Delphinium

Oh I need to go shopping again!! Its looks fab, is it huge?

Lol! Sounds familiar! ;))

It WAS huge...now it's just big! lol!

Oh dear! Did you clonk someone over the head about that?!!

Lol! He's not here very much these days...and he likes to 'help'...but there was a frosty silence for a while...

Lol I bet!

lovely - is this black knight one ?

I don't know, Paul...they're not really into 'naming' things here...the hand written tag said, 'Delphinium'!!

...but it's a lot more intense, in real life...

...and had a certain person not broken it, it would have been a lot bigger too!!!! ;)

I crushed my lupins - so annoyed

I soooo know how you feel!!!!!!!!

SO it was the Delphiniums fault then? Ive got some coming up i sowed the seeds about 3 or 4 years ago..now they decided to come up! lol No floers yet tho :)

Lovely - hope you get some flowers this year Pixi :)

I sowed delphiniums before too, Pix...they popped up and were raized to the ground in one night by snails...they never recovered :(

Hi Scottish! I hope she gets some flowers this year too! :)

Well they are down by the tree which is full of damn snails..i really need to erradicate them!!!!!!!!

Best do something, Pix...before they become snail gourmet heaven... :/

yeah..not sure what tho..

I've heard people talking about copper coils in the questions section...they seem to be effective...?

But I haven't seen them here...

lovely coloured one Karen, Pixi i've done these from seed you should get flowers next year... :-)

Thanks SL :)

Do they take five years to flower? Heck! You have to have patience with them don't you...no wonder they're expensive!!! ;)

sometimes they can take a while yes, if the conditions are really perfect then maybe 6months you'll get a few but they can be awkward at times...

I saw a few more of these at the market today...but not a patch on this one...

It's such a shame...the top 6'' aren't actually dead...just very bent and drooping...

Could I put a splint on, do you think? :)

it may work Karen, they are a hollow stem so putting a splint on may do the trick worth a try..

Okay! Thanks, SL

...have to go and buy an ice-lolly tomorrow! lol!
(not that the weather here is very conducive to that...)

Lol it's been quite nice here today, and tomorrow they say ' he say's with fingers crossed '

I know...but I think your forecast's good! :))

...unlike here...brrrr!!!! lol! :(

it's got to start warming up soon... this year has been really odd weather wise...

idk about copper coils..I had a copper pipe all along the edge of that bit down the bottom and they still came! 5yrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get a couple of chickens, hen. I collect them and feed them to the girlies! They go mad for snails!

(I got another wee grey one yesterday) :))

Awwww ic ant have hens here hen! in the middle of a housing estate lol

Why not, hen? They're the 'in thing'! lol!

My step-son, who was here last week, lives in a busy town near Bath and his neighbour has a miniature pig in the garden! lol! ;)))

omg! maybe not jsut now lol

Mini farmyard, Pix???? LOL!!! ;)))

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