tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post106509701371084840..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: RHS London Plant and Design ShowVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91673084322697504682011-01-21T08:56:29.810+00:002011-01-21T08:56:29.810+00:00Alex - welcome! I hope you can make use of the pho...Alex - welcome! I hope you can make use of the photos :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-86962290345512455052011-01-19T15:14:32.024+00:002011-01-19T15:14:32.024+00:00Hi, missed it this year so thanks for the write-up...Hi, missed it this year so thanks for the write-up. Don't suppose you have any photos of the Leek on my Balcony do you? Am always looking for space-saving edible growing ideas and this sounds rather intriguing...<br />xAlex Mitchellhttp://theediblegardener.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76595181263270847612009-02-24T13:33:00.000+00:002009-02-24T13:33:00.000+00:00EG - that's a shame - it would have been great to ...EG - that's a shame - it would have been great to have met up. I can't compare re the number of stands. There was plenty to satisfy me - good quality ones too.<BR/><BR/>Jan - thanks! I do like playing around with collages and the recent picassa upgrade means there's even more to play with!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46359655532149179602009-02-23T15:18:00.000+00:002009-02-23T15:18:00.000+00:00Hi VP, It looks like a wonderful event...and you c...Hi VP, It looks like a wonderful event...and you came home with some great 'finds'. Hope you'll enjoy them in your garden.<BR/>And I couldn't help but notice your LOVELY collage! I guess you've figured out Picassa. Not hard, really. Your photos are fabulous...as are the plants and blooms within them;)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21333496824016856132009-02-23T10:12:00.000+00:002009-02-23T10:12:00.000+00:00I suppose adding themes & show gardens will in...I suppose adding themes & show gardens will increase visitor numbers. I wouldn't want too many plant stalls squeezed out though.<BR/>I was planning to go but ended up with a trip to the dentists and having to wait in for a delivery from IKEA instead :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-13565354324663103042009-02-23T08:36:00.000+00:002009-02-23T08:36:00.000+00:00MMD - the Hepaticas were gorgeous. I hope you find...MMD - the Hepaticas were gorgeous. I hope you find some at your show. Looking forward to hearing how you got on :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39234211326262049052009-02-21T01:32:00.000+00:002009-02-21T01:32:00.000+00:00Thanks for the peek inside a London flower show. I...Thanks for the peek inside a London flower show. It'll be interesting to compare that with the one I'll be going to in Chicago in a couple of weeks. <BR/>I am just drooling over all those Hepaticas! I was smug because I had 2 species - hah. I must have more.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20610762721638720632009-02-20T21:59:00.000+00:002009-02-20T21:59:00.000+00:00Hi Anna - I'm hoping that lovely little Narcissus ...Hi Anna - I'm hoping that lovely little Narcissus will come down in price too. Not too long to wait now for the plant show and tell!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-3261276620605433022009-02-20T21:00:00.000+00:002009-02-20T21:00:00.000+00:00Thanks for the low down VP. It sounds as if it was...Thanks for the low down VP. It sounds as if it was a most interesting day out. I am most taken with that little narcissus. Maybe the price will fall in time. Looking forward to hearing about your plant bargain buys :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84033425682814895782009-02-20T20:18:00.000+00:002009-02-20T20:18:00.000+00:00Hi Guyz - it's still making me giggle even now ;)H...Hi Guyz - it's still making me giggle even now ;)<BR/><BR/>Hermes - I think it was smaller by all accounts but well worth the visit all the same<BR/><BR/>Emmat - I also popped into the Lindley library and found your Darwin article in Kew magazine :)<BR/><BR/>Zoe - Edgeworthia is rather tender and yes, it is known as the paper bark tree. Seeing you've managed to lose two of them and I've lost a Daphne, perhaps it's just as well I didn't buy one<BR/><BR/>Sylvia - thanks and I hope you like tomorrow's post<BR/><BR/>Elizabethm - that's exactly what I'm going through at the moment!<BR/><BR/>Petoskystone - I crumbled at the last minute. Who can resist the bargain plant sell off I wonder?<BR/><BR/>Arabella - weren't they the best of a veritable sweetie shop of gorgeousness?<BR/><BR/>HM - you must remedy that immediately. I recommend some in the green ones from Anglia BulbsVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15042531486576522852009-02-20T18:21:00.000+00:002009-02-20T18:21:00.000+00:00Love the hepaticas and the snowdrops. it has just ...Love the hepaticas and the snowdrops. it has just made me realise I don't have a single snowdrop in the garden. I'll have ot remedy that.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84168705915704380522009-02-20T17:51:00.000+00:002009-02-20T17:51:00.000+00:00Oh.. I thought I had posted earlier but it hasn't ...Oh.. I thought I had posted earlier but it hasn't come through. I love the hepaticas you have pictured and bought the white one and I'm hoping the other one turns out to be the dark pink. With unusual efficiency I planted them out today. I'll be interested in the progress of your vertical planting.Arabella Sockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936438011119860497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36461021610909325072009-02-20T13:37:00.000+00:002009-02-20T13:37:00.000+00:00i admire your strength when it came to holding the...i admire your strength when it came to holding the financial line :) it does seem that the bulbs i fancy have prices which make my left eye twitch.petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-11964516250033746812009-02-20T13:11:00.000+00:002009-02-20T13:11:00.000+00:00sounds a great day - now when i stop working I mig...sounds a great day - now when i stop working I might be able to get to the RHS shows where I would wish to spend the money I am no longer earning!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-11672075536821290402009-02-20T11:59:00.000+00:002009-02-20T11:59:00.000+00:00Thank you for a lovely review of the show, for tho...Thank you for a lovely review of the show, for those of us unable to go. Perhaps fewer shows are generating more media interest and therefore people going to them. I look forward to your next post(s?).<BR/><BR/>Best wishes SylviaSylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21797707206851341882009-02-20T11:43:00.000+00:002009-02-20T11:43:00.000+00:00I've bought two Edgeworthia in recent years (blame...I've bought two Edgeworthia in recent years (blame Chris Beardshaw for this extravagance as he waxed lyrical about it on the Flying Gardener many moons ago). Also lost both! Think they are commonly known as the paper bark tree, believe bank notes used to be made from them. I thought they would do OK with me as they are a close relative of the Daphne, and I have 3 happy specimens of that. Ah well<BR/><BR/>There's a beauty under the windows at RHS Wisley too on the Lab building (the one by the large formal pond) <BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you had a good day - I recall the snowdrop displays from visiting there last year before the changes, just beautiful.Zoƫhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838367166662822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36299030246743918082009-02-20T10:11:00.000+00:002009-02-20T10:11:00.000+00:00will be interesting to see about visitor numbers e...will be interesting to see about visitor numbers etc; I felt less motivated to go than before because I feel it's all gone a bit "down market" with show gardens etc but then I am a terrible ole snob, aren't I?<BR/><BR/>Edgworthia! I just love it. There's a beautiful one at Kew. Beautiful perfume and fascinating looking flowers. yum yum. xxxxemmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-54180716566343260462009-02-20T09:29:00.000+00:002009-02-20T09:29:00.000+00:00What a great day out. Good to see the RHS can stil...What a great day out. Good to see the RHS can still mount a good show in these difficult times.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-40466163185580719842009-02-20T09:08:00.000+00:002009-02-20T09:08:00.000+00:00LOVE the title of the seminar: "There's a leek in ...LOVE the title of the seminar: "There's a leek in my balcony" totally hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com