alpina cyanea

Looks lovely :o)

thanx Terra they are pretty little flowers ;o))

It is a pretty one - I agree. I won't add it to my list, though, because of 'Helsingborg'....I still like it, though! lol.

P.S. What's that fork doing there?

lol barbara, the fork and trowl were to pretty to use so i have them hung up haha, they are floral ones

As long as they're not there to dig up your alpina! :-(((

no way barbara lol, just nipped out to get a couple of pond plants and bird seed,

That's lovely San! Great shade of blue. I'm sure you'll get a lot more flowers next year,, mine were sparse the first year and now there are masses!

Looks a lovely plant, such pretty blue flowers.

I'm sure you will have more flowers another year San , it's a lovely shade of bluey / mauve I haven't any in flowers yet ... :o(

You will, you will! Yours will be blooming when ours have finished - look at it that way, Amy. ;-)

LOL.. I hope so Barbara ... I feel like a child that always has to stand last in the line ... :o))

Awwwww.......poor Amy! :-(((((((

Lovely colour.

thanx karen and amy im sure your both right ;o)
amy you will have to get one for early summer then you wont be last in line haha
cheers carol and katnip ;o))

very nice sandra

cheers holly ;o)

A beautiful shade of blue Sandra. :o)

cheers sandra, yes its very pretty ;o))

That's very pretty and I like your idea of hanging up the floral fork & trowel. I've often seen them in shops and thought how attractive they are :)

thanx Gee, i actually bourght them to use but then couldnt hahah, i saw a ladies mini tool set the same the other day, with tape measure, and some work tools, nearly got them, but dont do odd jobs i leave that to baz ;o))

Really like this, San,you just wait till next year! :~))

thanx flori its got more flowers this year so it should be even better next ;o)

Lovely shade of blue.....

cheers dotty ;o)

very nice..you must have spent a fortune on plants..

lol dieda i have since we started last spring, wouldnt want to add it up deida, but its worth it and i dont drink or go out very much, maybe a meal at weekend or if we get invited to a party, sad really hahah

lol..know the feeling...We love sitting in the garden..and after a hard days work (gardening)we enjoy a glass of red wine..thats our treat.....

sounds lovely deida, i have to drag baz into the garden for dinner, he`s happy sat in front of tv, but come summer when hot,, if hot i just tell him lol

San......Please don't tell me .you are sitting alone around the pool with your book ,watching the birds...with a glass of water..lol

lol no deida i wont let that happen, when i tell him i want company outside he is quite good as long as its sunny and hot, never when its cool or cloudy hahah

lol....

nice colour. I was told today that clematis doesn't like being tied to trellis and to get clematis mesh. Yours doesnt seem to mind. Never grown clematis before dont know if I should buy it or something else. Want something outside kitchen door

thanx pauline, lots of members use trellis not heard that before, guess there is always different addvice out there,depends if you have full sun or shade as what to put there,and if in pot or not lol,

Hi we also have the Clematis Alpina---growing with Nelly Moser....the colours compliment each other and the delicate blue of the Alpina is lifted further by the big showy two-tone pink of Nelly Moser....there are nice big healthy flower buds ready to open on the Alpina, and the Gardens are enjoying a couple of days of light steady rain at the moment which all the plants will benefit from...

We have 8 Clematis, 3 grown doubled up....and two as singles growing up trellis, but not tied...left to grasp on themselves...chicken wire fence to the Chook House....and through a climbing rose, which is attached to an Aviary Wire fencing panel....so ours appear to be happy growing up anything, we dont use ties tho...keeping it as natural as possible....

thanx for the info crissue, im like you i dont tie anything just let it do its own thing, which they do, cling themselves very well, all yours sound very nice ;o))

Thanks for the welcome Sanbaz, I had quite a shock when the comments appeared, I am new as you all know and I dont know my way around tho it looks fairly easy...Can I talk to everyone in one go?? or do I have to do it one person at a time that sends welcome or comments...sounds a bit thick sorry..

I know I will enjoy this site, which I found by the way by accident, glad that I did...I think all gardeners need somewhere like this to meet up don't you agree.

if you get a comments under your pics then just scroll down to add comment yourself, there you can reply to whoever has added comment, just all at once, you can also send a private message by clicking a member pic then at the top of their page send a message that only they can read, hope thats clear for you,same thing goes for if you write a blog, just answer at the bottom ;o)) dont worry lots of help on here