A Big thank you to Bathgate (Paul )

How lovely of Bathgate to collect these seeds from his garden and send them for you Amy they are all looking great too shame about the Milk weeds. I did nt know you could receive or send seeds to and from America.

Bathgate (Paul) was very generous to send you so many different kinds of seeds & the result of sowing them is amazing! Your flowers are looking fabulous, Amy!

Your new garden's getting off to a good start then!

What a very kind thing for him to do and what lovely results you have had. Lovely to see.

Thank you for your comments ,yes Paul was very kind and generous the seeds he sent gave me something to strive for in those hectic early days when everything was going against us each day I saw a new seedling appear it was a magical feeling ...

Bathgate is such a generous soul. He also sent me some tomato seeds a couple of years ago and it was so nice to grow something different. Your gifts have done really well Amy. I'm sure Paul will be pleased to see the results.

That was good of Paul to send you a gift and what better than seeds, pleased they have done well for you Amy, Paul will be as chuffed as you are...

How lovely, and tomatoes included as well. Very kind of Bathgate to send the seeds to you Amy :) x

Amy - I'm pleasantly surprised to see everything growing so well for you. Your Cherokee Purples are gigantic. I was actually eating one as I read this. I forgot all about 'Love Lies Bleeding' and laughed when I saw your gorgeous plant. I like those fuzzy red tassels. The seeds are edible by the way - like poppy seeds. Thank you for your wonderful presentation. The Butterfly Weed is a fussy plant to start up. That explains why they could be expensive at the garden center if you can even find them at any garden center. I've lost many of them. However, once it's established, you will be rewarded for years to come and you will never have to touch it again. It's carefree. I admire your persistence.

Thank you for all your nice comments , Paul is very generous ,I love the fact the seeds have come halfway round the world and are growing in my garden ,it's a miracle .
Paul I've had to prop up the branches of Cherokee they are so heavy they're are breaking the stalks off .. I have several plants of the Love-lies-Bleeding they are like christmas decorations :o) I have set another pot of the butterfly weed it's probably to late for this year but I still have some seed left I can try again in the spring , Thank you so much for a beautiful ' 'New home ' gift they have been a pleasure to grow x

You're welcome Amy. I hope they give you many years of enjoyment.

I'm sure they will Paul , guess what the newly set Butterfly weed seed is shooting , Yay :o))

LOL That's good! Hope this one makes it. It should bloom for you in the spring. Hang in there.

Another one popped up this morning thats 3 so far ..:o)

yey, That's awesome. You'll be the only one on the block with these plants. Wait til they start developing those amazing seed pods. You can run a business!

How did you send the seeds? Did you have to do any precautions? I love that Marigold.

Wells ..I just scattered the seeds onto the soil in plant pots and then thinly covered them with soil then gave them a gentle watering ,we had just moved house at the time I didn't do anything other than that no special precautions except I kept the pots in trays in a frost free room until the spring I then re-potted them into bigger pots until the warmer weather I was then able to plant them outside ..
The Rudbeckias are still in bloom the Love-lies-bleeding have bloomed all summer but are just going over now ..