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  1. RYDALL

    Grasses

    That's a nice view BM, some very plush plants.
    That's a nice view BM, some very plush plants.
    That's a nice view BM, some very plush plants.
    That's a nice view BM, some very plush plants.
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  2. lazy-gardener

    lily bulbs-what to do with them?

    The picture shows them to be quite healthy but I would reccomend some compost cover for now with perhaps a bit of general fertiliser - they are very hardy and rewarding plants
    The picture shows them to be quite healthy but I would reccomend some compost cover for now with perhaps a bit of general fertiliser - they are very hardy and rewarding plants
    The picture shows them to be quite healthy but I would reccomend some compost cover for now with perhaps a bit of general fertiliser - they are very hardy and rewarding plants
    The picture shows them to be quite healthy but I would reccomend some compost cover for now with perhaps a bit of general fertiliser - they are very hardy and rewarding plants
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  3. Essexgardens

    NIpping out Passion flowers

    Hey, pete, maybe we are at crossroads here ... I meant they grow wild in IoW.
    Hey, pete, maybe we are at crossroads here ... I meant they grow wild in IoW.
    Hey, pete, maybe we are at crossroads here ... I meant they grow wild in IoW.
    Hey, pete, maybe we are at crossroads here ... I meant they grow wild in IoW.
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  4. Stingo

    Clematis jingle bells

    I bought one for my mum, and one for me two or three winters ago. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve, and it claims to flower on Christmas day (thus, I suspect the name!) so I thought it would be a...
    I bought one for my mum, and one for me two or three winters ago. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve, and it claims to flower on Christmas day (thus, I suspect the name!) so I thought it would be a special pressie! It hasn't let her down! The first year, it had one or two flowers (as it did in...
    I bought one for my mum, and one for me two or three winters ago. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve, and it claims to flower on Christmas day (thus, I suspect the name!) so I thought it would be a special pressie! It hasn't let her down! The...
    I bought one for my mum, and one for me two or three winters ago. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve, and it claims to flower on Christmas day (thus, I suspect the name!) so I thought it would be a...
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  5. lynne

    clematis recta

    C. stans does not have blue flowers to my knowledge, they are white with a blue tinge. I reckon you need very good colour discrimonation to see that though. Do not buy C r. purpurea unseen, there...
    C. stans does not have blue flowers to my knowledge, they are white with a blue tinge. I reckon you need very good colour discrimonation to see that though. Do not buy C r. purpurea unseen, there are some poor colour versions grown from seed. A Nursery called Aulden Farm nursery near Leominster...
    C. stans does not have blue flowers to my knowledge, they are white with a blue tinge. I reckon you need very good colour discrimonation to see that though. Do not buy C r. purpurea unseen, there are some poor colour versions grown from seed. A...
    C. stans does not have blue flowers to my knowledge, they are white with a blue tinge. I reckon you need very good colour discrimonation to see that though. Do not buy C r. purpurea unseen, there...
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  6. ChrisM

    Clematis and frost

    Thanks both, have gone and tied them to stop the wind ripping them to bits.
    Thanks both, have gone and tied them to stop the wind ripping them to bits.
    Thanks both, have gone and tied them to stop the wind ripping them to bits.
    Thanks both, have gone and tied them to stop the wind ripping them to bits.
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  7. Scotkat

    Where can I get Lizzieanthus flower seeds

    I think they go under the name Eustoma now.
    I think they go under the name Eustoma now.
    I think they go under the name Eustoma now.
    I think they go under the name Eustoma now.
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  8. Scotkat

    Clematis in hanging basket

    Thankyou Dendy you must have been really busy today and taking good advantage of the lovley weather.Looking forward to seeing the clematis grow from seed I have never done this or taken tip...
    Thankyou Dendy you must have been really busy today and taking good advantage of the lovley weather.Looking forward to seeing the clematis grow from seed I have never done this or taken tip cuttings so a nice challenge.Certainly was with us.
    Thankyou Dendy you must have been really busy today and taking good advantage of the lovley weather.Looking forward to seeing the clematis grow from seed I have never done this or taken tip cuttings so a nice challenge.Certainly was with us.
    Thankyou Dendy you must have been really busy today and taking good advantage of the lovley weather.Looking forward to seeing the clematis grow from seed I have never done this or taken tip...
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  9. Essexgardens

    Daffodil bulbs

    Excellent - many thanks. My neighbour told me to hang them like onions but that didn't sound right!!
    Excellent - many thanks. My neighbour told me to hang them like onions but that didn't sound right!!
    Excellent - many thanks. My neighbour told me to hang them like onions but that didn't sound right!!
    Excellent - many thanks. My neighbour told me to hang them like onions but that didn't sound right!!
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  10. elliegreenwellie

    Crocus falling over - Is this normal?

    Interesting,I have lots of blackbirds in my garden but haven't noticed them at the crocus
    Interesting,I have lots of blackbirds in my garden but haven't noticed them at the crocus
    Interesting,I have lots of blackbirds in my garden but haven't noticed them at the crocus
    Interesting,I have lots of blackbirds in my garden but haven't noticed them at the crocus
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  11. JEN.K

    moving a pampas grass

    Agree with Palustris.I certainly wouldn't do the setting fire trick to it just now, but I do know various people who do this to their established plants, and thy thrive, I have to say! I just...
    Agree with Palustris.I certainly wouldn't do the setting fire trick to it just now, but I do know various people who do this to their established plants, and thy thrive, I have to say! I just do what I mentioned, cut it down with hedge trimmers every few years.
    Agree with Palustris.I certainly wouldn't do the setting fire trick to it just now, but I do know various people who do this to their established plants, and thy thrive, I have to say! I just do what I mentioned, cut it down with hedge...
    Agree with Palustris.I certainly wouldn't do the setting fire trick to it just now, but I do know various people who do this to their established plants, and thy thrive, I have to say! I just...
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  12. Scotkat

    My Yellow Crocus

    Lovely picture! I found some yellow ones growing on my compost heap Friday allong with some Cyclamen and sprouting clematis.
    Lovely picture! I found some yellow ones growing on my compost heap Friday allong with some Cyclamen and sprouting clematis.
    Lovely picture! I found some yellow ones growing on my compost heap Friday allong with some Cyclamen and sprouting clematis.
    Lovely picture! I found some yellow ones growing on my compost heap Friday allong with some Cyclamen and sprouting clematis.
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  13. Marley Farley

    New Zealand Silver Fern Propagation??

    :D :D This sounds like it could be more interesting by the minute,Palustrus. I wonder if I will get something different come up amongst them... This is of course assuming I will get any...
    :D :D This sounds like it could be more interesting by the minute,Palustrus. I wonder if I will get something different come up amongst them... This is of course assuming I will get any to germinate.... I shall follow your instructions & we shall see what happens.... Who knows I may be...
    :D :D This sounds like it could be more interesting by the minute,Palustrus. I wonder if I will get something different come up amongst them... This is of course assuming I will get any to germinate.... I shall follow your instructions...
    :D :D This sounds like it could be more interesting by the minute,Palustrus. I wonder if I will get something different come up amongst them... This is of course assuming I will get any...
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  14. FANCY

    Daffs in flower

    Spring is springing!!! I can't say has sprung - not here, anyway! But some little daffs were so close to it yesterday, that they may well be out as I type! Camera will go everywhere with me...
    Spring is springing!!! I can't say has sprung - not here, anyway! But some little daffs were so close to it yesterday, that they may well be out as I type! Camera will go everywhere with me today! :DBTW, does anyone like the pink ones? I haven't yet found anyone who does.....
    Spring is springing!!! I can't say has sprung - not here, anyway! But some little daffs were so close to it yesterday, that they may well be out as I type! Camera will go everywhere with me today! :DBTW, does anyone like the pink...
    Spring is springing!!! I can't say has sprung - not here, anyway! But some little daffs were so close to it yesterday, that they may well be out as I type! Camera will go everywhere with me...
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  15. Hornbeam

    Aspidistra flowers

    Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.
    Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.
    Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.
    Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.
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  16. windy miller

    flower pouches

    Hi, Carolla and welcome! :DWe found the busy lizzies disappointing last year, but the petunias were great!
    Hi, Carolla and welcome! :DWe found the busy lizzies disappointing last year, but the petunias were great!
    Hi, Carolla and welcome! :DWe found the busy lizzies disappointing last year, but the petunias were great!
    Hi, Carolla and welcome! :DWe found the busy lizzies disappointing last year, but the petunias were great!
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  17. mowgley

    What is everyone's favourite flower?

    Don't really know if I have a favourite flower???? probably a bit too soon to choose! :rolleyes: I have a soft-spot for Aquilegias as my Grandad always grew them ( not that I've got any in my...
    Don't really know if I have a favourite flower???? probably a bit too soon to choose! :rolleyes: I have a soft-spot for Aquilegias as my Grandad always grew them ( not that I've got any in my garden - yet!) I suppose my favourite of the moment would be Passiflora - so intricate and intriguing...
    Don't really know if I have a favourite flower???? probably a bit too soon to choose! :rolleyes: I have a soft-spot for Aquilegias as my Grandad always grew them ( not that I've got any in my garden - yet!) I suppose my favourite of the moment...
    Don't really know if I have a favourite flower???? probably a bit too soon to choose! :rolleyes: I have a soft-spot for Aquilegias as my Grandad always grew them ( not that I've got any in my...
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  18. nutty norah

    dark dry flower bed

    Have a similar problem with the added 'bonus' of the sun when it goes round draws the plants to it hence everything grows at 45 degrees to the perpendicular. Acanthus and other tap-rooters are...
    Have a similar problem with the added 'bonus' of the sun when it goes round draws the plants to it hence everything grows at 45 degrees to the perpendicular. Acanthus and other tap-rooters are good as are the 'cranesbills'. I do try to water now and again but being on sand the water goes...
    Have a similar problem with the added 'bonus' of the sun when it goes round draws the plants to it hence everything grows at 45 degrees to the perpendicular. Acanthus and other tap-rooters are good as are the 'cranesbills'. I do try to water now...
    Have a similar problem with the added 'bonus' of the sun when it goes round draws the plants to it hence everything grows at 45 degrees to the perpendicular. Acanthus and other tap-rooters are...
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  19. Marley Farley

    My First Primrose Flower....!!

    Thats a lovely welcome sight its good to see the plants coming back to life..
    Thats a lovely welcome sight its good to see the plants coming back to life..
    Thats a lovely welcome sight its good to see the plants coming back to life..
    Thats a lovely welcome sight its good to see the plants coming back to life..
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  20. r2oo

    Evergreen Clematis

    Yes, dendrobium, something I am doing a lot of lately!!
    Yes, dendrobium, something I am doing a lot of lately!!
    Yes, dendrobium, something I am doing a lot of lately!!
    Yes, dendrobium, something I am doing a lot of lately!!
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