Hello from West Oxon (UK)

[longk]

I'd better introduce myself.

Having 'known' the Zigster online on another forum for several years he's talked me into joining you guys here

Being so far from the sea it can get rather cold here so naturally I'm drawn to growing tender exotics. I also collect Salvia - I currently have about fifty (mostly species) and over the years I've grown (and lost or moved on from) about another hundred species. Over the last couple of years I've started up a collection of cacti and succulents. Plus anything else that is a bit unusual or rare.

Wherever possible I like to grow from seed.

A few favourites from over the years;

 

[zigs]

Glad you could make it Lonk

Quite like cacti myself (Tetters hates them mind )

Just had our first cacti seeds germinate

 

[Sheal]

Welcome to the forums Longk. Love the Iris!

 

[longk]

Just had our first cacti seeds germinate

Careful - growing from seed can get addictive!

Love the Iris!

Close - it's Dietes iridioides. sadly it turned out to be less hardy than I was hoping.

 

[zigs]

Careful - growing from seed can get addictive!

Don't tell the Mrs...

 

[Verdun]

Nice to see you here longk.......your posts are both informative and fascinating

 

[Sheal]

Oops, sorry! It's a shame you've lost it though.

 

[Ian]

Hey @longk, welcome aboard .

 

[Becky]

Being so far from the sea it can get rather cold here so naturally I'm drawn to growing tender exotics

Haha!

Thanks so much for sharing the photos with us, looks like you've had a very interesting assortment over the years. Where do you grow them - do you have a greenhouse or are they indoors?

 

[longk]

Oops, sorry! It's a shame you've lost it though.

Why be sorry? It looks like an Iris, it's closely related but the taxonomists see it differently. Losing it proves the old adage of never putting all your eggs in one basket - my fault.

Thanks so much for sharing the photos with us, looks like you've had a very interesting assortment over the years. Where do you grow them - do you have a greenhouse or are they indoors?

Outdoors, greenhouse, the house, wherever suits them best,

 

[Tetters]

Oops, sorry! It's a shame you've lost it though.

Sometime @Sheal I think I`ve lost it as well

 

[zigs]

Sometime @Sheal I think I`ve lost it as well

That reminds me, we really need an agree button on here @Ian

 

[Tetters]

That reminds me, we really need an agree button on here @Ian

Cheek !!

 

[Sheal]

You and me both @Tetters !

And a thumbs up Smiley please @zigs .

 

[zigs]

You and me both @Tetters !

And a thumbs up Smiley please @zigs .

Ian keeps the box with the smileys in