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Gill’s Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' is a classic yellow trumpet-type daffodil and one of the earliest blooming |
Gill
read from Christopher Lloyd’s book where he derides the plant passion that's
become known as Galanthomania and says he likes snowdrops to be straight. Andy Byfield wrote in an article that although
Lloyd mused lovingly about some of the
snowdrop varieties that flourished at Dixter, but I am also sure that it was he
who coined the phrase Galanthobore, disdainful of those gardening folk who come
out of hibernation around this time of year, and do nothing else other than
eat, drink and sleep snowdrops until February draws to a close.
Discussion
on plants for shady conditions
A
couple of members brought Beth Chatto’s catalogues which gives recommendations
and a list can be found here:
Some
other ideas given for dry shade were:
geranium
nodosum
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cyclamen
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arum
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pulmonaria
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aquilegia
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lunaria
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choisya sundance
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Brunnera
Jack Frost
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epimededium
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euonymus
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Stylophorum
diphyllum
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Trillium
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Leycesteria
formosa
'Golden Lanterns'
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euphorbia
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luzula
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bluebells
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pachysandra
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bergenia
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Advice
given in the RHS magazine Garden included
improving the soil and irrigation.
Ideas
put forward for damp shade included meconopsis, primulas, astrantia,
persicaria, and gunnera (which Carol manages to grow in a pot).
Jenny uses ivies in her shady spots including Paddy's Pride (a non-climber whose colours change according to the amount of sunlight) and Melanie for dry shade |
Peter displayed his beautiful, handmade decoupage cards and posters |
***
NEW initiative ***
It
was suggested that illustrations of the plants being discussed would be
beneficial and Graham proposed the following.
Members should send Graham (by note or email wheatleygraham@yahoo.co.uk ) the
name or even a picture of the plant they wish to discuss at the 6th
March meeting “Greatest gardening disasters/Plants I wish I had never grown”
before that date and preferably at the 20th February meeting. We will also try using mobile wifi to display
plants on RHS Plantfinder.
No
one can accuse Friday Forum of not having a go!
Next
Meeting: 20th February - a presentation on
Bradford Parks by David Elcock
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