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    ... have arrived today :)

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      Jealous! How did you manage to nab those!
       
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        They are not really 'free' Kayleigh, it's an RHS member benefit, you get to choose up to 20 packets of seeds each year. The catch is you have to pay a £12 admin fee, but I still think it's worth it as they have quite a large selection. The seeds are collected from the RHS gardens.​
         
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          Very nice John , you have a huge variety there . Lets hope there is a photo or two of your favourites later in the year :dbgrtmb: I have to admit , only heard of two of them !
           
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            Some nice plants there :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Still waiting on my order .
               
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                Is it a one off payment of £12 per year?
                 
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                Tee Gee, I think they process them as first come first served. In other years I've left it a few weeks before ordering, but this year I put the order in on the day it became available. Thanks to a tip off from Kristen
                 
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                Well the RHS membership is around £35 a year if my memory serves, then if you want seeds it costs an additional £12. So it's only worth it if you want to be an RHS member. The RHS Wisley garden is on our door-step and we do visit often, so for us it is good value. The seed distribution is just a bonus really.
                 
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                  You can usually get RHS membership cheaper if you have about £15 of Tesco clubcard points
                   
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                    My RHS seeds came yesterday too. Took a photo too (what are we LIKE?!!), but not uploaded yet ... also have photo of my newly arrived Galanthophile first purchase ... and some spuds from JBA ... also not yet uploaded :)
                     
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                      Uploaded them now. Didn't arrange them all neatly so that the labels were showing like JWK - back-of-the-class again!

                      Aconitum napellus
                      Actaea racemosa
                      Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group
                      Alstroemeria psittacina
                      Betula pendula
                      Campanula lactiflora
                      Chionodoxa sardensis
                      Cotoneaster bullatus
                      Euphorbia characias subsp. characias
                      Galtonia viridiflora
                      Helleborus foetidus
                      Liriodendron tulipifera
                      Platycodon grandiflorus
                      Puya mirabilis
                      Salvia microphylla
                      Scabiosa columbaria 'Nana'
                      Silene virginica
                      Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
                      Veratrum nigrum
                      Veronicastrum sibiricum
                       
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                        I forgot again to get any !!! or I didnt want to fork out the £12.00;)

                        I have too many Daylily seeds that need the space they come 1st !

                        JWK nice selection of seeds

                        you get a monthly mag as well
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                          20 packets (including postage) ... of course you need to find 20 packets that you would WANT to buy in the list :)

                          Oi! :)
                           
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                          Your's are nice too Kristen :)
                           
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