tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post6330486693525251026..comments2023-10-09T09:06:42.157-07:00Comments on Take time to smell the flowers......: 'Hot lips' and the bee.......Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-26091712369141959902010-08-20T11:34:19.712-07:002010-08-20T11:34:19.712-07:00Never heard of this one, but it is clearly a charm...Never heard of this one, but it is clearly a charmer!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-75812490248538401822010-08-19T11:03:18.747-07:002010-08-19T11:03:18.747-07:00Hi Cheryl. So appropriately named and hey a little...Hi Cheryl. So appropriately named and hey a little bit of retail therapy is always good for the soul. FAB.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-23055632982587887752010-08-19T05:40:17.578-07:002010-08-19T05:40:17.578-07:00I've never seen this particular cultivar of Sa...I've never seen this particular cultivar of Salvia around here--what a striking bloom! The long stems remind me of the pink salvia I bought this spring...if I can find another one of these, I'd definitely buy it, too:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-3880601262607513392010-08-19T01:03:35.683-07:002010-08-19T01:03:35.683-07:00Hey Cheryl,
We’ve had some breezes recently… Well...Hey Cheryl,<br /><br />We’ve had some breezes recently… Well, winds really. It certainly makes taking photos ‘interesting’… Try getting shots of a Butterfly on a Buddleja which is billowing around everywhere!!! Well, that’s what I was doing on Sunday! Heehee.<br />I’ve also had to stake the blousy Gladioli in the new border… Out of all the bulbs I put in there, they’re the only ones to have come up, and also the only ones I didn’t mind if they didn’t make it!!! Typical :)<br /><br />I’ll look out for Hot Lips, and Black and Blue as Lisa mentioned…Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-929971403266255672010-08-18T22:37:23.827-07:002010-08-18T22:37:23.827-07:00Dear Sherry, the pretty flowers do add a certain c...Dear Sherry, the pretty flowers do add a certain charm to the garden.....as long as the bees are happy, for me that is the best.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-88423957848847307272010-08-18T22:36:13.955-07:002010-08-18T22:36:13.955-07:00Hi Lisa....I have not seen black and blue. One t...Hi Lisa....I have not seen black and blue. One to look out for.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-59892013960653690112010-08-18T22:35:11.160-07:002010-08-18T22:35:11.160-07:00Hi Liz....I love the tiny blooms. My garden is al...Hi Liz....I love the tiny blooms. My garden is always a little breezy in the summer months, the flowers dance in the borders. It really is very pretty.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-30680243773238886682010-08-18T19:27:39.045-07:002010-08-18T19:27:39.045-07:00Oh my what a darling.....
I just love the way the ...Oh my what a darling.....<br />I just love the way the bees go after her.<br />A little naughty makes for a fun garden.<br />Fun post too.<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-26724210219398164852010-08-18T16:03:19.152-07:002010-08-18T16:03:19.152-07:00Tee hee you naughty girl. I love Hot Lips. You sho...Tee hee you naughty girl. I love Hot Lips. You should get Black and Blue to go with her. He is handsome and the bees love him too.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-29752300496636595812010-08-18T13:58:57.360-07:002010-08-18T13:58:57.360-07:00Hi Cheryl,
Very nice indeed, I never would've...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Very nice indeed, I never would've known she was a Salvia! How wonderful :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-2806659259871379952010-08-18T13:22:05.397-07:002010-08-18T13:22:05.397-07:00Hi Laura...I live in East Kent, so our winds are b...Hi Laura...I live in East Kent, so our winds are biting in the winter. I shall wrap them in fleece and keep my fingers crossed.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-68418191983306680102010-08-18T13:20:52.146-07:002010-08-18T13:20:52.146-07:00Hi Grammie, it is a little naughty. I promised m...Hi Grammie, it is a little naughty. I promised myself I would not buy anymore difficult plants....there you go, I am just too impulsive.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-22112019744312416542010-08-18T13:19:04.236-07:002010-08-18T13:19:04.236-07:00Hi Dan, I have put one in a very large oak tub, so...Hi Dan, I have put one in a very large oak tub, so I can put that into the greenhouse. They grow to around a metre high and wide.<br />The other two I am chancing in the border, so it is risky......I may just cover them with fleece when the weather is really cold.<br /><br />'Happy Wink' sounds stunning. I have given up on dahlia's here, too much like hard work lifting them each winter. They are gorgeous though and make such a statement when planted en masse.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-62895601004742751452010-08-18T12:00:58.017-07:002010-08-18T12:00:58.017-07:00Lovely - I have 'Hot Lips' too! Mine made ...Lovely - I have 'Hot Lips' too! Mine made it through last winter without added protection although London is warmer than Kent. It's that East wind that cuts through everything!<br /><br />LauraLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-39030750810835520612010-08-18T11:53:16.026-07:002010-08-18T11:53:16.026-07:00Hi My Naughty Friend !!
I don't wonder why yo...Hi My Naughty Friend !! <br />I don't wonder why you got that plant it is a cutie...can't say I could have refused it either!! ; }<br />Hope its a survior!!!grammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-49750538743059157092010-08-18T11:49:41.205-07:002010-08-18T11:49:41.205-07:00Hi Cheryl
Is there any way to overwinter them some...Hi Cheryl<br />Is there any way to overwinter them somewhere safe, or is this a 'take your chances' plant? It's beautiful, and the bees are grateful!<br /><br />I've been better behaved than you at the garden centre, leaving behind a Dahlia 'Happy Wink', though I've thought about it every day since. I wouldn't normally consider myself a dahlia fan, but it had purply black foliage and dusky pink flowers, almost as striking as your hot lips!<br />Dan<br />-x-Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670407627249157371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-85864394614313092292010-08-18T11:18:45.967-07:002010-08-18T11:18:45.967-07:00Jane.....two more 'hot lips', they are a s...Jane.....two more 'hot lips', they are a small shrub......a bit naughty, as I do not know if they will survive the winter, but just couldn't resist them......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-55333150584339436532010-08-18T11:09:11.209-07:002010-08-18T11:09:11.209-07:00Lovely flowers. I was given a salvia this summer ...Lovely flowers. I was given a salvia this summer and mine is an intense blue. I had always thought they came in just red. I hope to be able to keep mine till next year too. What were your new shrubs then?<br /><br />Jane xMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com