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Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red'


Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red' (Leucothoe axillaris)

I fell for this before - and today I just had to buy it!



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very nice to barbara ;o) wonder where it will fit lol

9 Dec, 2009

uma
Uma
 

Looks very decorative! Good choice!

9 Dec, 2009

 

i can well see why

9 Dec, 2009

 

I hesitated before as it really should have acid soil, but I am assured that if I plant it and top-dress it with ericacious compost, it will be fine in our soil. Fingers crossed! :-))

9 Dec, 2009

 

It's so different, isn't it, Angie! :-))

9 Dec, 2009

 

i love it it really is nice... i have no more room at the moment though :-( or i would be tempted to add it to the wish list....

9 Dec, 2009

 

And you think I have, Angie? It'll be another shoehorn job! LOL.

9 Dec, 2009

amy
Amy
 

You will always find that little extra room Barbara .. :o)

9 Dec, 2009

 

lol.... i still have about 6 plant waiting for homes in the greenhouse that i was suposed to plant at the end of the summer... and i have bulbs in the shed not got round to planting.... i will need the shoe horn for all of them ;-) so i will really need to be good

9 Dec, 2009

 

Me too - the coldframe's full, all plants waiting for planting come the spring. ;-)

9 Dec, 2009

 

i will be taking Brooke to see Santa soon..... in the garden centre....oh dear!

9 Dec, 2009

 

sent you a PM

9 Dec, 2009

 

I've had one of these for several years now but it's in a pot. It's a lovely plant.

9 Dec, 2009

 

:-)

9 Dec, 2009

 

Wow....this is very unusual. A great find Spritz.

10 Dec, 2009

 

I love the curly leaves on this one, was it from 'that' nursery :))

10 Dec, 2009

 

No - Louise found me a possible source of pots near Wellington - I got it there. :-) SW had them a month or so ago, though!

10 Dec, 2009

 

I really do like this plant :-)))))))))

10 Dec, 2009

 

I can see you taking a short trip today! LOL.

10 Dec, 2009

 

LOL

As it happens, yesterday i was given some vouchers for there !!!

10 Dec, 2009

 

And me! :-)

10 Dec, 2009

 

:-)))))))))))))))))))))
And ..... there's 50% off everything there in January !!!

10 Dec, 2009

 

WOW! Time for trips up the M5, I think! ;-D

10 Dec, 2009

 

Didn't you see that info, in your with your voucher pack Spritz ?

10 Dec, 2009

 

Nope - too busy looking at the offers for a basket of primroses! :-)))

10 Dec, 2009

 

Talking of primroses ..... i noticed this morning that mine have been badly attacked .... slugs i presume.
There's no top growth left at all on one clump :-((((((((((((
I'm going to have to put pellets down, i can't let this keep happening.

10 Dec, 2009

 

How about 'jumbo jet' pigeons sitting on my Heuchera? I shall have to 'do' something - fast!

10 Dec, 2009

 

My Heucheras are getting eaten, yet again. Grrrr.

10 Dec, 2009

 

Yes, mine too! %-(

10 Dec, 2009

 

:( blow, Wellington's too far for me to go

11 Dec, 2009

 

Grindle - they did have lots of them at SW a couple of weeks ago! :-)

11 Dec, 2009



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