Busy weekend, spent the Saturday taking my eldest back to University, busy on the M5 and in Cardiff. Took about an hour to off load her stuff and then quick dash out.Spent the Sunday upgrading enclosures and checking the 200 plus Hostas that was in the old enclosure. I should comment that I didn’t do …
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September 17th Beginning of Autumn
Well things are starting to feel like Autumn now. Several of the Hostas are showing signs the Captain Kirks, Praying Hands, Whirlwinds, and a lot of the Elegans’ are getting ready. The leafs of our trees at our Milverton site are starting to drop and our Apples are about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than …
September 16th Found something special in the propagator!
I went to check something in the propagator, and thought I would look at the tiny fragment of the Patriot. Here is what it looks like, a perfectly formed mini Patriot plant, with leafs and root.
September 16th What’s in the Propagator
An update on what will be our last rotation in the propagator for this season:18 Patriots (Plus 1 really tiny one which seems to be doing well)7 Mrs Minky ( I reckon 3 may not come to much but giving them a chance)1 Krossa Regal (Very small just building up)1 Geisha1 Blue Mouse Ears (Small …
September 14th Hosta Leafs in Dew
It has been a misty foggy morning this morning and an Autumn dew was on the Hosta leafs, so I thought I would take a few snaps to capture some of the fine beauty.
September 14th Milverton Site Upgrades
As you know we have been working hard over the last few weeks upgrading the enclosures for the Hostas at our Milverton site. So I have attached some before and after pictures to give you some idea.We originally had some enclosures on the ground with membrane on the ground and shade netting to protect the …
September 2nd Hosta Leafs
Was waiting for some things to finish this morning, and noticed the dew drops on the leaves of the Hostas. You can almost feel the beginning of Autumn. Still potting on and splitting Hostas at the moment. Busy, busy.
August 18th Hosta Pictures after Rain
Since the temperatures have reduced and the rainfall has increased the Hostas have perked up no end, so I thought I would put together some pictures to show you how several of them have improved. Before this weather break some of them were really suffering.
August 8th Praying Hands
Another one of the new arrivals is Praying Hands looks more like a clump of grass than the traditional Hosta with its glossy green twisted leaves on upright stems with a very narrow white border. This makes a very striking unusual sight when several are grouped together.Flower: LavenderHeight: 100cmSpread: 120cmPosition: Sun, Partial Shade
August 7th Rock Island Line
Thought I’d start introducing some of the new additions we have received. This is another nice little Hosta which looks great in person – Rock Island Line. It has started to settle down after we received them a week ago and potted them up.Hosta Rock Island Line is a tiny Hosta with sharp contrasting creamy …