tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post6781402050960093921..comments2024-03-08T17:06:56.189+00:00Comments on mrs miniver's daughter: maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-3079335768568935062016-04-28T19:44:03.440+01:002016-04-28T19:44:03.440+01:00Not today, Darlene. Cold winds and grey skies here...Not today, Darlene. Cold winds and grey skies here, too. maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-72547520611115926462016-04-28T19:34:02.382+01:002016-04-28T19:34:02.382+01:00Oh the image of straw boaters and punting...it'...Oh the image of straw boaters and punting...it's chilly as anything here today and the skies are grey. You've reminded me of the punters I saw in Cambridge last May on a gloriously warm day, so thanks for that!Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-48292041761201237182016-04-27T17:23:52.214+01:002016-04-27T17:23:52.214+01:00I fail miserably growing everything, Toffeeapple -...I fail miserably growing everything, Toffeeapple - except hollyhocks, they do their own thing. maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-1245708161168684822016-04-27T15:27:54.732+01:002016-04-27T15:27:54.732+01:00I have tried to grow these in the past but failed ...I have tried to grow these in the past but failed miserably, I think the slugs get to them as soon as they are in the earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-71880088738630181132016-04-26T22:32:00.308+01:002016-04-26T22:32:00.308+01:00They really are spectacular, Lucille. You're q...They really are spectacular, Lucille. You're quite right, a clump isn't enough - I came across a few by the river at Ham recently, but I think the Magdalen ones have been growing for centuries - they've had a head start. maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-8471291151262584582016-04-26T17:58:36.437+01:002016-04-26T17:58:36.437+01:00Wonderful. I planted a few and a few is not enough...Wonderful. I planted a few and a few is not enough to make any sort of impact. Lovely close up but mostly over or gnawed at before I get to them. I saw a goodly show at Great Dixter but not a patch on those.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.com