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Indeedee's garden picts

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Thursday, 1st December 2005

  Like many others, I think I have created a link to some pictures at
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  .....well, I think I did.....

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Thursday, 1st December 2005

  Maybe I did something wrong ? - advice, please !
  
  Thanks, Ideedee.

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  Posted by Chickadeedeedeee (U2397555) on Thursday, 1st December 2005

  GOODNESS ME, Ian!!!!!
  
  The only thing you did "wrong" was to make me jealous! Your garden is lovely! Your photographs divine.
  
  Excuse me while I go through your photographs again. I love your planting combinations. Gives me ideas for the next planting season.
  
  Well done Ian.
  
  Lydia

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  Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Thursday, 1st December 2005

  Ian - Absolutely stunning pics, which have made my day! Is this your old or present garden?

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  Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  What a lovely garden you have - those photos really cheered up this damp dark day - thank you!

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  Posted by Juliet (U2196646) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Wow, Ian, what a lovely garden - lots of colour.
  
  Another time if you can work out how to post just one link to your album it would make it easier to look at the pictures (kept losing count of which ones I'd already seen) - afraid I can't tell you how, though - maybe someone else can?
  
  I don't think I know anything much about your garden - perhaps I should have read more of your conversations with Lydia! On page 2 of this board there's a thread called something like OTGF - Who/What/Why part 2 (there's a part 1 somewhere further back!) asking about people's gardens - maybe you could tell us some more there?

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  Posted by beejay (U2219592) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Fantastic plants Ian, I'm very envious. Holeless hostas look delectable.

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  Posted by princessanabana (U2421659) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Wow - have saved no 7 to my favourites but they are all wonderful - PA
  

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Hi, Lydia - I just looked at them myself - first time since I uploaded, and also first time I have seen most of them at the large size. Hmmm, as you would say, they are er quite impressive, aren't they ? !
  
  I never did say how much I enjoyed your's, especially the fauna, but I need to visit them again - I was too concerned that you had cracked the IT secret, and whether I would be able to do the same - in the event, I did something wrong as expected, I think it must have been the HTML code I selected - there were four more picts on a second page, which haven't appeared, so I will have to try those again, using a different code !
  
  Let me know if you need more plant details for any of them - all the plants except the Lantana and possibly the standard Fuschia (spelling !) are fully-hardy in the UK, but you would need to check the ratings for Ohio.
  
  Hope everything is ok with you and your's. Talk to you soon, have a good weekend (are you working ?), LOL, Ian x.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Hi, everyone - thanks so much for your kind comments, you have no idea what an ego boost it is to be able to bring pleasure with something so simple (and how it restores one's self-respect).
  
  All the pictures are of my existing garden, which I used to regard as a 'practice run' in preparation for the real thing (!). Sadly, however, I must say farewell to it in the New Year, with little prospect of ever having anything like it again.
  
  I rarely use chemicals, with the exception of lawn sand to kill any moss patches in the Spring, and Phostrogen and pelleted chicken manure to ensure lush growth - nothing else unless there is a really bad attack (which is fortunately rare) - so the 'holeless' Hostas rely entirely upon the local fauna - the nearest pond is in a neighbour's garden, but the frogs are happy to visit and keep the slugs and snails at bay, also a Songthrush or two.
  
  The camera used is just a Nikon 2100, and all the shots were taken with it hand-held - my eldest son is so jealous, he bought me a state-of-the-art tripod last Christmas (to try and get me to admit that age and the shaky hand were taking over, but I have yet to use it !).
  
  Sorry for the links etc - still don't know what I did wrong - there are four further shots that haven't materialised - I will try aain, and possibly upload some more.
  
  Please let me know if you need to know more plant details.
  
  Kindest regards, Indeedee.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Trying again :-
  
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  Apologies if this fails. Indeedee.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Sorry, folks, still cannot get a single link, but here are the 'missing four' :-
  
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  Any suggestions ? Regards, Indeedee.

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Hi Ian - love the photos and the garden. I especially liked the Solomon's Seal with the variegated hosta. I've tried that myself but OH keeps "helping" me by weeding the SS.
  
  I'm sure that with your talents you will be able to do something equally lovely though different in your new home. Good Luck.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Hi, Obelixx, so pleased you liked the picts.
  
  Don't know what to suggest to curb OH's weeding habits - but at least the Solomon's Seal develops a very strong root system, so it's not a total disaster ! - and it could work in your favour if the 'weeding' took place after flowering, because SS is susceptible to attack by Sawfly lava, which can leave the plants looking a terrible mess for the rest of the Season !
  
  Kindest regards, Indeedee.

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  Posted by MizzTuppence (U2378711) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  An absolute dream of a garden, thank you for posting the pics, they are a real inspiration. I looked everywhere for a Lantana this year but without luck, I honestly think that if a plant has 'gone out of fashion' then it is a bugger of a job to get them in the garden centres. I find I use the internet more to order those ever elusive plants, also had a heck of a job to find Cosmos this year, a wonderful filler and long flowering.

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  Posted by Chickadeedeedeee (U2397555) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Well, hmmmmmm Ian.
  
  Your pictures and gardening expertise are impressive indeed-dee-dee. LOL!
  
  I like very much that you have your photographs / plats identified. The standard fuschia is lovely! I have one ( a much smaller version ) and he comes inside each September otherwise hew will look like cooked spinich after it gets cold !
  
  Beautiful !
  
  Lydia
  
  

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Hi Ian - it was a new, subtly variegated SS and I'm afraid he weeded it very thoroughly. I didn't see any more at this spring's plant fairs and it's not in the markets yet so fingers crossed for next spring's plant fairs.
  
  This autumn he has weeded a beautiful deep purple campanula and several tiarellas in a similar spot. You'd think he'd learn after the ear-bending he got last time!

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Hi, MT !
  
  So pleased you like the picts - it feels good to bring pleasure to others !
  
  I have always been a frugal gardener, literally begging, borrowing, and even stealing (!) cuttings over the years. The Lantanas were no exception - cuttings obtained from a huge plant outside a bar in Menorca (with the owner's permission !). They propogate very easily, and I have been growing new stock for several years now, but not this year although I still have the two standards - I originally grew those as a trial after seeing some in Austria - they are now about 6-years old. I have seen Lantanas on sale in Notcutts in previous years (didn't look this year) - worth asking, if there is a branch nearby. I cannot believe they are out-of-vogue - I don't think many people realise how useful they are for Summer bedding etc. Failing that, you need to find someone who can offer you cuttings - unfortunately, I daren't offer my details on this site !!
  
  Kindest regards, Indeedee.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Hello, Lydia - just a quick message, maybe more later - finding it hard to cope with several threads and several messages to answer !
  
  Unfortunately, the standard Fuschia (spelling !) appears to have suffered in the recent cold snap - I forgot to move it to a more sheltered spot in the lea of the house. Hopefully, it will recover in the Spring, but I shall leave all the spent foliage on for as long as possible to act as protection for any new buds.
  
  Thanks for the advice about the link - will try again when I have time - what you say makes sense, anyway - why don't they tell you that ? - better still, why didn't I think of it ? !!
  
  Pleased to hear you enjoyed being 'Lydia of all trades' yesterday - and quite a busy time, too, 35 patients in 4-hours !
  
  Talk to you soon. Enjoy your Sunday, LOL, Ian x.

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  Posted by clondalkingardener (U2328443) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Hi Indeedee,
  great photos of your garden. What is the flower (lemon and pink) infront of the vigelia in photo number 6 it looks stunning infront of the green background

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Hi, Obelixx - I have been aware for some time of the variegated version - it should be readily available. I found it as P. odoratum 'Variegatum' in 'Right Plant, Right Place' by Nicola Ferguson, which was published in 1984, I think. The picture shows it with white leaf margins. Ordinary SS appears to go by the name P. x hybridum, so we could be talking of different plants ?
  
  Maybe (like me !), OH suffers from 'cannot teach old dog new tricks' syndrome ? - if so, very difficult to control !!
  
  Kinndest regards, Indeedee.

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  Posted by indeedee (U2385815) on Monday, 5th December 2005

  Hi, CKG (hope you don't mind the abbreviation !).
  
  The plant is Aquilegia skinnerii; the colour is actually lemon and orange - if you go to the new thread, started yesterday (with a few hiccups), you should be able to access the complete album, and no 15 (I think) shows the same plant again but from a different aspect in which the colour is better.
  
  I have several similar plants, all grown from seed (T & M), which vary from lemon, through bicolours like the one shown, to orange. They seem to be very accommodating, flower profusely right through the Summer, and certainly have a longer life expectancy than the McKana hybrids.
  
  Pleased you enjoyed the picts. Kindest regards, Indeedee.

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