Comments on: A Bishop or Two http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45482 CherryPie Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45482 I didn't realise that you had been Bishop of Wells ;-) I didn’t realise that you had been Bishop of Wells ;-)

]]> By: ....peter:) http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45474 ....peter:) Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:45:15 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45474 you have such beautiful flowered in this presentation Cherie... it looks like the Bishops names were written with chalk... would you please correct the one that should be "Bishop Peter Meilleur" ha ha!!! ....peter:) you have such beautiful flowered in this presentation Cherie…
it looks like the Bishops names were written with chalk…
would you please correct the one that should be “Bishop Peter Meilleur” ha ha!!!
….peter:)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45472 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:59:54 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45472 :-) :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45471 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:59:33 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45471 I first came across Bishops when I visited the Brockhapmpton Estate earlier this year. http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/06/25/morning-sunshine/ I was tempted by the Bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of York but our garden was not yet at the stage of being able to plant them so we left them for another day. The former has lighter leaves and I am interested to find out most of them have dark leaves. Thank you:-) I first came across Bishops when I visited the Brockhapmpton Estate earlier this year.

http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/06/25/morning-sunshine/

I was tempted by the Bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of York but our garden was not yet at the stage of being able to plant them so we left them for another day.

The former has lighter leaves and I am interested to find out most of them have dark leaves. Thank you:-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45470 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:51:43 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45470 It depends on the Bishop... Psalter, Holy Synod... It depends on the Bishop… Psalter, Holy Synod…

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45469 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:45:18 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45469 Luckily it is Dahlias that bear the Bishop's names. Luckily it is Dahlias that bear the Bishop’s names.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45468 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:44:03 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45468 That was my intention :-) That was my intention :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45467 CherryPie Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:43:36 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45467 There was a whole bed of different varieties at the Bishop's Palace. There was a whole bed of different varieties at the Bishop’s Palace.

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45465 james higham Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:11:13 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45465 Without Wiggia here, me no comprended. Without Wiggia here, me no comprended.

]]> By: wiggia http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/08/23/a-bishop-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-45464 wiggia Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:43:51 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=17489#comment-45464 These are Dahlias, part of a strain that have Bishop as the series name, and Bishop of Llandaff is the best known... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia_%27Bishop_of_Llandaff%27 it became very popular during a fad for dark 'black' leaved plants some years ago and still sells well , but in reality the attraction is nothing without the flowers and the black foliage is never easy to place well in a garden as it simply has limited appeal outside that it is unusual, but that is fashion in gardening for you. These are Dahlias, part of a strain that have Bishop as the series name, and Bishop of Llandaff is the best known…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia_%27Bishop_of_Llandaff%27

it became very popular during a fad for dark ‘black’ leaved plants some years ago and still sells well , but in reality the attraction is nothing without the flowers and the black foliage is never easy to place well in a garden as it simply has limited appeal outside that it is unusual, but that is fashion in gardening for you.

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