowering is developing a new flower spike.

This is on the North side of the house so it can't be getting any sun this
time of the year.

I assume that relative warmth and lack of major frost is giving it an
incentive to have another go.

Cheers

Dave R



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