Philip's Outbox

Got to have one.

A slow motion flower ballet, beautiful.

You have to smile.

Stunning.

Great photo.

That's Really good luv it.

I enjoy a challenge.

Hi Pasuki it flowers over about a six week period, the seed heads that follow are really nice to, which is a bonus. Flowers June / July

It's an Agave the flower stem reached about nine feet, great fun.

Thankyou its a mix of Pieris, variegated Weigela and Mahonia.

Thankyou

Its about half an acer.

It was in an old shed in the church grounds, I was asked if I could demolish the shed, and get rid of the contents, you can imagine I was thrilled when I saw it. There was also two old lawn mowers that i rescued one a push mower from the 1940s, and an old atco petrol mower made in 1954.

I have just bought two more varietys, Dierama igneum flowers are brick pink, and Dierama Guinevere the flowers are white, they are shorter, growing to about 3 feet. mine are to small to flower this year,but by next summer I hope to reap the reward.

Yes at it's best now, I love it.

Hi Flcrazy, no I did not stake it, and even in some strong winds we had recently it was fine. no special care, somewhere sunny, free draining, and it should be fine. Flower spike grew to about 9 feet in the end.

Beautiful form.

Very blousy, Ilove it

This has just become a must have, great.

Love her crazy markings, how coud you resist her.

I can feel the sun on me now

Love it

I hope to display plants on and around it.

Hi Jacque, I was afraid you would ask, well a bier was used to transport coffins to the grave. I have posted some pictures of it, wierd or what.

I have a victorian bier that i am going to restore, and use it to display plants on and around. Should prove an intresting talking point.

Give it a couple of years, and will be beautiful.

It gets to about 6 feet tall.

Yes no problem.

A proper Trug is a basket made of sweet chestnut, and willow woven together for use in the garden. My trug is a plastic bin lid, not quite the same I admit.

He gets coverd, he just could not care less.