| One for the gardeners. 08:53 - Sep 12 with 5147 views | Benters |
Just been out in the garden to fill my bird baths up and I’ve noticed some of my Roses are coming back into flower again.
I was always taught to prune them in either September or March! March it is then.
Love Roses.
It’s a very English flower.
No doubt some clever person will be along in a minute to tell me they originated in Asia … |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 10:44 - Nov 3 with 451 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 04:47 - Nov 3 by Benters |
Yes I know but they don’t usually flower in November. |
I've got about 10 white roses out at the moment. Smaller than usual. Not usual but nice to see. |  | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 10:58 - Nov 3 with 431 views | DJR |
Sadly, I have quite a few pretty tall conifers either dead or in the process of dying. |  | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:03 - Nov 3 with 425 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 10:58 - Nov 3 by DJR |
Sadly, I have quite a few pretty tall conifers either dead or in the process of dying. |
In a hedge or separates ? | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 11:10 - Nov 3 with 412 views | DJR |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:03 - Nov 3 by Benters |
In a hedge or separates ? |
Some separate but others that run along the side boundary of my property, and because they are 15 feet high block out the nearby bungalows on a slightly higher level.
They even back on to a stream but it being clay soil, and the stream level being so low this summer, I assume they haven't been able to cope with the change from a high water table in winter to an extremely low water table this summer.
Even a magnificent, single Italian Cypress has died off despite it being of Mediterranean origin and presumably used to dry conditions.
I've also had a few single laurel bushes die off., as well as a Yew tree.
A thought I have had is the various bushes and trees have competed for the scarce water and some have won out over others. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:16]
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| One for the gardeners. on 11:26 - Nov 3 with 392 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:10 - Nov 3 by DJR |
Some separate but others that run along the side boundary of my property, and because they are 15 feet high block out the nearby bungalows on a slightly higher level.
They even back on to a stream but it being clay soil, and the stream level being so low this summer, I assume they haven't been able to cope with the change from a high water table in winter to an extremely low water table this summer.
Even a magnificent, single Italian Cypress has died off despite it being of Mediterranean origin and presumably used to dry conditions.
I've also had a few single laurel bushes die off., as well as a Yew tree.
A thought I have had is the various bushes and trees have competed for the scarce water and some have won out over others. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:16]
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One of the reasons for the Italian Cypress dying could be that the clay soil has shrunk somewhat pulling off the fibrous roots. I’ve seen this happen to similar types of conifers after previous very dry summers. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| One for the gardeners. on 11:42 - Nov 3 with 360 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:10 - Nov 3 by DJR |
Some separate but others that run along the side boundary of my property, and because they are 15 feet high block out the nearby bungalows on a slightly higher level.
They even back on to a stream but it being clay soil, and the stream level being so low this summer, I assume they haven't been able to cope with the change from a high water table in winter to an extremely low water table this summer.
Even a magnificent, single Italian Cypress has died off despite it being of Mediterranean origin and presumably used to dry conditions.
I've also had a few single laurel bushes die off., as well as a Yew tree.
A thought I have had is the various bushes and trees have competed for the scarce water and some have won out over others. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:16]
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That is a real pity. I lost 3 jacquemonti birches, the ones with really white bark, that I planted last year. Big specimens, few hundred quid down the swanee. I probably planted them to near a hedge so probably lost out in the competition for water. I have plenty of big poplars and leylandii around the boundary, planted 40 years ago. Boy, do they hoover the water up. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:48 - Nov 3 with 352 views | DJR |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:26 - Nov 3 by StochesStotasBlewe |
One of the reasons for the Italian Cypress dying could be that the clay soil has shrunk somewhat pulling off the fibrous roots. I’ve seen this happen to similar types of conifers after previous very dry summers. |
Interesting, although I don't think it helped that it roots were bang next to those of a larger conifer, which itself looks like it is on its way out.
For future, I'll invest in a pump to use water from the stream, as did the previous owner.
And if I'd realised earlier, I could have used the water from the nearby blow-up jacuzzi which I filled before the hosepipe ban and which might have helped a bit. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:50]
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| One for the gardeners. on 12:09 - Nov 3 with 323 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:48 - Nov 3 by DJR |
Interesting, although I don't think it helped that it roots were bang next to those of a larger conifer, which itself looks like it is on its way out.
For future, I'll invest in a pump to use water from the stream, as did the previous owner.
And if I'd realised earlier, I could have used the water from the nearby blow-up jacuzzi which I filled before the hosepipe ban and which might have helped a bit. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:50]
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It might have been too late by then anyway. Depends on the plant, if established they don't mind a hot summer provided they get enough moisture during Spring. If they struggle for moisture in spring while they are trying to grow, the distress caused can be fatal. | | | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 12:38 - Nov 3 with 286 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:10 - Nov 3 by DJR |
Some separate but others that run along the side boundary of my property, and because they are 15 feet high block out the nearby bungalows on a slightly higher level.
They even back on to a stream but it being clay soil, and the stream level being so low this summer, I assume they haven't been able to cope with the change from a high water table in winter to an extremely low water table this summer.
Even a magnificent, single Italian Cypress has died off despite it being of Mediterranean origin and presumably used to dry conditions.
I've also had a few single laurel bushes die off., as well as a Yew tree.
A thought I have had is the various bushes and trees have competed for the scarce water and some have won out over others. [Post edited 3 Nov 11:16]
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That’s a real shame.
Conifer hedges can be a pain if not cut regularly we all know that.But I had a lovely conifer hedge on my first property,cut regularly it looked lovely,it was only about 8 foot high though.
Like I said earlier the only thing I lost in my garden was a well established Bamboo plant.Which I thought was strange as everything else was ok. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 12:41 - Nov 3 with 283 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| One for the gardeners. on 11:42 - Nov 3 by mellowblue |
That is a real pity. I lost 3 jacquemonti birches, the ones with really white bark, that I planted last year. Big specimens, few hundred quid down the swanee. I probably planted them to near a hedge so probably lost out in the competition for water. I have plenty of big poplars and leylandii around the boundary, planted 40 years ago. Boy, do they hoover the water up. |
Birch are naturally shallow rooting trees so as such won’t have long deeper tap roots for the available water. | |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| One for the gardeners. on 13:08 - Nov 3 with 253 views | DJR |
| One for the gardeners. on 12:09 - Nov 3 by mellowblue |
It might have been too late by then anyway. Depends on the plant, if established they don't mind a hot summer provided they get enough moisture during Spring. If they struggle for moisture in spring while they are trying to grow, the distress caused can be fatal. |
All of the conifers affected were well-established when we moved in 26 years ago, so I can only put it down to a year that mirrored that of 1976 in terms of heat and drought. [Post edited 3 Nov 13:08]
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| One for the gardeners. on 13:36 - Nov 3 with 228 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 13:08 - Nov 3 by DJR |
All of the conifers affected were well-established when we moved in 26 years ago, so I can only put it down to a year that mirrored that of 1976 in terms of heat and drought. [Post edited 3 Nov 13:08]
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certainly a summer to remember. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 18:32 - Nov 3 with 158 views | Ryorry |
| One for the gardeners. on 12:29 - Sep 13 by andytown |
My spuds have flowered, started to die back, now are flowering again. Never seen that before. |
My Ceonothus (Californian Lilac, Town blue) that's so big it's almost a tree, came back into flower about 10 days ago. 600' up in the Yorkshire Dales, that's quite a feat! |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 05:52 - Nov 4 with 74 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 18:32 - Nov 3 by Ryorry |
My Ceonothus (Californian Lilac, Town blue) that's so big it's almost a tree, came back into flower about 10 days ago. 600' up in the Yorkshire Dales, that's quite a feat! |
Nature prevails ! That would be a sight to see in late October, November. I have not had a ceanothus in my garden for years. Have to replant one | | | |
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