Rachel's Journal

You are very patient but i'm sure they will be well worth the wait.

Looking great, Rachel.

Lovely photographs of your garden. 

Great views from the garden towards the mountains.  

 We were in your area last year and visited lots of gardens of members of the Wexford and Bunclody Garden Clubs. 

Mary Tobin 

I have lots of picture of Arisemas in flower,............does that count?

Yours seedlings look very good.My...i think they got sun to much,now i put them on lower shelf.Hope it will help.

Well it wont be me anyway sowed lots of seeds got 4 seedlings from them and only 1 hanging on to life at the minute :-( Maybe I can cheat and buy one (ideally from Deborah :-))

Ruth, these plants are very expensive. It would cost a small fortune to buy that many bulbs but I am hoping that a bit of patience and tlc will give me a great result. I think I will keep these seedlings indoors this winter though!

Thanks, Jacinta, great to have you back on the site. It was terrible quiet!

Gracedieu, you no doubt saw the Martens lovely garden and Eamonn and Rita Butler's garden.Both open to the public in the summer as part of the gardens scheme. The Tombrick Garden is also in this neck of the woods and is well established. I came second to Eamonn's garden in last year's horticultural show : )

No, Fran, it most certainly does not. But I think you also have one in growth!

Liga, these seedlings do not seem to like the light so much. I am keeping mine indoors at a west facing window.

Bill, I know exactly how you feel. I had to cheat to and bought myself one bulb for this year. By the way, how are your Himalayan Gardens purchases doing? My Cautleya poked its nose up today (first of the gingers). The Lycoris greened up about 3 days ago and the Haemanthus is flying it. The Arisaema is also flying it. Nothing else so far but I check the Bat Plant every day. That cost me €10so it had better grow. No sign of the Bat Plant seeds you gave me germinating :(

Rachel most of them are doing well, there small but up except the disporum cantonese and the Begonia josephii are the only two that have'nt shown yet.

I didn't know that Rachel, so that makes them extra special.

You really have patience to look after them so long know I wouldn't have the patience to do that.