tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post7326796300110528321..comments2024-03-29T06:38:02.494+00:00Comments on The Pouting Pensioner: Lupin Lovethepoutingpensionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484934089759704702noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-66711917502499789432020-06-14T21:44:51.312+01:002020-06-14T21:44:51.312+01:00Yes Dutchie, gardens can be full of surprises! Le...Yes Dutchie, gardens can be full of surprises! Let's hope these don't get so big they pull down my drainpipe!<br />Hugs, x.thepoutingpensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484934089759704702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-41058545389214872912020-06-10T10:41:23.779+01:002020-06-10T10:41:23.779+01:00They look lovely, Mary. Congratulations! Must be t...They look lovely, Mary. Congratulations! Must be the dry spring we've had. Plants in my garden have thrived like never before this spring. Who knows what other surprises your garden has in store this summer? xoxLa Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205029671510097708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-38318274897183411092020-06-10T09:36:50.229+01:002020-06-10T09:36:50.229+01:00That's interesting to hear that you've bee...That's interesting to hear that you've been on the same journey, Gail. And I think you're right, slugs usually eat my hostas and all in my garden are currently thriving, though they did attack some chilli plants earlier in the season.<br />Hugs, x.<br />Hugs, x.thepoutingpensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484934089759704702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-53916500133708330552020-06-10T09:30:04.557+01:002020-06-10T09:30:04.557+01:00That variety sounds amazing, Vronni. Yes this one...That variety sounds amazing, Vronni. Yes this one must have been kicking around dormant for a few years and tadaah, up it pops , so yes definitely to marking up your pot so you don't chuck it out. The foliage is pretton on its own too.o<br />Hugs, x.<br />thepoutingpensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484934089759704702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-6455599725732843342020-06-10T09:25:50.106+01:002020-06-10T09:25:50.106+01:00Oh that's probably why it hasn't bloomed b...Oh that's probably why it hasn't bloomed before then, and why I forgot about it. Thanks, Jay.<br />Hugs, x.thepoutingpensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484934089759704702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-27371722184150065222020-06-10T07:07:04.553+01:002020-06-10T07:07:04.553+01:00My lupin story is very similar to yours! For years...My lupin story is very similar to yours! For years I tried growing them but they would be destroyed by slugs and aphids. This year I had another go with just one plant in the border, and, success! I will definitely have more next year. I don't seem to have many slugs and snails in the garden now and put it down to the number of birds we have on the feeders.Gail Is This Mutton?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624214724309633433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-30033885427469789202020-06-09T14:16:43.677+01:002020-06-09T14:16:43.677+01:00How lovely they look! I love lupins and have sever...How lovely they look! I love lupins and have several in the garden including one called 'Bill Mackintosh' that has a variety of colours on the one plant. I bought the lupins from a local nursery - order on the phone and collect order ready made up at the gate. This was before the garden centres could open.<br /><br />I didn't know they come back but as we plant everything in pots we usually end up reusing the pots. I'll try to write on the pots now to jog my memory!<br />xxxVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385292529998118275.post-78844381456265487232020-06-09T11:19:06.379+01:002020-06-09T11:19:06.379+01:00They seem to be doing really well this year. We ha...They seem to be doing really well this year. We have been seeing them popping up in places we haven't noticed them before. Weather conditions perhaps?JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com