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[whippynit]

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thought id put this pic of my dads wisteria as i know theres some gardening peeps on here, and i think its really lovely now in flower and the smell is as you walk past it. Note the whippy in the doorway :lol:

 

[meddling]

Lovely - enhanced :thumbsup: obviously by the whippet

 

[hely]

thats lovely :thumbsup:

 

[June Jonigk]

Beautiful - that must smell divine

 

[Linbin]

That is just beautiful, such an idyllic setting.

Can I come and live with you please?

 

[Foxglove]

Ooooh gorgeous :thumbsup:

I've always wanted a wisteria over my fence/house but never had the opportunity these past few years with moving house so much :angry: One day I'll have somewhere with a garden :thumbsup:

 

[Juley]

I have a wisteria in my garden, I had always wanted one. Mark "pruned" it back last year and its now nothing like it was! I hope it recovers for next year. (w00t)

 

[whippetsrus]

thought id put this pic of my dads wisteria as i know theres some gardening peeps on here, and i think its really lovely now in flower and the smell is    as you walk past it.  Note the whippy in the doorway :lol:

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Any tips from your dad on how to get a wisteria to flower. The one I have in my garden is on its third season but it's never flowered. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Towy]

[SIZE=14pt]Really stunning, there used to be a cottage where i worked once that had a large wisteria and it was called Wisteria Cottage, so seeing this brought back fond memories [/SIZE] :thumbsup:

 

[Nicola]

I love wisteria. Someone once told me they take twenty years to mature and flower, but I think you can buy them grafted onto an older plant from garden centres now(? :wacko: ), so they flower much earlier. Not sure how true this is.

 

[~Sarah~]

That is really beautiful. :wub: :wub: Love the whippet in the doorway. :huggles:

 

[T Hoare]

Yes Wisteria has to be grafted, Alan Titchmarsh said this on Chelsea programme.

I have had mine 3-5 years and it has flowered for the last 2 or 3 years.

 

[AnnSa]

That look's gorgeous :thumbsup:

 

[Janimal]

:thumbsup: Thats beautiful...I love it.. :wub:

 

[whippetsrus]

Obviously patience is going to be the thing. I'll see if we get any flowers next year.

 

[wilfred]

That's gorgeous whippynit.

But can you also tell me, please, what is the name of the blue/purple shrub lower down to the left of the door (ie as we're looking at the photo).

(We saw a shrub similar today and not sure of the name. Also some beautiful wisteria, on a lovely walk round a nearby village to feed the ducks).

*Edited, cos I spelt "whippynit" wrong first off!

 

[T Hoare]

That's gorgeous whippynit.
But can you also tell me, please, what is the name of the blue/purple shrub lower down to the left of the door (ie as we're looking at the photo).

(We saw a shrub similar today and not sure of the name.  Also some beautiful wisteria, on a lovely walk round a nearby village to feed the ducks).

*Edited, cos I spelt "whippynit" wrong first off!

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That would be a Ceonothus(spelling?)

 

[Trish]

what a beautiful plant,must have a look for one :thumbsup:

 

[jayp]

The reason wisteria is grafted is that seedlings are variable in their flowering and may well take 20 years, the grafted plants are uniformly bred to flower on a young plant

A wisteria should be pruned twice a year, once in July when all the long whippy HA HA growths are shortened to half their length, then when the plant is dormant from Dec to Feb the same shoots are pruned back to 3 buds from the main stem, these shortened shoots are called spurs and these produce the flowers

Blimey its transported me back to work, i have this off by heart as apart from

" WHERE IS THE TOILET" is prob the most asked question

Cracking plant Lise :thumbsup: jan

 

[whippynit]

That's gorgeous whippynit.
But can you also tell me, please, what is the name of the blue/purple shrub lower down to the left of the door (ie as we're looking at the photo).

(We saw a shrub similar today and not sure of the name.  Also some beautiful wisteria, on a lovely walk round a nearby village to feed the ducks).

*Edited, cos I spelt "whippynit" wrong first off!

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oops, sorry for the late reply! i was just browsing and had completely forgot id posted this topic!! The shrub is a calafornia (sp)lilac, i think the species is YANKEE POINT , Tracey was right - latin name ceonothus :thumbsup:

whippeterus - i havent a clue really on how it should be pruned :b - nothing is done to it it just blooms every year luckily! I know it must be very old though as it was there when the house was bought ten yrs ago and it was mature then!Above the oak door it also stretches about 8 foot to the left of pic over the patio doors :thumbsup:

oh, and Jan im one of those peeps who cant go out anywhere for the day without asking WHERES THE TOILET! :lol: :huggles: