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  1. Kristen

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    You can "fold it flat" - platform hinges up, take off the diagonal side-stays - and lean it against a wall, e.g. in a shed (this model is different to mind and stores "flatter", the guide-rail at the top of mine is integral, and curves out a bit, see lower photo):

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    or you can take the feet off completely and you wind up with the front and back "ladder frames"

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      Thanks. :blue thumb:
       
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        Just found this at a local car boot sale Coronilla val glauca citrina only paid £1.00 bargain 1400408421528.jpg 1400408505410.jpg
         
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          That's lovely Ian :blue thumb:

          I took the MacAllister lawnmower back and said it had a fault. Lo and behold they tested it and said it had a fault :rolleyespink: I came away with a Bosch Rotak 370ER instead.
           
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            Ian, a nice buy :blue thumb: Garden centres would sell that size for £4-£5.

            You need to stake it before the main stem sets in place. Plant it where you can take advantage of the scent it gives off. :)
             
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              Best buy yet this year. 2 C winter beauty from Van Meuwen, I cancelled the order and got a refund plants arrived this morning. And in good condition to 1400850126886.jpg
               
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                Brilliant! They, and T&M, are sufficiently useless to be prone to that sort of "deal" ...
                 
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                  Rare plant fair today, but I was very good!
                  I bought a Diplarrena morea to replace the one that I lost in the winter of 2011/12................
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                  I had also arranged a swap with one of the sellers at the fair. I got a Cajophora hibiscifolia............
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                  I saw this at Oxfords Botanic Gardens last year so I reckon I came out of the swap rather well as this is what I'm hoping for.........
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                  A few plants I was lucky enough to pick up at Shineyland.......

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                  At the back, Rosea 'Rambling Rector', to the left, Aruncus Sylvestris, right of the rector is a Lysimachia Purpurea. Front left is Lavenda 'Hidcote', and on the right Alchemilia Mollis.

                  I could have spent loads, but don't have the space !!
                   
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                    I got 2 moss phlox and 2 blue campanula from morrisons for 66p each. All healthy and a good size. Going to keep them potted for now. Will they get through this winter in the ground or still be too young?
                     

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                      You'll like the Bosch - cracker of a lawnmower.
                       
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                        @Hairy Gardener Try to give the first three on your list plenty of room. Lysimachia is easy to keep under control so not too much of problem. Similarly with the rose as you can keep it pruned. The Aruncus sylvestris (one of my favourites) is happier if you have room for it. Its leaves look good and the white plumes of flowers are lovely. The leaf base can grow to be fairly wide and the plumes need height.

                        I've quickly grabbed this photo which doesn't show all that much. There's one plant near the camera, hidden by another plant but the plumes are showing. Another is in the far background (mass of white plumes next to the conifer).

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                          @shiney , message received and understood. :thumbsup:
                           
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                            My new bird bath absolute bargain £25, weighs a ton, my sister and I struggled it`s separate to the pedestal.
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                            Wish I had moved the dogs bucket.
                             
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                              Cor, that IS lovely Pam...:wub2:
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