tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post9216052881243201768..comments2023-06-13T14:18:24.986+01:00Comments on A Blog about Compost: Last chance Bluebells in a vase on MondayAlisonChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-41716065475285349862017-05-16T20:35:37.906+01:002017-05-16T20:35:37.906+01:00They are out in force already after a few days of ...They are out in force already after a few days of rain. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-67476267988250943732017-05-16T20:34:58.701+01:002017-05-16T20:34:58.701+01:00Duly noted.Duly noted.AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-40234797313701279922017-05-16T14:39:09.884+01:002017-05-16T14:39:09.884+01:00P.S. do not put any of the bulbs in your compost b...P.S. do not put any of the bulbs in your compost bin or any flowers that might develop seed. Don't ask me how I know. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-81408135627674307802017-05-16T14:37:47.052+01:002017-05-16T14:37:47.052+01:00Such pretty thugs the Spanish Bluebells. Dig them...Such pretty thugs the Spanish Bluebells. Dig them up! I made the mistake of leaving a few in my garden and they've taken over. Each year, I dig, cut, and torture the things but they somehow continue to thrive. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-33759110648394011492017-05-10T22:40:29.493+01:002017-05-10T22:40:29.493+01:00Such a beautiful colour Alison! Beheading them see...Such a beautiful colour Alison! Beheading them seems an excellent start but perhaps digging them up might prove more of a fatal blow. Hopefully some rain is on the cards for most of us this weekend - the slugs and snails must be chomping at the bit with excitement.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-5695592656001860472017-05-10T21:25:44.143+01:002017-05-10T21:25:44.143+01:00I think so, I've just found some more under a ...I think so, I've just found some more under a hedge so that might be more tricky but I'll have a go. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-18559325575403305622017-05-09T02:09:06.606+01:002017-05-09T02:09:06.606+01:00They are beautiful, but the bees will cross pollin...They are beautiful, but the bees will cross pollinate them and thus endanger the English bluebells. Best to dig them!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-1981180942234792762017-05-08T22:07:11.886+01:002017-05-08T22:07:11.886+01:00It's quite a large clump so it may not be that...It's quite a large clump so it may not be that easy but I'll have a go. I'd planned to move a clump of snowdrops earlier but didn't. Someone (!) has mown over them now and I can't quite see where they are. I hope I can find them but I should have done it at the time!AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-6025594769840576372017-05-08T22:04:29.036+01:002017-05-08T22:04:29.036+01:00I am enjoying the sunshine and being outside witho...I am enjoying the sunshine and being outside without wondering what the weather will do. I worry that when it starts to rain it won't stop! It seems to be odd all over though. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-86016453292263943532017-05-08T22:02:14.070+01:002017-05-08T22:02:14.070+01:00They seem to be well behaved just now but I should...They seem to be well behaved just now but I should try and help preserve the English ones, if that is even possible. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-40990260057749626132017-05-08T22:00:39.309+01:002017-05-08T22:00:39.309+01:00I only have this one clump, so I think I will. I only have this one clump, so I think I will. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-88919022472457243682017-05-08T21:00:00.809+01:002017-05-08T21:00:00.809+01:00The bluebells are delightful. If you think you'...The bluebells are delightful. If you think you'll ever want to remove the Spanish type, it's probably easier to do it now. I tend to wait too long...then it's hard to manage tasks like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-13634737931473999682017-05-08T20:39:28.890+01:002017-05-08T20:39:28.890+01:00We got rain this weekend, which is extraordinary f...We got rain this weekend, which is extraordinary for us in May - maybe Mother Nature sent us yours by mistake? She is really confused these days, not that I'm complaining about the unexpected shower in this instance. I hope you get rain soon. Out dry conditions control the spread of Spanish bluebells here - in fact, all of those I planted my first year here are long gone without my doing anything.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-85648955858470429292017-05-08T20:38:57.733+01:002017-05-08T20:38:57.733+01:00They do look lovely, even if they won't last l...They do look lovely, even if they won't last long in a vase. Yes, I would dig them out too if I was in the UK. Here in southern Germany only Spanish ones are available and do not grow in the wild anyway. I have a small clump which will be cut for a vase soon! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-78140932625411156872017-05-08T18:17:14.778+01:002017-05-08T18:17:14.778+01:00They do look lovely in a vase but yes, I would dig...They do look lovely in a vase but yes, I would dig them out. I have a few of them whoch have appeared at the bottom of the gaden, well away from the English ones I have planted, but it would be so easy just to ignore them and in time who knows what they would get up to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com