Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
HOL Flower Show - May (aka. what's good in your garden *now*)
As this is the season of flower shows, it seems only appropriate for Harringay Online to make its own contribution. I'm thinking of something online, free and local rather than some other flower shows.... also it being a repository of flowers/shrubs/trees that people can grow locally without necessarily having a greenhouse or a degree in horticulture.
These are the guidelines I'm thinking of:
- Flowers/shrubs/trees grown in Harringay. All my stuff is fairly hardy, so doesn't require constant attention or worrying about frost but don't let that limit contributions from experts.
- No judges, silver gilt awards etc. If you like it that's good enough.
I am by no means an expert so I am looking for ideas as much as anyone else!
Here are three from my garden this morning to start things off:
Pyracantha - an absolute mass of flowers at the moment so popular with the bees. Also very robust - foxes might destroy some plants but the spines on this chap are quite a deterrent. Arguably its best display comes later in the year though.
Nigella (Love-in-a-mist) - just noticed the first one yesterday opening. An interesting/unusual flower and very easy to grow - buy one packet and it will self-seed all over the place in subsequent years.
Allium. I think this one is 'gigantea' (it is quite big...). These chaps have been out a week or two now - fairly long-lasting and extremely easy to grow.
I'm intending to start a thread with something for each month of the year, though Dec/Jan could be challenging...
These are the guidelines I'm thinking of:
- Flowers/shrubs/trees grown in Harringay. All my stuff is fairly hardy, so doesn't require constant attention or worrying about frost but don't let that limit contributions from experts.
- No judges, silver gilt awards etc. If you like it that's good enough.
I am by no means an expert so I am looking for ideas as much as anyone else!
Here are three from my garden this morning to start things off:
Pyracantha - an absolute mass of flowers at the moment so popular with the bees. Also very robust - foxes might destroy some plants but the spines on this chap are quite a deterrent. Arguably its best display comes later in the year though.
Nigella (Love-in-a-mist) - just noticed the first one yesterday opening. An interesting/unusual flower and very easy to grow - buy one packet and it will self-seed all over the place in subsequent years.
Allium. I think this one is 'gigantea' (it is quite big...). These chaps have been out a week or two now - fairly long-lasting and extremely easy to grow.
I'm intending to start a thread with something for each month of the year, though Dec/Jan could be challenging...
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Permalink Reply by alistairj on
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A good point, Alison. The Pyracantha and Nigella that I started the thread here exactly a year ago are I guess at least a week away from looking like that this year - the Allium does look like that now though!
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Permalink Reply by GillianM on
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It's all starting to kick off now! The picture of the rosebud was taken five days before the two later pictures of the rose showing just how fast it's blooming.
Some lovely yellow irises really standing out in the gloomy evening light (though not so much in my picture unfortunately!)
And chives plus bee.
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Permalink Reply by Sapphireblue on
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Is it the cold winter or what but everything is late late late this year - or is it just me ... but my clematis(blue) have been ab fab this year.
If anyone has any spare carrot plants ...? Or courgette...? the squirrel ate mine..... -
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