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That sounds exciting Janey..which Palmatum is it?

It supposedly grows fast in the ground (in the tropics), but in San Diego’s dry subtropical climate it’s highly unlikely to reach more than 15 ft (4.6 m) tall. I’ve seen some on Youtube in San Diego gardens about this height and width. I was surprised how wide thry grew in San Diego, though.

Sorry to hear that Shirley. Scott has been unwell this week. It must be one I’ve already had.

We had quite a few this year...they grow quite deeply and are hard to dig out.I've used Roundup.

It is lords and ladies [one of several common names] It is an Arum, Arum maculatum. The flower is a pale green 'cowl' with a purple or pale green spathe in the centre. in the autumn the berries are bright red and held on the stem that once held the flower.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/weeds/lords-and-ladies

it will respond to any systemic weedkiller. digging out the tuber is also an option and remove the berries before they ripen and fall off.

see below in the first post you did.

welcome to GoY,
Just lift it and shake off any loose compost, re pot and water well. any root damage will be minimal and it will quickly grown new roots for easy water uptake.

welcome to GoY Abarrett. This is definitely an allium and identified as A triquetrum correctly. It is classed as a naturalised/British native. I also have it now in a wildlife area. Some alliums have nodding bells such as A moly [yellow flowers so its common name in the UK is Golden garlic], A paradoxum and Nectoscordum siculum [reclassed as A siculum] recently.

The English bluebell is indeed Hyacinthoides non scripta, though sadly many of our native ones are hybridising with the spanish bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanic

Very pretty!

Looks very much like lords and ladies to me

Fabulous flower!

I can see why you like this Tulip ... it's beautiful.

We had planned to visit the Tulip Festival at Arundel but were so full of cough and cold that we've missed it now ... :o((

Well it's doing ok, it's leaves are all unfurled and I've decided to leave the longer branches this year. So far their leaves appear to be the same. We've had a very chilly east wind for a few weeks, but the acers have weathered it. I've treated myself to one of the purple acers too..:))

Please post a photo when that happens Delonix, I'd like to see that Mickey Mouse face. Thanks.

We're going to York today for a couple of days for daughters boyfriends 30th birthday, they live in Leeds, shall miss being in the garden but glad the weather is going to be nice for the weekend and hoping to get stuck in when we're back 😊

I appreciate your nice comments Janey and Karen. Thank you.

It takes a very long time for a magnolia stellata to get to that size! Wonderful!

Well, I was repeating it today, and I can see I will have to do it daily for now. If the roses were big or I had a big garden…no chance! Sadly we haven’t any ladybirds or bluetits atm. We had ladybirds earlier, but they have disappeared just when they are needed!

Have been wondering how your Jordan is Janey...mine is very slow.

Gorgeous tree and area to sit Klahanie..

It is a lovely one Julia. Mines still only small, but looking strong.

Those are not allium. They don't look anything like allium. Allium has puffy flowers in shades of blue, violet, and white, shaped like dandelion puffs.

Although I'm not 100% certain what yours are, in my region white bluebells are usually Hyacinthoides.

That's what Gerry used on the aphids but they multiplied so fast it was useless in the end.

Thanks Balcony.

Baby ducklings Balcony. There were seven of them altogether but had no parents with them.

What a pity. Thank you! X

Thanks Janey. X

This morning is dry and sunny, with temperatures forecast to rise over the weekend, hooray!

Unlike the U.K.!

I thank you for this photo then, minus the trucks!

There is a red one named Dr. King, perhaps it was that variety.

:o))

Thanks Shirley, taken by OH who is much better than me at photography 🙂.

Very pretty one Daylily.

I love lilacs (so do my deer) and their smell.... just bought one few days ago to put and keep on the deck :-)

I love Cistus plants but they do not like me. I bought at least dozen of them and none of them survived.
Love the colour of this one Karen.

Thank you Julia and Rose for your lovely comments. They warmed up my heart.

I got the bulbs several years ago from someone in Greece. Try this site: https://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/flowers-a-z/flowers-a-z/ixia-viridiflora-jade-green-1741e
It will take about 3 years from seed.

Wow, they're really stunning Karen!

I'm not usually a lilac fan, but this is lovely with smaller blooms and so many of them!

Pretty one Jane..

This is a beautiful flower, Kate! I like it very much! :)

Some years ago a friend gave me a couple of them but unfortunately they didn't return the following year. :(

They look very nice. I too like the pot.

Beautiful Camellia, Shirley!

My wife bought me a red one, many years ago, I don't remember its name exactly but it had 'King' as part of its name. Unfortunately it didn't last more than year or so. :(

This is a beautiful flower, Wylie! I'd love to grow it on the balcony! Did you buy the corms from the Pacific Bulb Company?

I also searched for it & it seems it can grow VERY HIGH so I hope you have enough room for it!

Lovely plant. Nice to see a C doing so well in a pot.

What are we looking at here, lindak? Young frogs???

For the first time ever I've used Google Search to look for your beautiful flowers, Lindak. Surprisingly it found it in a couple of seconds! After looking at various pictures I decided it was your bulb! I then opened a webpage that gives more explanation on the bulb. Here is the link:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/115215/ornithogalum-dubium/details

Thanks! There’s another larger tree to the right. Trucks were parked below it, so I didn’t take any pics of it.

Yes, you’re correct. These plants are pretty tropical. 😀