2024 odds and sods

[charlie]

DSC_0002 - Copy by charliepridham, on Flickr

[AndyC]

Nice. I tried Clivia planted out here but not hardy enough for me.

Not much in the way of flowers here apart from the Camelias I inherited, except for this



I'm not a fan of the 'Dame Edna' type of Gladies but I like this one.

[Peadarjj]

Pleione formosana I forgot existed in same pots from last year complete with old seed pod

[SteveP]

Rhododendron Loderi King George coming to it's best at the moment. Each flower, let alone the flower head, is the size of a fist and the scent is intoxicating. Easily my favourite of the Loderi hybrids and possibly my favourite Rhododendron.

Rh2a by Steve Pearson, on Flickr

Steve

[Chad]

Steve your King George is at least a month ahead of ours in Cornwall!

I think my plot is too windy for it, so I'll have to continue to enjoy other people's.

Chad

[Paul S]

Easily my favourite of the Loderi hybrids and possibly my favourite Rhododendron.

Hard to disagree, that is a lovely example, too. I tied it here but it turned into a husk in no time.

A visit to Leonardslee at Loderi hybrid time was always treat. I've not been since it re-opened so don't know how it might have changed, if at all - anyone visited?

[charlie]

I am green with envy, we always wanted to grow these but they dont like the ground here, too many heavy metals we think :o

[John P]

Callum where are you located, its obviously milder than my location. (You have not filled in your location) My brahea edulis was starting to turn into a nice big palm. I grew it for years in Hertfordshire until it snuffed it in the December 2022 severe freeze. I now have a small martianus x fortunei in its spot.

John

[Callum]

Hi John I’m located in Thanet east Kent, the lowest I got last winter was -2, in cold winters probably the lowest we go is -4
How do you fill your location out? Is it on the profile??

[ian s]

You can do it like this:
Go to the "User Control Panel"
Click on "Profile" in the left hand menu
Scroll through and find the "Location" field
:D