tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post398517292878373783..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Barrington CourtSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66517454262441356372013-10-29T08:02:54.161+00:002013-10-29T08:02:54.161+00:00You're right Robert I chose varieties that wer...You're right Robert I chose varieties that were mildew resistant for my garden and neither have ever shown any signs. If have aster frikartii Monch and Aster novi-belgii 'Purple Dome'<br />Monch has such a long flowering season tooSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69164407457374747852013-10-29T07:23:46.743+00:002013-10-29T07:23:46.743+00:00I love michaelmas daisies too Sue and they do make...I love michaelmas daisies too Sue and they do make most fantastic colour at this time. I think many gardeners are disappointed with them because they get too dry and especially where shaded get powdery mildew so bad. It is very important to grow mildew resistant varieties.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83192821020335011212013-10-28T15:54:43.826+00:002013-10-28T15:54:43.826+00:00It was Debbie and we were envious of the pears too...It was Debbie and we were envious of the pears too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16543037641964253882013-10-28T15:54:06.008+00:002013-10-28T15:54:06.008+00:00I wonder if they got a discount for a bulk purchas...I wonder if they got a discount for a bulk purchase, Jo I wonder how they stand up to frost too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39511734211977016242013-10-28T14:22:14.310+00:002013-10-28T14:22:14.310+00:00Beautiful place, and those pears look amazing. xx...Beautiful place, and those pears look amazing. xxserendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554603552983182516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31979325419425158502013-10-28T10:19:11.961+00:002013-10-28T10:19:11.961+00:00Those pears look fantastic, the trees are literall...Those pears look fantastic, the trees are literally dripping in them. It looks like a lovely place to visit, plenty of interest. I absolutely love those rhubarb forcing pots but they're so expensive.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72141654691301666312013-10-28T08:55:28.611+00:002013-10-28T08:55:28.611+00:00I thought the same Janet and yes I do cover waled ...I thought the same Janet and yes I do cover waled gardens whenever I visit one.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22811476603164814392013-10-28T08:42:10.513+00:002013-10-28T08:42:10.513+00:00Beautifulborders with those asters shining out, th...Beautifulborders with those asters shining out, though borders like that always make me curious about what they look like at other times of year. Love the cordon pears. Doesn't it make you lust after a walled garden of your own? They always remind me of The Secret Garden...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3623966379262739572013-10-28T08:21:44.492+00:002013-10-28T08:21:44.492+00:00So do I EndahSo do I EndahSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81736209196847715272013-10-28T08:08:48.359+00:002013-10-28T08:08:48.359+00:00So that's three of us Snowbird. Vegetables in ...So that's three of us Snowbird. Vegetables in the middle and flowers, fruit and herbs round the edges?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3440430567595651082013-10-28T08:07:46.753+00:002013-10-28T08:07:46.753+00:00That would be a luxury, Elaine but wouldn't lo...That would be a luxury, Elaine but wouldn't look to good during the rest of the year. I'm intrigued as to how this border looks in spring/summer. The are where the Michaelmas daisies and chrysanthemum are planted at Temple Newsam is closed of at that time.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65819547885081280582013-10-28T08:04:52.393+00:002013-10-28T08:04:52.393+00:00I'd love a walled kitchen garden too, CJI'd love a walled kitchen garden too, CJSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65865553246030790302013-10-28T08:04:15.542+00:002013-10-28T08:04:15.542+00:00Especially in the depths of winter eh, Tanya?Especially in the depths of winter eh, Tanya?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87004800548700689472013-10-28T05:50:22.646+00:002013-10-28T05:50:22.646+00:00Beautiful garden. I like the pears. Beautiful garden. I like the pears. Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33127096367742405372013-10-27T21:32:38.102+00:002013-10-27T21:32:38.102+00:00I'm with CJ, I just love walled gardens and th...I'm with CJ, I just love walled gardens and those pear trees trained up that wall are exquisite. xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76988977935256668952013-10-27T20:43:05.215+00:002013-10-27T20:43:05.215+00:00What an impact those Michaelmas daisies make - if ...What an impact those Michaelmas daisies make - if only I had room to have a border just designated for them.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87560535228828956622013-10-27T20:22:24.728+00:002013-10-27T20:22:24.728+00:00Oh those pear trees, wonderful. I am so in love w...Oh those pear trees, wonderful. I am so in love with walled kitchen gardens. Sigh. I saw some Michaelmas daisies near here the other day, and I was amazed how many bees there were on them.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51285762408602619422013-10-27T19:38:16.396+00:002013-10-27T19:38:16.396+00:00Such wonderful photos of a wonderful garden on a w...Such wonderful photos of a wonderful garden on a wonderful day...oh how I remember days like those!!!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49646429427992244292013-10-27T17:19:10.751+00:002013-10-27T17:19:10.751+00:00Did you look at the photo this page Kelli?
The gar...Did you look at the photo <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/barrington.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a> Kelli?<br />The gardens were lovely, not what I was expecting at this time of year.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5667267649089405552013-10-27T17:16:07.575+00:002013-10-27T17:16:07.575+00:00We were Mark. There are wild Michaelmas daisies gr...We were Mark. There are wild Michaelmas daisies growing at an RSPB reserve we visit and there is a National Collection at Temple Newsam near to us. There's a photo of them <a href="http://ossettweather.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/dog-walking-again.html" rel="nofollow">On Martyn's blog here</a> Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24674982834561877232013-10-27T16:58:54.484+00:002013-10-27T16:58:54.484+00:00Looks as if you were very lucky with the weather t...Looks as if you were very lucky with the weather too. I am doing a lot of travelling to and from London on the railway at present, and in the vicinity of Clapham Junction there are Michealmas Daisies all along the side of the tracks.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15251144731035982702013-10-27T15:59:14.993+00:002013-10-27T15:59:14.993+00:00What a beautiful garden! The third photo down look...What a beautiful garden! The third photo down looks so perfect. And the pears growing along the wall are amazing. Quite inspiring!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.com