Chelsea

MayBee70

Which seems odd given that I think lupine refers to wolves?

The name Lupinus is interesting; it is the Latin for wolflike. Collins Dictionary says the name originates from the belief that lupins exhausted the soil in a wolfish manner, an erroneous belief as we now know that lupins thrive in already poor soil.
www.duchyofcornwallnursery.co.uk/journal/a-look-at-lupins#:~:text=The%20name%20Lupinus%20is%20interesting,thrive%20in%20already%20poor%20soil.

Which seems odd given that I think lupine refers to wolves?

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merlotgran

Whitewavemark2

I loved the juxtaposition of lupin “masterpiece” with the cirsium.

I do have cirsium - they are in flower - but no masterpiece. I garden on chalk, and lupins don’t seem to do will, but I’ll give it a think. I love lupins.

The dominant colours in my garden are pink and blue, which sort if give way to reds and purples in the autumn.

I struggled to grow lupins in high alkaline soil but now I’ve moved (neutral to slightly acid) I’m able to enjoy. growing them. They’re such a lovely cottage garden plant.

I like lupins, but I thought they were poisonous for dogs.l??

I’m sure they are.

Rachel has a white trouser suit on tonight.

There have been some lovely dresses on show this week. I do like the longer length.

Angelica wore similar dresses for her entry and exit from Celebrity Big Brother. Rather ridiculous in my opinion.

I just said the same to DH about Angelicas dress.Some of the female presenters seem to love these 'baby doll' dresses .Thinking Angela Scanlon on the garden redesign programme too but I don't particularly like them or think they're flattering.

PS he didn’t design it though

I was right. Joe Swift’s company “Modular” has built the Pathway garden?

I must have been dreaming, but I thought Joe had designed one this year. Obviously wrong.

merlotgran

What on earth is Angelica Bell wearing today?

Is she six?? 😂

I thought it must be weird as I am reading in the conservatory snd DH exclaimed “what on earth does she look like”

What on earth is Angelica Bell wearing today?

Is she six?? 😂

I too was wondering about Joe. I don’t think Monty and Rachel are a good fit.

I'm wondering where Joe is this year as he usually presents the evening show with Monty. I like him.

Ok going to stick my neck out but I was disappointed with many of the big gardens. Style over substance but most of the small gardens were wonderful. The tent exhibitors excelled themselves, just amazing and so pleased my friend got gold, richly deserved, her white garden was beautiful. She's a penstemon expert so winning gold at Chelsea when she's not showing her specialist plants is pretty amazing. Colour of the year seems to be shades of purple!

Just watched today's programme on BBC - why I wonder, was Angellica Bell wearing a flamenco dancer's dress?! Bit over the top for a flower show.

There were some very pretty gardens amongst the medal winners. I do love it, but sadly I'm only good at killing flowers and plants, not growing them.

I didn’t know that she has cancer😮

Carol Klein is looking well today after her cancer treatment. I’m glad she’s ditched that green faux snakeskin suit she always wore which used to set off my trypophobia. 😱

merlotgran

Whitewavemark2

I loved the juxtaposition of lupin “masterpiece” with the cirsium.

I do have cirsium - they are in flower - but no masterpiece. I garden on chalk, and lupins don’t seem to do will, but I’ll give it a think. I love lupins.

The dominant colours in my garden are pink and blue, which sort if give way to reds and purples in the autumn.

I struggled to grow lupins in high alkaline soil but now I’ve moved (neutral to slightly acid) I’m able to enjoy. growing them. They’re such a lovely cottage garden plant.

I like lupins, but I thought they were poisonous for dogs.l??

merlotgran

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It looks like Ned's mum and sister might have been invited!

It looks a lot more harmonious than when Peggy and her mum, Millie were reunited with Peggy’s brother, Gloster.
Millie jumped on him covering him with licks.
Peggy jumped on him and nearly took his head off! 😱

😆

Yes I’ve been looking this morning at the possibility, but I think they will have to be enjoyed from affair😞, as they will definitely struggle on alkaline soil.

Whitewavemark2

I loved the juxtaposition of lupin “masterpiece” with the cirsium.

I do have cirsium - they are in flower - but no masterpiece. I garden on chalk, and lupins don’t seem to do will, but I’ll give it a think. I love lupins.

The dominant colours in my garden are pink and blue, which sort if give way to reds and purples in the autumn.

I struggled to grow lupins in high alkaline soil but now I’ve moved (neutral to slightly acid) I’m able to enjoy. growing them. They’re such a lovely cottage garden plant.

I love this show highlight of my year. We’re going to gardeners world in June can’t wait. But Chelsea is my happy place in may!

I loved the juxtaposition of lupin “masterpiece” with the cirsium.

I do have cirsium - they are in flower - but no masterpiece. I garden on chalk, and lupins don’t seem to do will, but I’ll give it a think. I love lupins.

The dominant colours in my garden are pink and blue, which sort if give way to reds and purples in the autumn.

Well it is in semi shade I suppose. They - there are three of them in a group which ends up looking like one big bush - are in shade for part of the day by a holly tree. The bed they are in faces west.

I reckon if you could guarantee 6 hours of sun a day you would get away with it.