Begoniafan's Outbox

Ok guys- Stupid of me to forget that water freezes in the winter- especially in Scotland- Thanks for putting me right!

Terratoonie -if I can find the Hammerite wellies- I will send u a pic....

No not really -it blows from the east (left) where the gates are!

Terratoonie - I have a pair of wellies somewhere in the garage which my daughter purchased to visit 'T' in-the-Park.
- In her great wisdom she she decided to spray paint them with 'Hammerite' black METAL paint!!!.....That was about a year ago - I don't think they are dry yet!!!!! haaaaaahaaaa!

Virginia creeper. I love the colour of this plant- I bought one last season and another last month. Can't wait to see it spreading! I might try layering but I am impatient with plants....Any feeding tips?

I meant to add that not all in the pic will stay there for Winter....I have yet to make a trip to the local recycle depot with over due garage items to clear some space for my plants.

Thanks for your input guys....I have taken a pic of my 'gathering'....

I have a south facing window in the garage- and most containers are plastic.... I will upload a pic mid-week....
although my sprinkler is embarassingly cheap!

I do have a south window in the garage Bamboo.
An excellent idea Wagger!

Thanks Bamboo- Just hope I can remember all that......The 'cool' room might have to be the garage....!

Can I just leave them in the containers they are rooted in -or should I take them out?

How long does it flower?

Thanks guys- Lots of food for thought....

Noseypotter- Please forgive my 'slow' reply....I don't know how I missed your reply!
"is the palm an outside palm"
I assumed they were-because they were on sale in an outdoor part of Homebase or B&Q....

Thanks for your response.....Had I realised how slooooow these are I would probably not have considered buying....! I just thought at the time they would add an 'exotic' flavour to my garden.
I usually water until I see it trickling from the bottom...Is that too much?

The other thing is - pot sizes; I have known for some time that you are supposed to go through sizes a step at a time- but never been too sure why?

I really must thank all of you for responding so positively!
May I just add that I'm fairly sure I have defeated the dreaded grey squirrels by covering bare compost with a pea gravel....I don't think they like getting this under their little nails!
I hasten to add- most of my plants are in containers and gravel may not be practical in many gardens....

"So long as the tufty bit was down you should be ok."

Oh NO!- What now????

I have to say -I cannot understand why ANYone would even consider allowing their dogs to use their garden as a toilet!!!!????

You could try hanging Christmas mirror baubles as apparently birds are afraid of their own image....Or find a big cat!

Thank you!!

Thank you Blodyn......I don't remember having trouble when I joined but, I have experienced some other difficult sites before. Plus sometimes if it's late & u r tired u can't be bothered.....Try again 2morrow...!

Lovely shot- Reminds me of the time I 'chased' a big beautiful electric blue variation of Dragonfly while I was in a park in Tenerife- then, just when it settled on a beautiful water-lily- my 35mm camera ran out of film! Thank God for current digital!!!

PS: There are not many flower pics!!! (if any at all)...sorry

I'm not sure GOY are ok with links to other sites- anyway here is my Photostream....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattalexan/

Looks lovely- Thank you for your kind comments Amblealice....

Thank you very much for your kind comments- I wish my 'Flickr' Photostream was complimented like this....!

Thanks again to all who appreciate my efforts....

Thank you all SO much for the comments....Especially Bernieh who spurred me on to take these this very day!

So beautiful.... You are so lucky to have the latin names for everything!

I LOVE this- It looks like silk!!!.....How long is the flowering period for cacti?

A 'classic' -well done!