tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post6626971499708182149..comments2024-03-24T05:58:53.629+00:00Comments on Madam Arcati's Back-Yard: The Delargo Gardens - NovemberMadam Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-12614990156089421322020-12-04T14:32:03.500+00:002020-12-04T14:32:03.500+00:00The joys of the Gulf Stream - bearing in mind that...The joys of the Gulf Stream - bearing in mind that London is further north than Calgary in Canada, and Philly is on the same latitude as Palma in Majorca! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-90268447702444987162020-12-04T13:56:40.639+00:002020-12-04T13:56:40.639+00:00It has been so mild here Mistress and December is ...It has been so mild here Mistress and December is being kind to us so far. The Fuchsias refuse to stop flowering and go to sleep. I am sure however that Winter proper will arrive all to soon.<br />ttfn.Madam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-73073460080994123932020-12-03T16:39:57.196+00:002020-12-03T16:39:57.196+00:00count yourself lucky to still have such color. I&#...count yourself lucky to still have such color. I've never seen a garden with such still blooming and with such color in November?!?!?!? Here everything is but gone now, even the final roses that went far late have given up.Cheers to the fuchsias, aren't they the best? This certainly warmed me on the cold morning here. Will this garden eventually sleep?Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-23569258263881161322020-12-03T15:15:31.399+00:002020-12-03T15:15:31.399+00:00Oh, if you have a few spare seeds that will be lov...Oh, if you have a few spare seeds that will be lovely! I had a look in the garden centre the other day, but they didn't have Cobaea seeds, and only "Heavenly Blue" Morning Glories (which are rubbish). I'll email you my address, just in case.<br /><br />I was looking for a bottle in the "Wine Time" photo and the Elephant's foot blue pot caught my eye!Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-82524995286511131432020-12-03T13:55:33.619+00:002020-12-03T13:55:33.619+00:00My dear Ms Scarlet how lovely to see you.
I come f...My dear Ms Scarlet how lovely to see you.<br />I come from Devon and know what it is like and have known it to drizzle for months on end.<br />It is so much dryer in the east and we do get a bit of protection from the worst of the frost by the London effect.<br />Mr Inexplicable does have a keen eye to spot our Elephant's foot plant through the kitchen window<br />ttfnMadam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-3625256957120743042020-12-03T13:35:14.521+00:002020-12-03T13:35:14.521+00:00I am so pleased that you dropped in me dear.
you r...I am so pleased that you dropped in me dear.<br />you really should have a go at growing Cobaea from seed next year, every thing about them is other worldly from the seeds and seedlings right through to the plants and the flowers themselves. They are great fun. <br />My sister down in Devon grew some last year. they survived the Winter and have taken over her entire boundary fence, an apple tree and several shrubs. She is sending me some of the seeds she has collected. I am sure we will have enough to share if you would like some to go along with the Morning Glory 'Kniolas Black Night' seeds we have promised.<br /><br />You do indeed have an eagle eye. I imagine the Elephant in question is the Beaucarnea Recurvata in the kitchen window which can be seen in the photo of my wine time corner. It is also know as Elephant's foot plant. Jon has had it for a great many years and we are very proud of it.<br />ttfn<br /> Madam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-70160944994056430332020-12-03T08:59:35.807+00:002020-12-03T08:59:35.807+00:00to take your mind *off*, of course...to take your mind *off*, of course...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-43178655541495194052020-12-03T08:58:42.522+00:002020-12-03T08:58:42.522+00:00I'm dreadfully sorry, Ms Scarlet - It was too ...I'm dreadfully sorry, Ms Scarlet - It was too early in the morning for me to fashion a coherent link (and I'd only had one coffee). I'm glad you managed to find it (and Aidan, to take your mind of the billing issue...).Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-60365907921344162502020-12-03T07:47:59.354+00:002020-12-03T07:47:59.354+00:00Thankfully there was Aidan Turner to soothe my fev...Thankfully there was Aidan Turner to soothe my fevered brow.<br />[Not fevered in the Covid sense]<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-25842425322789892942020-12-03T07:43:53.315+00:002020-12-03T07:43:53.315+00:00You mean the post where I wasn't given top bil...You mean the post where I wasn't given top billing??? Where is the link??? Do I have to do everything myself??? Tut. I guess this means more scrabbling around in the mud...<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-59541896735208813772020-12-03T07:40:14.466+00:002020-12-03T07:40:14.466+00:00P.P.S. I meant to say - and I know I've said i...P.P.S. I meant to say - and I know I've said it before - how much I love your befuchsia'd & ferned Back Passage. I loved my own Back Passage when I lived in Norwich, and miss pottering around its tight, jungly confines.Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-78988349307039161222020-12-03T07:37:44.056+00:002020-12-03T07:37:44.056+00:00You may have to cast your mind back to the Garden ...You may have to cast your mind back to the Garden Photos Event, Ms Scarlet. Particularly to the very post in which Devon Mud featured...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-91743080752393465072020-12-03T06:00:33.599+00:002020-12-03T06:00:33.599+00:00Good heavens! We have already had two hard frosts ...Good heavens! We have already had two hard frosts in Devon! There are no flowers about. Nothing but muddy greenery that is turning grey - lovely to see your flowers.<br />What is this 'elephant'???? Mr Devine has a keen eye.<br />SXMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-67118695687569879282020-12-02T20:47:58.795+00:002020-12-02T20:47:58.795+00:00Your Cobaea is gorgeous - I shall have to try one ...Your Cobaea is gorgeous - I shall have to try one next year (if I remember). Those flowers - especially their sepals - remind me of Audrey II, and I imagine that if Audrey were to burst into bloom, the flowers would look like Cobaea flowers.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to the Fuchsia Post already!<br /><br />P.S. I spy "the elephant in the room"!Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-75421432838105155812020-12-02T17:02:55.162+00:002020-12-02T17:02:55.162+00:00Well, we certainly have our fair share at the mome...Well, we certainly have our fair share at the moment and should have enough to keep us going till Spring.<br /><br />Fingers crossed.Madam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441666543522096446.post-91204416183377753662020-12-01T20:07:55.352+00:002020-12-01T20:07:55.352+00:00Oh, so true! We need as much colour - whether it&#...Oh, so true! We need as much colour - whether it's the ever-lovely fuchsias or the gaudy primulas - as possible when we see so little daylight. <br /><br />There's far too much "dankness" ahead... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.com