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<\/a><\/p>\nThe challenge with not knowing which cultivars were which meant that some shorter ones ended up in the back and taller ones in the front. \u00a0I\u2019ll fix it next year when I\u2019ll move some around.<\/p>\n The enormous Echinops ritro grown from seed many years ago is coming into bloom, to the bee\u2019s delight.<\/p>\n The detail of these flowers is spectacular and intricate.<\/p>\n And the honeybee agrees.<\/p>\n Leon has been gardening in pots this year and they are starting to come into their own. \u00a0These are just outside the front door.<\/p>\n One of the rain lilies has been fooled by my overhead watering in the greenhouse and is throwing a spike. \u00a0These flowers are delicate in color and constitution\u2026I\u2019ll be lucky in this busy season to catch the flower open.<\/p>\n This Eucomis is blooming in the greenhouse. \u00a0The spikes are unruly, but the florets are starry and bright.<\/p>\n This rather blurry photo is of the Coelogyne cristata that I plan to try and sell on Craigslist. \u00a0 It has grown well, but is shy to bloom. \u00a0I suspect it would be happier in a warmer greenhouse.<\/p>\n A clearer picture.<\/p>\n The Clematis seeds are glistening on the vines.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dahlia bulbs that Leon\u2019s friend Gudrun passed to us are flourishing. \u00a0I planted them randomly, as many did not have labels. The challenge with not knowing which cultivars were which meant that some shorter ones ended up in the back and taller ones in the front. \u00a0I\u2019ll fix it next year when I\u2019ll move … Continue reading More Dahlias<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n