Gardening anyone?

[Mups]

My Clematis growing between me and my neighbour's front garden.
Sorry,  I would have looked prettier if I had moved the distbins out the way first!



April 29, 2026, 11:32:43 PM
One of my lovely Rhodedendrons.

[muddy]

Wow Mups you really are a green fingers .Those clematis are wonderful .
I have a couple on the fence but the poor things struggle to survive and I never get to see them bloom .

[klondike]

[Mups]

Wow Mups you really are a green fingers .Those clematis are wonderful .
I have a couple on the fence but the poor things struggle to survive and I never get to see them bloom .

Thanks Muddy. 

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And I will clip Klondie round the ear when I've finished my cup of tea.   

[GrannyMac]

Wow Mups you really are a green fingers .Those clematis are wonderful .
I have a couple on the fence but the poor things struggle to survive and I never get to see them bloom .

It's a Montana I think.  We had one on the fence in our last house, it's the hardiest clematis I've come across, you'd be hard pushed to kill one of these.  We have a couple of other types, they are just shoots at the moment! 

[Alex]

Does anyone know the name of this plant ?  It seems to be falling apart....

[muddy]

It's a Montana I think.  We had one on the fence in our last house, it's the hardiest clematis I've come across, you'd be hard pushed to kill one of these.  We have a couple of other types, they are just shoots at the moment!

The one I have has large purple flowers .

[Alex]

My Rhododendron is getting a bit squeezed out, it's been there for years.

[GrannyMac]

Lovely colour Alex.

[Mups]

I don't know the pot plant, Alex,   but the Rhododendron's looking good.   

And Yes,  you were right about my Clematis being a Montana. 
As you say,  very hardy and easy to grow.

[klondike]

If you have an Android phone the plantnet  app is great are identifying plants and trees. Not overly intuitive to use at first I thought but it certainly does the job.

It says your plant is Wood Spurge which I've never heard of. It also mentions several other spurges as possibles.

[Alex]

If you have an Android phone the plantnet  app is great are identifying plants and trees. Not overly intuitive to use at first I thought but it certainly does the job.

It says your plant is Wood Spurge which I've never heard of. It also mentions several other spurges as possibles.

Who's a clever boy then ?  thanks Klondy, I now know it's poisonous you may have saved my life 

[Mups]

Well done indeed,  Klondy. 

This seriously annoys me,  when plants are poisonous and they do not print it clearly on the labels!
Some people may have children, or grandchildren,  or like me - pets,  who might like to sample  pretty colour berries.
I even wrote up to my gardening magazine about this once because I feel so strongly about it.

Why is it allowed?  Why do growers and nurseries not clearly label poisonous plants so we can decide whether to buy them or not.
It makes me so mad when I like the look of something,  go to purchase it,  but then do some homework only to find out it is toxic.   Some things can even burn our skin and we should wear gloves before handling them,  this must be made clear.  

They should, by law,  make these things really clear on labels.  
If anyone else sold something that would poisonous,  they would be in trouble if this wasn't made clear.    How do growers get away with this??





Today at 04:11:08 PM
Some more Agapanthus and Salvias  from last summer.    
I love the colours.