tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post2885541971996364357..comments2023-06-13T14:18:24.986+01:00Comments on A Blog about Compost: All for me In a Vase on MondayAlisonChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-15930744959939596052019-08-19T17:16:28.989+01:002019-08-19T17:16:28.989+01:00At what point do you pinch out your amaranthus?At what point do you pinch out your amaranthus?Cathyhttp://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-50397412250912264522019-08-05T16:29:35.162+01:002019-08-05T16:29:35.162+01:00The dahlia is indeed a star, what a gorgeous shape...The dahlia is indeed a star, what a gorgeous shape and colour! The arrangement is lovely.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-90157046874950385132019-08-04T21:15:47.547+01:002019-08-04T21:15:47.547+01:00Fabulous colours Alison. That oh so pretty dahlia ...Fabulous colours Alison. That oh so pretty dahlia deserved the best companions you could find. I've never gown a cactus type - must do so. I grew perilla outside in a container a couple of years ago or so and it was reasonably unscathed and made for quite big plants by the end of the summer. I've grown it again this year. I originally came across it in a Vietnamese restaurant in Germany and asked what it was but the waiter could not tell me. It took me a year or so to identify it. It has a most distinct taste. I've just checked my blog and I used both perilla leaf and flower in a vase in the third week of October 2016 😃Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-37406820493184751782019-07-29T21:45:19.193+01:002019-07-29T21:45:19.193+01:00That's a shame. A lot of responsibility for on...That's a shame. A lot of responsibility for one seedling. I doubt mine will seed here but I might try eating it!AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-87471010187240658112019-07-29T21:44:25.592+01:002019-07-29T21:44:25.592+01:00Thank you. I've had perilla before but not ins...Thank you. I've had perilla before but not inside I don't think. I don't think it's widely available here so I grew it from seed. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-21560697897235045012019-07-29T19:45:02.118+01:002019-07-29T19:45:02.118+01:00Very pretty, Alison! I love the old-fashioned look...Very pretty, Alison! I love the old-fashioned look and your lighting adds to the feeling. Love the Dahlia and Phlox especially. <br />Perilla grew here for years, self-sowing from a seedling I prised from a gravel parking lot one year. Last year they were sparse and this year there is only one left, alas. I love the iridescent leaves and anise scent, but I never ate it as the Asians do. Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-71902910013669051562019-07-29T19:13:37.544+01:002019-07-29T19:13:37.544+01:00I love that dahlia and will add it to my wish list...I love that dahlia and will add it to my wish list for next year's prospects. The color mix is wonderful too with the dark-colored flowers providing emphasis, like exclamation points. I've used Perilla on occasion in lieu of coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides) but the plants are less commonly available here (and I've never seen seeds in local garden centers).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-47313009396043894682019-07-29T18:15:16.380+01:002019-07-29T18:15:16.380+01:00Yes it is. It's one I substituted in my order ...Yes it is. It's one I substituted in my order when another wasn't available but I'm very pleased with it. Amaranthus does very well for me. This is my first year with the upright one but I always have the trailing kind and it makes a real statement. It does need to be pinched out. The 'barbed wire' is a sweet pea tendril. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-25683472819389183942019-07-29T16:48:55.567+01:002019-07-29T16:48:55.567+01:00What an intriguing vase, Alison, with lots of unus...What an intriguing vase, Alison, with lots of unusual things. I had to read the 'ingredients' several times to convince myself that was the dahlia - it's very sea urchin like, isn't it? I had to look up love in a puff and get a closer look at that amaranthus - have you found it worth grwoing the latter. I grew A Foxtails (?) last year but wasn't impressed. What is the barbed wire thingy at the left of the vase?Cathyhttp://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-30282946155222252352019-07-29T13:00:54.033+01:002019-07-29T13:00:54.033+01:00Thanks. Yes it's a cactus type. I've tried...Thanks. Yes it's a cactus type. I've tried to get a variety of colour and shapes. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-19501468463523127172019-07-29T11:31:55.068+01:002019-07-29T11:31:55.068+01:00That Dahlia is quite unusual, isn't it? The p...That Dahlia is quite unusual, isn't it? The petal shaoe? Beautiful colour and vase for 10 minutes!Chrishttps://countygardening.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com