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AUGUST 14TH 2012

sheilar

By sheilar

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Coreopsis (bought for 50p)


Stargazer (?) lilies – open at last! Seems like they’ve taken forever to open – they smell lovely.


Mini chrysanths (£1)


Dollar princess (again!!)


The tiniest allium I’ve ever seen – it’s about the size of a pea!!


Dianthus – this is not the true colour – in reality it’s a beautiful coral pink colour


A hellebore flowering – in August??!!


Jacob’s ladder – this is spreading at an alarming rate. I’ll have to chop it back a bit

Little red robin planted in October last year


Dianthus


Petunias

Thanks for looking.
Sheila

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Comments

 

Lovely.
Better keep an eye on my Jacobs Ladder then!
Lilies are beautiful, can smell them from here! Still waiting on mine!

14 Aug, 2012

 

I have those lilies, the scent is so strong :-)

14 Aug, 2012

 

Such a lot of nice flowers, and fancy that hellibore flowering in summer.
I hope you don't mind me telling you your Dollar Princess is really Beacon. DP is a big double flower with purple centre. ... Maybe it was wrongly labelled when you bought it. It often happens. Beacon is lovely though :o)
I do like that little red robbin. It's lovely and takes less room than the big variety ...

14 Aug, 2012

 

Thanks Lulu, Willinilli and Hywel for your nice comments.
Hywel, you are right, it is Beacon. I took a pic of Dollar Princess, but it was blurred so I used the one of Beacon instead, and no, I don't mind at all that you corrected me - you are right!! I decided to get the little red robin rather than the full size one as I wanted it in front of my sittingroom bay window (and didn't want a tree there!!). It seems to be growing very slowly, dunno if this is normal, but it seems fine with plenty of new growth.

14 Aug, 2012

 

Isn't it great when the bargain buys do well? Lovely pics, Sheilar. I wish my Jacob's Ladder would spread - I couldn't even find it this evening!

14 Aug, 2012

 

Lovely pics,Sheilar..You would be ok to split your Jacob's ladder..I have it all over my borders..it hasn't stopped flowwering since spring..just cut mine back now..and Little Red Robin,does grow at a nice steady pace..I love mine..:o)

14 Aug, 2012

 

It's a good choice for in front of a window. Good job it's growing slowly.

14 Aug, 2012

 

All lovely, especially the Jacobs ladder (me and my blue flowers...) Nice dianthus too. I was just going to say that your fuchsia isn't Dollar Princess when I noticed Hywel has already said it - but not convinced it is Beacon either - my Beacon is stiffer and more upright and the leaves tend to be darker. I thought yours was Mrs Popple. Be interesting to see what Hywel says.

14 Aug, 2012

 

You have some lovely plants there Sheilar...

14 Aug, 2012

 

Lovely Sheila, you have lots of colour and the lillies are beautiful.

14 Aug, 2012

 

wonderful Sheilar - I have the Jacob's ladder - about the only thing that flowered for me . lovely array of plants and lovely flowers. thosse alliums are wonderful - so successful and I am glad to have these . very vivid colours Sheilar

15 Aug, 2012

 

all looking fabulous sheilar

15 Aug, 2012

 

I think the fuchsia is Beacon, its very hardy, Mrs Popple is a darker purple.

15 Aug, 2012

 

Some great buys there Sheila, those Stargazer Lilies are stunning,especially with the White edging and such a pretty sky blue of the Jacobs Ladder.......beautiful!

15 Aug, 2012

 

Lovely flowers Sheila and I'm the same as Tuesday bear, I can't find mine either. I have tried numerous times to grow it, but it doesn't do any good.

15 Aug, 2012

 

A great selections of blooms you have going on there Sheila....those lillies are stunning! I've cut back my blue Jacob's Ladder twice this year already!! There's just no stopping it!
That Chrysanthemum is a lovely colour too - thanks for sharing :)

16 Aug, 2012

 

Thank you all again for your wonderful comments!

16 Aug, 2012

 

Beautiful Sheiler sorry didn't comment before this only just catching up fantastic:)))

24 Aug, 2012

 

Thanks Nana d:-))

24 Aug, 2012

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