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Unseasonable Finds; Things not usually seen now.
Topic Started: Oct 31 2014, 01:52 PM (2,470 Views)
Night Owl
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They're still looking good Jan :yes: We've still got a couple of Geraniums flowering too :Cool:
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JennyWren
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It is amazing how many Summery flowers there are still around ..... Here in the front garden there were two beds full of pansies ......... the beds are now full of seedlings :cool3: I bet they'll be dug over but i wish i could keep them somewhere :clap4:
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Davebutterflyman
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We have some little white flowers that have appeared in one of our hanging baskets over the past few days...goodness knows what they are but nice to see and i'll try and get a photo.
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Forget Me Not
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Lovely to get such a pretty flower late on Jan.
Grayling thats a lovely primrose.
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I expect to see Alpine strawberries now but
not these and this is today.
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JennyWren
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:scream: that is amazing , Jean . I haven't seen any myself but the grocers are selling some grown from around here ...possibly Combe Martin :yes:

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Grayling
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:wow: Goodness Jean - that is late. I wonder if they have any flavour?
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Davebutterflyman
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That is incredibly late Jean...amazing to see at this time of year.
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celticsparrow-Jan
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:wow: Strawberries in November that is something you don't expect to see Jean.
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Davebutterflyman
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Still seeing plenty of flowers out in peoples gardens and one or two lawns still with Fox and Cubs in full flower.
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JnG
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The object of these flowers is still to attract pollinators, even if it is late here. Many of our plants hail from the Continent which is warm longer than we are. Along with your beautiful flowers, have you noticed that there are also a fair few bees, hoverflies & wasps, to name a few? Jean
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JennyWren
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none of the above at the moment , Jean .... but a kitchen full of fruit flies i wouldn't mind sharing :impatient:

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Davebutterflyman
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We still have the odd hoverfly attracted to the Viburnum Jean, mostly Eristalis tenax which can be seen in any month of the year, but also the odd Eristalis pertinax which can also be seen into late November and in some years early December.
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Grayling
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I've seen a bumblebee and other insects around the Mahonia in my garden.

Nasturtiums in flower in Guildford in the churchyard the other day and a lovely Hebe - long purple flowers still doing well at WWT Arundel earlier this week.
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Davebutterflyman
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That's one shrub we would like to find a space for in our garden Grayling.
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Grayling
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The Mahonia is the variety "Charity" and is brilliant for insects, definitely recommend it.

Also Hebe, I used to have one with large pink, fading to white flowers and the insects loved it.

I've had a look on google and think it might have been variety "Great Orme". LINK

Sadly I cut it back and it didn't recover
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Tabatha
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Blimey Jean, strawberries.
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Davebutterflyman
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Thanks for that link Grayling.
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celticsparrow-Jan
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Its good to see we are still finding interesting things. :cool3:

You wouldn't expect to see a pot of geraniums outdoors still looking so healthy

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Night Owl
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:wow: some amazing sightings for the time of year everyone, those Geraniums look really healthy Jan :cool1:
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Davebutterflyman
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Very healthy indeed for the time of year Jan.
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