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  1. Diziblonde

    Honeysuckle

    Thanks Ivory will give it a try
    Thanks Ivory will give it a try
    Thanks Ivory will give it a try
    Thanks Ivory will give it a try
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  2. mef750

    Help with lillies

    thanks everyone, "will do" checking every couple of hours to make sure no more get on!
    thanks everyone, "will do" checking every couple of hours to make sure no more get on!
    thanks everyone, "will do" checking every couple of hours to make sure no more get on!
    thanks everyone, "will do" checking every couple of hours to make sure no more get on!
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  3. high kype

    rainy flower

    thanks Ivory thought it mite be that a bird must have dropped a seed :thumb:
    thanks Ivory thought it mite be that a bird must have dropped a seed :thumb:
    thanks Ivory thought it mite be that a bird must have dropped a seed :thumb:
    thanks Ivory thought it mite be that a bird must have dropped a seed :thumb:
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  4. Horsham Del

    Lavendula stoechas Blue + White

    I've tried a few of the stoechas, but not managed them through the winter, so they've been expensive annuals. I did have a pappilion (not sure the differences), which was hardier, and rather...
    I've tried a few of the stoechas, but not managed them through the winter, so they've been expensive annuals. I did have a pappilion (not sure the differences), which was hardier, and rather lovely (it was the 'common' one with long purple ears) but it got so leggy I had to keep it hacked back...
    I've tried a few of the stoechas, but not managed them through the winter, so they've been expensive annuals. I did have a pappilion (not sure the differences), which was hardier, and rather lovely (it was the 'common' one with long purple ears)...
    I've tried a few of the stoechas, but not managed them through the winter, so they've been expensive annuals. I did have a pappilion (not sure the differences), which was hardier, and rather...
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  5. bennylangdale

    wisteria problem

    Benny, it`s suffering from scorch. A type of physiological disease cause by the suns rays ( usually ) being magnified by water droplets. It can also be caused by winds and draughts.:thumb:
    Benny, it`s suffering from scorch. A type of physiological disease cause by the suns rays ( usually ) being magnified by water droplets. It can also be caused by winds and draughts.:thumb:
    Benny, it`s suffering from scorch. A type of physiological disease cause by the suns rays ( usually ) being magnified by water droplets. It can also be caused by winds and draughts.:thumb:
    Benny, it`s suffering from scorch. A type of physiological disease cause by the suns rays ( usually ) being magnified by water droplets. It can also be caused by winds and draughts.:thumb:
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  6. gazza

    mushrooms growing at base of strawberry plants

    What kind of mushrooms are they, they may be edible, in which case everything will be fine. Do a google yea.Oh yea, and welcome Gazza.
    What kind of mushrooms are they, they may be edible, in which case everything will be fine. Do a google yea.Oh yea, and welcome Gazza.
    What kind of mushrooms are they, they may be edible, in which case everything will be fine. Do a google yea.Oh yea, and welcome Gazza.
    What kind of mushrooms are they, they may be edible, in which case everything will be fine. Do a google yea.Oh yea, and welcome Gazza.
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  7. anakat

    Half price seeds

    This offer has been on for weeks now I really am very sorry I should have informed you guys when I brought my seeds. I'm getting really slack, Can you guys forgive me?:o Hel.xxx.
    This offer has been on for weeks now I really am very sorry I should have informed you guys when I brought my seeds. I'm getting really slack, Can you guys forgive me?:o Hel.xxx.
    This offer has been on for weeks now I really am very sorry I should have informed you guys when I brought my seeds. I'm getting really slack, Can you guys forgive me?:o Hel.xxx.
    This offer has been on for weeks now I really am very sorry I should have informed you guys when I brought my seeds. I'm getting really slack, Can you guys forgive me?:o Hel.xxx.
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  8. vegpatch

    Cottage garden plants

    most of the above will die down in winter and need deadheading etc. to keep them tidy - cottage gardens can get a bit labour-intensive! For late autumn/winter colour try something like the Ice...
    most of the above will die down in winter and need deadheading etc. to keep them tidy - cottage gardens can get a bit labour-intensive! For late autumn/winter colour try something like the Ice Plant (sedum spectabilis), or Winter Jasmine makes a lovely splash of colour in mid-winter, and ...
    most of the above will die down in winter and need deadheading etc. to keep them tidy - cottage gardens can get a bit labour-intensive! For late autumn/winter colour try something like the Ice Plant (sedum spectabilis), or Winter Jasmine makes a...
    most of the above will die down in winter and need deadheading etc. to keep them tidy - cottage gardens can get a bit labour-intensive! For late autumn/winter colour try something like the Ice...
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  9. Scotkat

    Wheelbarrow potted up

    Well done everybody, these all look great.
    Well done everybody, these all look great.
    Well done everybody, these all look great.
    Well done everybody, these all look great.
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  10. The Nut

    Long arms

    Mole grip... that´s the english name for my "pinza a scatto". Live and learn.
    Mole grip... that´s the english name for my "pinza a scatto". Live and learn.
    Mole grip... that´s the english name for my "pinza a scatto". Live and learn.
    Mole grip... that´s the english name for my "pinza a scatto". Live and learn.
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  11. hollyandivy

    Persistent Brambles

    If I had Bramble AND Ground Elder in my lawn...I'd move house :)
    If I had Bramble AND Ground Elder in my lawn...I'd move house :)
    If I had Bramble AND Ground Elder in my lawn...I'd move house :)
    If I had Bramble AND Ground Elder in my lawn...I'd move house :)
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  12. Slinky

    Musa 'Dwarf cavendish'

    ;) I know. But it is funny to stand in front of a plant half again as tall as I am and read "dwarf" on the label. Not that being taller than me is such an achievment there are probably many dwarves...
    ;) I know. But it is funny to stand in front of a plant half again as tall as I am and read "dwarf" on the label. Not that being taller than me is such an achievment there are probably many dwarves in the world who could claim that, bananas and not :D
    ;) I know. But it is funny to stand in front of a plant half again as tall as I am and read "dwarf" on the label. Not that being taller than me is such an achievment there are probably many dwarves in the world who could claim that, bananas and not :D
    ;) I know. But it is funny to stand in front of a plant half again as tall as I am and read "dwarf" on the label. Not that being taller than me is such an achievment there are probably many dwarves...
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  13. Veg-and-flower-man

    Winter Pansies

    Too hot in the glasshouse for Pansies. Plant them out close together in a nursery bed to grow on during the summer and plant into their flowering positions in the autumn. Now is the time to sow a...
    Too hot in the glasshouse for Pansies. Plant them out close together in a nursery bed to grow on during the summer and plant into their flowering positions in the autumn. Now is the time to sow a few Myosostis (Forget me not) to go with them. Sow thinly in drills in the open ground and thin out...
    Too hot in the glasshouse for Pansies. Plant them out close together in a nursery bed to grow on during the summer and plant into their flowering positions in the autumn. Now is the time to sow a few Myosostis (Forget me not) to go with them....
    Too hot in the glasshouse for Pansies. Plant them out close together in a nursery bed to grow on during the summer and plant into their flowering positions in the autumn. Now is the time to sow a...
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  14. Magsda

    Lavender?

    And thanks Wilroda - so are you suggesting I grow them from seed? Can you tell I'm new to this gardening malarky?!
    And thanks Wilroda - so are you suggesting I grow them from seed? Can you tell I'm new to this gardening malarky?!
    And thanks Wilroda - so are you suggesting I grow them from seed? Can you tell I'm new to this gardening malarky?!
    And thanks Wilroda - so are you suggesting I grow them from seed? Can you tell I'm new to this gardening malarky?!
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  15. Kristen

    Mulching sheet / woven fabric

    Erm kristen.Australia and New Zealand are quite nice this time of the year!!
    Erm kristen.Australia and New Zealand are quite nice this time of the year!!
    Erm kristen.Australia and New Zealand are quite nice this time of the year!!
    Erm kristen.Australia and New Zealand are quite nice this time of the year!!
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  16. The Nut

    Help!

    Well I would leave the pump in the pond and working, for what it's worth. Also in one edge of the pond a little heater for over winter...will keep a small area free from icing up and allow the...
    Well I would leave the pump in the pond and working, for what it's worth. Also in one edge of the pond a little heater for over winter...will keep a small area free from icing up and allow the pump water to dissipate.I never removed my pumps once in and they stayed perfectly healthy. Not a...
    Well I would leave the pump in the pond and working, for what it's worth. Also in one edge of the pond a little heater for over winter...will keep a small area free from icing up and allow the pump water to dissipate.I never removed my pumps...
    Well I would leave the pump in the pond and working, for what it's worth. Also in one edge of the pond a little heater for over winter...will keep a small area free from icing up and allow the...
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  17. men8ifr

    Cleaning paths, patio's etc

    I've never thought of pressure washing the paths :oI brush them down with a bleach mixture if they are getting mossy and slippery but otherwise they all look very well weathered :rolleyes:
    I've never thought of pressure washing the paths :oI brush them down with a bleach mixture if they are getting mossy and slippery but otherwise they all look very well weathered :rolleyes:
    I've never thought of pressure washing the paths :oI brush them down with a bleach mixture if they are getting mossy and slippery but otherwise they all look very well weathered :rolleyes:
    I've never thought of pressure washing the paths :oI brush them down with a bleach mixture if they are getting mossy and slippery but otherwise they all look very well weathered :rolleyes:
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  18. The Nut

    Happy 1st July All

    It has been a lovely day here but it started raining as soon as I got home :mad:I'm just going to get very wet bringing the horses in :(
    It has been a lovely day here but it started raining as soon as I got home :mad:I'm just going to get very wet bringing the horses in :(
    It has been a lovely day here but it started raining as soon as I got home :mad:I'm just going to get very wet bringing the horses in :(
    It has been a lovely day here but it started raining as soon as I got home :mad:I'm just going to get very wet bringing the horses in :(
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  19. Jinty

    Honeysuckle?

    It might be Lonicera xylosteum Although not every photo I have seen ot this has the almost translucent velvet leaves. Some seem to have the more typical "waxy" honeysuckle leaves. When (if)...
    It might be Lonicera xylosteum Although not every photo I have seen ot this has the almost translucent velvet leaves. Some seem to have the more typical "waxy" honeysuckle leaves. When (if) it flowers I will update you all. Thanks to you all, especially Ivory and coub. This is a...
    It might be Lonicera xylosteum Although not every photo I have seen ot this has the almost translucent velvet leaves. Some seem to have the more typical "waxy" honeysuckle leaves. When (if) it flowers I will update you all. Thanks to...
    It might be Lonicera xylosteum Although not every photo I have seen ot this has the almost translucent velvet leaves. Some seem to have the more typical "waxy" honeysuckle leaves. When (if)...
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    5
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    775
  20. Anne-J

    Questions

    Something I've never been able to get my head round: Just how do you mulch an established bed when there's hardly any space between the plants?
    Something I've never been able to get my head round: Just how do you mulch an established bed when there's hardly any space between the plants?
    Something I've never been able to get my head round: Just how do you mulch an established bed when there's hardly any space between the plants?
    Something I've never been able to get my head round: Just how do you mulch an established bed when there's hardly any space between the plants?
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    4
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    575

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