Gardening Scotland

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Post by teddygirl » 31 May 2008, 22:43

Anyone else going to /been to Gardening Scotland this week-end?.........Epykat ??
I was there today and what a brilliant day it was :D good weather, good company, good food and wonderful plants galore.
The pallet gardens were good, Portobello High School and Towerbank Primary both had entries, can't remember what the High School got but Towerbank got a silver gilt medal so well done to them :D Pam and the kids done good :lol:
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Post by Poppy » 01 Jun 2008, 19:53

Talking of gardens, we went to Manderston today. Unplanned, but we wanted to get out of the wet! It's well worth a visit.

Anyway, encouraged by Lord Palmer himself, we went to view the Woodland Garden and were glad that we did:

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Note the raindrops on the lens!

One tree had these lovely flowers. Anyone know what it is?

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Post by Bob Jefferson » 01 Jun 2008, 20:00

Looks like a magnolia?
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Post by Bob Jefferson » 01 Jun 2008, 20:09

We visited Gore Glen for the first time. It was rather wet so we didn't hang around too long.

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Post by Poppy » 01 Jun 2008, 20:19

Did you get as far as this, Bob?

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To get back on topic....I thought of magnolia, but don't they hang the other way up?
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Post by Maria » 01 Jun 2008, 21:15

Bob Jefferson wrote:Looks like a magnolia?

Magnolia wilsonii ?
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Post by Poppy » 01 Jun 2008, 21:37

I reckon you've got it in one, M!! Thank you very much.
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Re: Gardening Scotland

Post by Epykat » 01 Jun 2008, 23:02

teddygirl wrote:Anyone else going to /been to Gardening Scotland this week-end?.........Epykat ?:
Didn't make it this year unfortunately. Still nowhere to put any plants :evil:
Enough of your nonsense - get back to the Play Pen!
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Post by Maria » 01 Jun 2008, 23:04

While we're on the subject of unidentified flowers, can anyone help me with this one?
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Some kind person left me a couple of plants by my allotment hut. So far I've identified neither the flower nor my mystery benefactor.
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Post by teddygirl » 02 Jun 2008, 07:30

Marya, it's an aquiligia, sometimes known as columbine. I have a few different ones in my garden.
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Post by Maria » 02 Jun 2008, 08:04

:D Thanks TG!
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Post by Epykat » 02 Jun 2008, 11:47

Also known as Granny's Bonnet
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Post by Maria » 02 Jun 2008, 12:44

Looks like I'm the only one who's never seen it before! It's really pretty and most unusual. Granny's bonnet, eh? Hope that isn't a comment from my mystery benefactor! :lol:
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