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| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 17/02/2009 : 22:34:44
I though these were weeds when they came up a couple of weeks ago
Surely this is early for Freesia
Looking back through my last years photo's
The first flower opened on 13th August.
Surly it does not take 6½ months for them to flower
Does Anyone know...
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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| The Estate |
Posted - 20/02/2009 : 07:29:29
When mine flop over Gail, I cut them back by half  and yes I agree 100% they are messy buggars but then again a huge clump of Daffs are a welcoming sight 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 20/02/2009 : 07:16:45
They are unsightly Gail when they are dieing down, but when they flower in the Spring it well worth it for the colours.
I find the Babiana the worse their stems stay upright dead and hard for many months I ended up breaking them off as they looked terrible under the Standard rose they looked like a clump of small dead tree branches..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Gail |
Posted - 20/02/2009 : 04:50:27
I'm starting to wish I didn't have so many bulbs, they are too much trouble - the ones I've planted are ones that don't need to be lifted as I wanted them to grow into big clumps but only really look good for a couple of weeks flowering a year, then so messy as they are dying back and aren't supposed to cut them. The flowers are pretty but I will leave them to others I think.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 10:40:10
Brissie trains are smooth and great too all A/C and not so crowded after peak hour..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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| The Estate |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 10:18:16
and aircon as well  , those red rattlers where do darn cold in Winter
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 10:09:04
Oh yes I remember it well Gwen I use to work in the City in one of the Myer offices and had to get the train home, it was a very long walk from the station too but those old red rattler traps were terrible trains, I for one was glad when the blue trains came into service..
Now look at them all silver and as smooth as..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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| pitta |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 08:08:49
In Melbourne at the big Flinders ST Railway Station there were many flower stalls .
People on their way home would buy bunches of flowers in season such as .
Iceland Poppies ,Gladiolus,Blue Violets , Stock, Boronia brown or pink,
Daffodils and all the spring flowering bulbs in flower.
Oh I can smell them now .lovely memories.Thanks Cheryl.
Travelling home on the train was a pleasure.Remember that MA.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
Cooktown |
| The Estate |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 04:40:11
thanks everyone, I have a nice Daphne but kill Boronias, only get one season, but I do get one every so often, cheaper than a bunch of flowers and the smell is worth it 
I'm not too good with tulips either, hardly worth it really, flowers dont last long for all the mucking around you have do do etc...
Pitta I have the native Violet here years ago, was to invasive  so I ripped it all out, took a few years to get rid of, bit like the aluminum creeper 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| medburygardens |
Posted - 19/02/2009 : 03:00:22
You sure know how to pack a lot of colour into a small area Cheryl
Good work |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 20:09:44
They wont even grow in my garden Gwen I miss them too
I  the pink, blue and white Hyacinths best I never had much luck with tulips down there either and I only grew them in pots..
Great Piccies Cheryl such beautiful colours shapes and flowers....
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| pitta |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 19:20:52
Cheryl. You really know how to turn the torture screws .
Your garden must have so much perfume in the spring .
I am blown away ,Its fabulous.
Only 2 plants more would complete it for me
Brown Boronia and Daphne ,oh yes and blue violets.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
Cooktown |
| The Estate |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 13:39:23
have a drool in here
http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bulbs%20Tubers%20ect/
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| pitta |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 13:33:50
Will you stop talking about beautiful spring bulbs,its torture.
When I lived in VIC,I grew all the dutch bulbs and all the ones you are
talking about plus all the dafforils,johnquils and snow drops.
I know they will not grow in the Cape.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
Cooktown |
| The Estate |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 13:31:30
so have I
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 18/02/2009 : 13:19:46
Got enough But thanks so much..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
