tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post2938875962050535784..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: A Hellebore ConvertVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9387712609096436542016-10-21T10:34:32.576+01:002016-10-21T10:34:32.576+01:00We have a shared memory Karen :) My dad used to he...We have a shared memory Karen :) My dad used to help organise the annual chrysanthemum and dahlia show where he worked and how well I remember that smell! That one experience shaped my love of dahlias and reluctance to like chrysanths. But you're right, those button ones are great for this time of the year. I usually buy one to brighten up our front door - I've found it best to buy them in bud not flower, and then they last for ages.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9825055036268451862016-10-19T21:37:22.691+01:002016-10-19T21:37:22.691+01:00Chrysanthemums. My father in law used to grow the ...Chrysanthemums. My father in law used to grow the show varieties with huge balls on sticks. I never the smell. But I'm growing the daisy sort, and they really brighten the garden in October and last for ages in a vase. karen gimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979388211146202244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-80316868477162132112016-10-18T23:24:52.454+01:002016-10-18T23:24:52.454+01:00Ahhh, now I had some Kniphofia when I first plante...Ahhh, now I had some Kniphofia when I first planted the garden here, but they were the uncouth ones. Some of the dwarf varieties look great - I like the look of 'Bees Lemon'...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76331784396936305462016-10-18T23:22:04.916+01:002016-10-18T23:22:04.916+01:00Mine is kniphofia. A garden next to where I grew ...Mine is kniphofia. A garden next to where I grew up was full of them and I hated them. Now I have a couple of dwarf varieties.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-75601546065623781682016-10-18T22:56:25.170+01:002016-10-18T22:56:25.170+01:00I think you live in Devon Jessica? You could try m...I think you live in Devon Jessica? You could try mulching your dahlias instead - much less faff, especially if you have them in a sheltered spot in the garden. Cut the foliage down after the frost has got to the leaves and apply a thick layer of mulch, then vigilance is required in May to make sure the slugs don't get the emerging foliage. They come back next year with more flowers too and the less flamboyant ones are better for bees :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64586229988735614492016-10-18T22:45:17.567+01:002016-10-18T22:45:17.567+01:00Dahlias. Although I'm still a long way from be...Dahlias. Although I'm still a long way from being a convert. The less flamboyant the better, but given the faff of digging up the tubers and the fight to defend them against the molluscs, I'm only ever likely to have a few. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com