My Edraianthus Collection

great post..... great you fond new friends and of course plants....

from jane. :)

Lovely sentiments in your blog Scotsgran :)
Some very knowledgeable folks here on GOY. Like you I'm growing plants I would never consider or walk by in the GC.
That's a lovely wee plant and so exciting you've got more to cherish :)

this is a lovely blog. the flowers look very campanula like but they are pretty, pretty, pretty. You are so right about the friends on here and I also walk round looking at plants I've been given and have so many memories of what has been shared.

A heartwarming wee blog, Scotsgran.
I'm having enough problems coming to terms with just the plants, never mind PP & JPEG! Lol.

Haven't grown these before but very tempted to try in our garden in the Cerdagne, do you think it would survive under a blanket of snow in winter? The soil is certainly sandy and well drained, love to see such a pretty blue flower in the rockery by the gate.

Thank you Jane, I have found lots of kindred spirits on this website. I hope you have too. I was not a complete beginner when I joined but my knowledge did not extend much beyond the flowering shrubs which I grew to make the garden easy to manage. There is a misconception that it is more difficult to make friends as you get older. What I particularly like about goy is that age is irrelevant, as is the fact that it is very unlikely that I shall meet most of these people in the flesh. Thank you Scottish, I'm pleased we live close enough to visit even if time is a problem. I see your influence every day as I enjoy the plants you brought to me. I appreciate your words of wisdom Sgb and you were one of the earlier members I was able to relate to. Edraianthus is in the Campanulacaea family. It is a much better behaved plant than most campanulas. Mouldy you have been on a sharp learning curve and the more you learn the more you will realise how much you don't know. Its a great incentive to keep on exploring what is available. Xela, all the info seems to suggest the plant will grow well in zones 4 and 5. Sorry I do not know what that is temp. wise but maybe you could google it and let us know. I think I might provide a glass hat if snow is threatened. I have E. Pumilio, the first one I was given, in a pot which can be taken in to the greenhouse if necessary. It was out all last winter and survived fine. If you look at the Ontario Valley Rock Garden and Horticulture Society website they seem to grow well there.

Xela http://jelitto.com/Plant-Information/Plant-Hardiness-Zones/Plant-Hardiness-Zones-Europe/
has information on zones around the world. You hover over your area to find the applicable growing zone. I think you might well be in 4/5.

irrelevant of age is a good factor :) thats important to treat each other with respect regardless of age :) nice point....

Oh dear, I didn't think I had much knowledge lol and I've never heard of Edraianthus. They're interesting.
I have made several friends on here too :o)

What a lovely blog - so true about the knowledge and the friends. This community has certainly widened my horizons - I have learnt loads, and always have somewhere to come to ask for advice. And share lots of laughs, too ;-)

Oh, I'm well aware that the most inportant thing I've learnt is the depth of my ignorance in gardening matters, Scotsgran. Lol.
Just wish I learnt it sooner! ;-)

I too have learnt so much from this site... I love it, in fact I'm addicted!! Love the banter that goes on, and I never realised that there were so many lovely plants out there.like you Scotsgran, I was blinkered, just using plants that I knew for my borders. Hadn't even grown things from seed!! but this summer I've grown quite a few things this way.

What a beautiful plant, Scotsgran ! I must say, I have never heard of it and well done you for how it looks now !
I have only ever used plants that are common to us, until Elizabeth ( Libet) started introducing me to different grasses and perrenials.
Thank you for your little message about me on here. Its good to be back ! x

what a lovely blog x

Thank you everybody. I have missed a lot this summer but its good to know there are people out there who think like me. Lol.

its great isn't it to know you are not alone. At work I feel like a lone voice. [only woman in a dept of 14 men]

Oh, how I long to be surrounded by 14 women, Seaburn! Lol.
Outnumbered?
My kind of odds. ;-)

Careful what you wish for Mouldy all women are not like Sbg. Sbg I'm sure you keep them all in order lol. Good to know that gardeners disregard sex on here too. We are all just gardeners with different levels of experience.

Such a joy and pleasure reading this blog Sg.

Thankyou for sharing.

Thank you Scotkat. We have had a difficult year and knowing I can visit with my goy friends has been great.