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Sax (Saxifraga umbrosa (London Pride))

Noticed this has started to flower now, just hope the wind doesn't damage them tonight.



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should be okay SL - mine still flowering , real toughies

11 May, 2013

 

nice close up too :))

11 May, 2013

 

That's good then mate cheers, had this for a few years but wind here is wicked at the moment, seen fence panels blown down and bins rolling down the road it's that bad here...

11 May, 2013

 

yes it was bad yesterday and 2 weeks back the conifer on front was doing circular motions

11 May, 2013

 

Lol amazingly this eucalyptus tree at back of our garden was almost horizontal at times thought it would snap ..

11 May, 2013

 

like our willow in that almost tornado - tornadoes within 10 miles of us 28th August last year #

11 May, 2013

 

I remember you saying about that mate, scary..

11 May, 2013

 

it was horrid

11 May, 2013

 

Careful of bough breakage with the Euc, Surrey, as they're notorious for that!
Do you prune it, mate?
Forgot to say...fantastic photo!
3 cheers for edit. Lol.

12 May, 2013

 

Lol yes, no the euc belongs to the neighbour at the back and he never prunes it, so it could get interesting..

12 May, 2013

 

Anywhere between 40-60ft tall & greedy for water.
I planted one for a nearby neighbour quite a few years back.
Her mole problem disappeared almost overnight.
Don't know if it's the scent or the invasive roots, but the moles cleared out.

12 May, 2013

 

Can't blame the moles mate, this one here is huge, at least 40-50 ft high..

13 May, 2013

 

About 8 or 10yrs old?

14 May, 2013

 

Not sure mate it was this big when I moved in 7 years ago..

15 May, 2013

 

They grow at a phenomal rate, but let a lot of light through.
Personally, I like them & the scent, too, but then I'm not a mole. Lol.

16 May, 2013

 

Lol :-)

16 May, 2013

 

Perfect close up photo! Wow, it is full of buds. I hope it wasn´t damaged.

20 May, 2013

 

Thanks Kat, no it was fine in the winds not a single stem damaged luckily. :-)

20 May, 2013

 

I am looking forward to the photos of opened flowers...

20 May, 2013

 

Thanks :-)

20 May, 2013



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