tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5916941859635968775..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Garden Design à la Cro.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60754422509026711432015-07-24T00:42:35.519+01:002015-07-24T00:42:35.519+01:00We call them torch lilies or red hot pokers here, ...We call them torch lilies or red hot pokers here, and they're considered a safe plant. My Gran used to grow them and we girls used them as 'candles'. The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45144628131448518342015-07-23T21:01:06.858+01:002015-07-23T21:01:06.858+01:00Isn't it a deadly nightshade?Isn't it a deadly nightshade?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41354037704611885092015-07-23T19:03:16.582+01:002015-07-23T19:03:16.582+01:00The plant is Arum maculatum which has a dozen comm...The plant is Arum maculatum which has a dozen common names, it is poisonous so don't sprinkle any on your breakfast cereal.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45555571084247120362015-07-23T15:40:34.415+01:002015-07-23T15:40:34.415+01:00Looks lovely Cro. I imagine you walking around it...Looks lovely Cro. I imagine you walking around it all daily, looking at this and that and deadheading etc. Sometimes, the simplest things and the most rewarding.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38659671999214078402015-07-23T15:10:43.686+01:002015-07-23T15:10:43.686+01:00Just lovely chez vous. The wildlife here decided s...Just lovely chez vous. The wildlife here decided some time last night that my small garden was an appetizer tray for them. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36460824980852446392015-07-23T11:26:48.887+01:002015-07-23T11:26:48.887+01:00Yes, you've reminded me about that too. Two ba...Yes, you've reminded me about that too. Two baffling names for one plant.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34517110189291650442015-07-23T11:08:41.467+01:002015-07-23T11:08:41.467+01:00Not-so-Capability CroNot-so-Capability CroCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43327145158919848972015-07-23T11:08:11.741+01:002015-07-23T11:08:11.741+01:00You've reminded me; isn't it also called &...You've reminded me; isn't it also called 'Lords and Ladies'?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68391106907326807962015-07-23T10:59:23.941+01:002015-07-23T10:59:23.941+01:00Capability Cro!Capability Cro!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8842175610151906502015-07-23T10:59:02.788+01:002015-07-23T10:59:02.788+01:00It's called a 'Cuckoo-pint' here, for ...It's called a 'Cuckoo-pint' here, for some reason.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47014231178180016552015-07-23T10:48:15.208+01:002015-07-23T10:48:15.208+01:00I don't know what it's called, but I think...I don't know what it's called, but I think it's poisonous.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84952444757415211232015-07-23T10:47:36.004+01:002015-07-23T10:47:36.004+01:00I've just come past our washing line. We have ...I've just come past our washing line. We have our 15 month old grandson with us, so his tiny clothes were 'snapping in the breeze'. Nice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65829434877194432002015-07-23T10:47:03.270+01:002015-07-23T10:47:03.270+01:00I like your philosophy of garden design. A perfect...I like your philosophy of garden design. A perfect mix of all the essential elements!<br /><br />What kind of plant is that in the last photo?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73876194300904726532015-07-23T10:37:21.886+01:002015-07-23T10:37:21.886+01:00With washing snapping in the breeze...
Most of ...With washing snapping in the breeze... <br /><br />Most of my gardening is done in galvanised containers these days, both vegetable and flower.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79306231574042646012015-07-23T07:51:38.764+01:002015-07-23T07:51:38.764+01:00I was think more along the lines of 100 yards of p...I was think more along the lines of 100 yards of plastic covered rope, propped-up by several pieces of forked hazel. We've never owned anything more technical. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14067314793232313172015-07-23T07:46:29.145+01:002015-07-23T07:46:29.145+01:00A traditional Hills Hoist is a thing of beauty. I...A traditional Hills Hoist is a thing of beauty. It can double as picnic shade when covered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57588243941063879592015-07-23T07:07:33.206+01:002015-07-23T07:07:33.206+01:00Tony Hancock lived in my native Surrey village. Wh...Tony Hancock lived in my native Surrey village. When he moved into his new home he popped round to see his new neighbours (they imagined he'd come round to introduce himself) and told them to remove their washing line, as he could see it from his sitting room. They in return told him to eff-off.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8781526209165763632015-07-23T06:45:14.805+01:002015-07-23T06:45:14.805+01:00My perfectly positioned washing line is the only f...My perfectly positioned washing line is the only feature I added to the garden when I moved in here. The wild flowers and thistles sit nicely with the roses.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21507615568388280992015-07-23T06:12:38.895+01:002015-07-23T06:12:38.895+01:00The pictures of your garden are lovely . The pictures of your garden are lovely . Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.com