flowering ivy

They are attractive and encourage the little creatures ..........

Lovely flowers ar'nt they

thanx amy and morgana, they do look nice and plenty of little creature amy lol,, spiders for one grrr

Love Ivy flowers remind me Fatsia!

yes it does carole your right which makes up for my fatsia not flowering lol

i thought this was fatsia when i clicked on it, it's a great picture, you know you can make some great Christmas decorations especially door wreaths with this stuff, your local florist would have a field day with this little lot.

it is lovely ang,, maybe i will use some for my xmas decor them :o))

bit of leaf shine on them will really bring out the colour... wait until they start to turn black before you do, or you can spray them gold or silver.... thier uses are endless....

thanx angie, will do ;o)

We usually use Fatsia and ivy blooms at Christmas indooors - love them!! :-))

thanx david im going to use some this year , its a nice change :o))

Lots of wildlife on it i bet aswell.

oh yes lots carol :o))

i think i am going to spray my allium heads silver this year... i got sent the latest Sarah Raven booklett the other day,,, you know she is selling 6 allium seed heads sprayed silver for £12.95!!!! i ask you that is a rip off!

...apparently you just through them at the christmas tree and they look fab... think i will give this a go...oh can hear X factor coming on....TTFA .....

yes a total rip off ang, so easy to just do yourself, and a can of spray, i dont buy if i can make xmas displays myself

Have been spraying our dried allium heads for years - an idea I originally got from my Mum (have pics of ours this year and a short blog - Crazydi also has pics from last Xmas of her dried alliums with micro lights). Should have added that I only bring in a very few Fatsia and ivy blooms, as they are an important winter source of nectar for the insects.

mmmm ofcourse we have to make sure we are not taking away what little food there is for the wild life this time of year don't we... i shall go have a look at your blog now David.....

i like allium, have some for next year, so when they go to seed how do you dry them out plez

the best way to dry anying is to hang it upside down somewhere that is not too bright, dry, frost free, with plenty of air circulation.... in an ideal world... but to be honest mine are still in the garden laying around the flower beds...lol i'll just bring them in, and sit them on some kitchen roll in my shed and then spray them with some silver spray...... Oasis floral spary is best for this...

thanx ang,, can hang them in the shed out of the way :o) bet they look good sprayed for c..........s

yes they do apparently you can just throw them at the christmas tree and they stick :-) Brooke will love this job

lol bet she will bless :o)