Houseleek BABIES :o)

lol, great blog Terra, made me laugh, they look great to, well done with the poetry was great ;o))
just nominated for poetry x

Thanks, Sandra. x

These r Beautiful Houseleeks TT :) Going into Gardening Poem&Succulents ;) x

Thanks, Jac... That's reminded me to add it to Houseleeks category, too.LOL. x

Oh , very good poetry TT and love the succulents.........

Thankyou Lincslass...
I'm getting to like these houseleeks more and more....
That's why I asked David to transfer his GoYpedia category of Houseleeks for me to edit... and he said yes... after I bribed him with LOTS AND LOTS of chocolate..Lol. :o)

Love the poem Terra and the Houseleeks too x

Thanks Pansypotter.... saw that pretty Scottie from your avatar on a Christmas card today.... very lovely. xxx

Great blog, TT! Love the poem! ...and the plants of course! :)

Great Blog T.T, and the houseleeks are spectacular plants. There are so many varieties and colour combinations. Thanks for sharing this Blog.

Very fun TT..enjoyed it ....I love House Leeks too...but we have always called them Hen & Chicks...I think they are the same..are they not...cute poem..you are so good at that!

Thanks, Uma, Grenville and Alan, and Cat...
Yes, I'm going to enjoy editing the GoYpedia Houseleeks page with all the different varieties...
Cat... I've not heard that name "Hens and Chicks"..
I just googled those words and it is the same as Sempervivum Tectorum...:o)

You were right TT, it raised a smile! I'm not sure which are the stars, the house leeks or the poetry! Your poetry is brilliant and I didn't know houseleeks could be so beautiful. Now I know what to do with them, maybe mine will look good too. I thought they thrived on neglect.....well that's my excuse LOL

In our country it is also called Hens & Chickens....

That's interesting Uma... maybe called Hens and Chickens in the UK, but just that I haven't heard that name....

I'm pleased this blog made you smile, Lily...
....just hoping everyone else won't expect a poem with any plant I send... Lol. :o)

LOL...I call them all Hen & Chicks TT..there are many varieties..that is all I have ever known any of them as, from childhood..I loved the ones my Grandmothers grew and my mom had them too..I have never had good luck so much as they did. Perhaps I need to take a page from your book!

Nice that you have the memories of these plants from your mom and Grandmother, Cat...
Looks funny on your avatar pics, doesn't it... with your black cat pic and Uma's black cat pic alternating..Lol.. :o)

LOL...and we both know them as Hen and Chicks..lol

Lol... these black cats and hens and chicks are getting everywhere ! :o)

LoL...

Hello TT: It was a very nice surprise to receive the poem, let alone the houseleeks, you are very thoughtful. The poem is safely filed, forever, in my gardening records. The houseleeks are happy and doing well x

Love the poem TT.....the plants are lovely too...I have a few ..

Thanks Dawn and Alice :o) x

Hello Amblealice - what conditions are your houseleeks growing in.

I have them planted in pots with very gritty compost.

Dawn...
please remember your baby houseleek feeding requirements for December...
..lots of Christmas dinners...Lol. ;o)

I love the houseleeks and the poem is great TT , very funny :o) I wonder how big they will be after all those Christmas dinners ...LOL...

Smashing poem TT..he he..........I love houseleeks...I have my pot in the greenhouse but I'm wondering if it'll be too cold for them????

When we moved to this house they were growing on the garage roof....lol - dont know how they got there but we moved them all and K put them round the fish pond!

Brilliant, TT, really made me laugh :)

:)))) good one TT

Thank you GoY gardeners :o)
Amy my Sempervivums are getting fatter by the minute...too much pudding ! :o)

Hi Janey... My houseleeks stay out all winter and seem to survive well, but they are near my dog run, so maybe the dogs keep them warm..Lol.

BusyLizzy...Your houseleeks must have had a head for heights... but planted around the fish pond they must have looked pretty :o)

Gee and Grindle...
glad these verses made you :)))))))))))))))))))))

Love your blog and your plants and your poem is excellent. It really scans. I think you should be the GoY Poet Laureat.

great poem and lovely houseleeks..TT

Hello Mad and Holly...
On behalf of the greedy baby houseleeks...
...thank you. :o)
Sometimes when I wake in the morning, I find I've written a verse of poetry in my sleep... The verse runs through my head, and I have to grab a pencil to write it down..Lol.

a poetic brain how great......TT.....i must admit i tend to think of a lot of rhymes as well..........

Hello Holly..
That sounds jolly.

Ah, you find it so...
The poems just flow!

In the garden or shop
The rhymes won't stop!

On quite a few days.
It works these ways.

I guess there are those
Who prefer to write prose.

Can drive you quite dotty.
Each verse gets more potty !

But just one more time
I must make a rhyme.

he he he

Great TT enjoyed both the poems very much.:o))

Thanks Clarice :o) x

Hi Terra, love your verses! I plant Sempervivums to fill small gaps here and there in the garden. :o)

Sandra x

Hi Sandra... Thanks.
Yes, I want to plant lots more of these.
Do you find they survive the winters okay ?

Very good TT ! :o)

HOW do you do it TT? !!!!! I'm green with envy, as I couldn't create a rhyme to save my life!! I used to have a friend who was absolutely brilliant at personalised limericks -

Thanks, Hywel and Terry60 ...
Must admit I have to be in the right frame of mind to write poetry...
usually early in morning...
....later in the day I feel brain-dead.. Lol.

At least you're alert in the morning TT - that's when I seem to suffer MOST from brain death !! Come bedtime there is no redemption for me and I'm totally in cuckoo land !!

Lol. :o)

Very nice poem, TT.

I haven't grow Houseleeks in many, many years! I used to have some in my parents' garden before leaving to go to Spain in the early 70s. I'm not sure now but I have an idea I grew some in Spain as well.

In all these years I never knew they do well on feeding as they have always been associated with the poorest of soils imaginable - not even soil really as they are quite common on rooftops where "soil" is generally in extremely scant supply!

Love houseleeks (first plants I grew as a child), love the poem (and the new page on these), and love the fact that I have been able to place this on another GOYpedia page! LOL!!! :-D)

Hi Balcony...
I'm pleased you like the poem.
You're right...the houseleeks are very undemanding little plants...might not need too many Christmas dinners...Lol. :o)

Hello David....
Lol...oh yes, Gardening With Friends....!
Hadn't realised... well done !
Dawn is definitely a friend. :o)

LOL......TT.........
I think like me
you must be
just a little potty.
The poems just flow
and you dont know
if your going a little dotty......

Great verses keep them up TT...........

Hello Holly....

Just when I thought the poems had stopped....
Too late......... up another rhyme popped....Lol. :o)

Never seen this particular one TT, gorgeous colours, great poem :-))))))))

Thanks, Simbad....
I'm getting more interested in houseleeks...
Going to grow lots of them next year :o)

I must confess Terra that I just do not like houseleeks, however , I truly loved your little ditty.

Thanks, Stroller...
Pleased you like the poetry...
There was a time when I didn't like houseleeks very much, but they've sort of grown on me ! :o)

I love houseleeks and your poems TT :-)))))

I to have a few houseleeks you are so tallented love your poems to see you at my place:)

TT I will spare you a poem, just got around to this, busy week!! love these little plants, have just started growing them again, enjoyed your pics and the poem ....of course.

Thanks, Annella, Scotkat and DD2 ~
My houseleeks are being snowed on right now !
They are fascinating plants.

DD2 ~ Interested to know you are growing them again...
Glad you all like the pics and poem. :o)

Hello gardening friends this cold wintery day,
soon Santa pulled by Reindeer will be coming in a sleigh

Tis the season when a special baby houseleek poem was born,
so tis fitting these lovely photos do this gardening site adorn,

But then alas GF’s poem came along and caused all to yawn,
all because of the poem and nice leeks TT had sprung on Dawn.

GF's poem caused no niggles...
Truth is - gave us lots of giggles...

Winter snow, and ice and gales...
Banished by your words from Wales...

We were cold and damp and restive..
But your warmth has made us festive. xxx

Found it! enjoyed it, thanks Tt:-)

Well done on finding it Bornagain :o)