M S S C A R L E T
I don't have much to offer up this year - this year being one of the most miserable ever, BUT, my big pink bush was glorious and I don't want to miss any opportunity to show it off.
[Ms Scarlet's infamous Big Pink Bush™ in situ - IDV]
[A rather lovely Pelargonium - IDV]
[Ms Scarlet's arty Hydrangea - IDV]
[Something that I don't know what it is. Ms Scarlet? Jon? Help! - IDV]
[Another lovely Pelargonium - IDV]
Oops... I [nearly - IDV] missed one...
[Show off! - IDV]
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Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your beautiful blooms, Ms Scarlet - and especially your resplendent Big Pink Bush™!
Next up we will be visiting one of Mr Tonking's gardens - but which one?! Stop back on Tuesday to find out.
Oh, it's me! I can't remember what the white bell is - all our Bluebells turned white, so it may be one of those! What does Google say?
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I was going to say it looks a bit Agapanthus-y what with all the flowers sprouting from the top of the stem, but I see Jon's come to the rescue! (Well, it is his job, after all)
DeleteI'd need a "sniff test" to be sure, but your white bluebell looks like wild garlic!
ReplyDeleteNo, we have plenty of wild garlic and this wasn't one of them. Honestly, all the bluebells turned white, which was a shame.
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Maybe all the rain washed out the acidity in the soil turning the bluebells white? I'm not sure if what is true for hydrangeas about bluing with acidity is the same for bluebells, but maybe it's something related to soil composition.
DeleteWhite native British bluebells are very rare - and are in fact "albino". The thuggish Spanish bluebell can be in shades of blue, white or pink - but whatever colour, are a nasty invasive weed that kills off our native variety by out-breeding and hybridising with it.
DeleteAs the three-cornered leek is a Cornwall native, I would guess that at least some of those "white bluebells" might be it. Jx
You have a magnificent pink bush, Ms Scarlet! Jx
ReplyDeletePS That white flower isn't a bluebell - it's a "three-cornered leek"! This rather good article points out the differences, and gives a salutary warning - the leek is edible, but bluebells are toxic.
Thank you, Jon!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to eat anything from my garden, that's for sure!
Oh - soil depletion in the areas where there was once blue - there are pink bells as well. Interesting.
Remember my orchid that I was given in about 2017/18 - it finally has a flowering stem growing - I'm beyond thrilled by this as I've really nurtured it this year - Oh, and the money plant is in bud again! Maybe I am getting better with indoor plants?!
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You prompted me to go and check our Cymbidium orchid - which has been outside since June, and is still out there - and it has a new flower spike! (It had a "year off" this year.)
DeleteYou do have to be patient with any type of orchid - if you recall, I waited eighteen years for ours to give us its first flower! Jx
I see that Miss Scarlet's Big Pink Bush™ has been trademarked.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it has been, Ms Mistress! Even better is that it intends to start its own blog regarding all things big and pink!
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Ooooohh! Pinkness! Jx
DeleteIt's high time we had an all-things-big-and-pink blog. And it seems Jon's handed you loads of material on a plate.
DeleteYour big pink bush looks radiant as ever, Scarlet. I'm envious of the clarity, did you use a smart phone?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mitzi! I think it flourished due to the wet weather.
ReplyDeleteI used a regular iPhone 14 for my photos, I like how it handles colour - admittedly I might have brightened them up, and cropped, but nothing sophisticated.
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I'm still using iPhone 7! The battery is depleting, the flash has been disabled, it's permanently on low power mode and it's not compatible with wireless earphones, I think it's time I upgraded.
DeleteMe too, Mitzi. I'm using a twice hand-me-downed iPhone 5. Although, it's only really used regularly as an alarm clock - ocasionally I might send a text/iMessage or take a photo with it, though!
DeleteLovely photos Ms Scarlet and I'm always happy to see a comment from you as "signs of life from Devon". I think IDV's next art project should be giving the Big Pink Bush its own graphic novel panel page, movie poster or book cover!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melanie! I'm trying to make a return to normal life...a graphic novel Pink Bush panel page would certainly help my recovery!
DeleteNo pressure, Mr D!!
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Well, we'll see what the end of the GPE brings, shall we?
DeleteOr Christmas.
Or maybe your birthday, depending on how busy/lazy/forgetful I am from now on...
Those are amazing... all. I would be hard put to pick a fave. Such beauty. And, yes... that bush is quite fetching dear. Keeps one in the pink of things.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mr Upton! I love all the pinks!
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As a Devonshire Dumpling I love it's hedgerows, woodland and moors. I also know how wet it can be. Your garden is Lush.
ReplyDeleteYou can smell wild garlic meters away especially after the rain.
All Hail your massive Pink Bush.