tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post125851328175827059..comments2024-03-28T06:49:38.484+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Balcony in Bloom (oh, well...)DawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-76130012332210433542017-06-22T19:43:19.323+02:002017-06-22T19:43:19.323+02:00Thanks very much!Thanks very much!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-62389611604770747252017-06-22T19:42:57.141+02:002017-06-22T19:42:57.141+02:00Graham, once upon a time in a past life (the previ...Graham, once upon a time in a past life (the previous century and my previous flat), I managed to grow a 2 kilo pumpkin on my balcony!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-35183377680286060092017-06-22T19:39:52.764+02:002017-06-22T19:39:52.764+02:00They are two plants, each in their own pot, with f...They are two plants, each in their own pot, with flowers in slightly different colours (blue/purple). The branches on the trellis are so intertwined by now though that I couldn't sort them out if I tried ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-49043864733426963272017-06-22T19:37:19.909+02:002017-06-22T19:37:19.909+02:00I'm glad our weather hasn't been as hot as...I'm glad our weather hasn't been as hot as that (and doesn't look like it is going to be this weekend either). (It soon gets more than hot enough in my flat anyway whenever we have a few sunny days in a row in the summer.) <br /><br />As for the clematis, I think I failed to explain myself properly. The seed heads (if left alone) come to resemble those of dandelions and will blow off with the wind eventually. But I doubt they take root as easily as dandelions do (or there would be lots of wild clematis plants about). I'm not sure it's even possible for an amateur to grow clematis from seeds. (?) However, producing the seeds takes a lot of energy from the plant... and if one cuts off the seed heads one can sometimes get this kind to produce a few more flowers later in the season instead.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-55613973200856852462017-06-22T18:41:35.199+02:002017-06-22T18:41:35.199+02:00Ginny, the only thing I've done these last few...Ginny, the only thing I've done these last few weeks is a bit of watering!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-18548278615962791152017-06-22T18:13:24.841+02:002017-06-22T18:13:24.841+02:00Great job with the plants and the photographs!Great job with the plants and the photographs!Light and Voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369256288085446798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71074854012431458282017-06-22T11:57:20.568+02:002017-06-22T11:57:20.568+02:00It's amazing what can be done with a small spa...It's amazing what can be done with a small space, perseverance and ingenuity.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71387751100780268032017-06-21T22:15:27.304+02:002017-06-21T22:15:27.304+02:00The clematis is quite spectacular, love the color....The clematis is quite spectacular, love the color.eduMac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-49057131872181681432017-06-21T22:15:21.616+02:002017-06-21T22:15:21.616+02:00The clematis is quite spectacular, love the color....The clematis is quite spectacular, love the color.eduMac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-3666898308735025132017-06-21T20:28:02.638+02:002017-06-21T20:28:02.638+02:00The clematis still looks great, and with your TLC ...The clematis still looks great, and with your TLC I am sure the seeds can be persuaded to produce new flowers for you. Good luck with the strawberries!<br /><br />It has been (and still is) very hot here; above 30 every day, and hardly cooling off during the night. Last weekend, I helped O.K. choose some flowers for two planting troughs he's had standing empty in front of his cottage. We planted them on Saturday afternoon and gave them plenty of water to ease the settling-in. But two or three of the plants are already wilting, O.K. told me on the phone last night; maybe it was too hot for the move.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-57974199970505574452017-06-21T19:57:20.133+02:002017-06-21T19:57:20.133+02:00I love this post! You are a wounded warrior, makin...I love this post! You are a wounded warrior, making things grow beautifully while having to nurse your elbow. The Clematis were gorgeous! They die when we buy them. And when they are past their prime, there is another kind of beauty. All silvery and like a plant from another planet. I love the color of the Kalanchoes. The geraniums are the prettiest I have seen. I have not seen this color. All the ones around here are red and I don't care for them very much. Cards on the way! Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com