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  1. intermiplants

    intermiplants Gardener

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    if you was asked what your all time favourite was and you could only name one what would this be? mine would have to be the guelder rose because i remember my grandad would sit and watch the birds feed on the berries for hours what would yours be and why ;) so it was the first i went out and bought
     
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    Snapdragons.
    I saw a parade of them once in lots of different colours.
     
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    Is that Mimosa Pro? Mine would have to be Daphne odora because the scent is stunning.
     
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  6. strongylodon

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    Strongylodon Macrobotys, the Jade Vine.
    My 'name'
    First saw one in Singapore Botanical Gardens decades ago and had never seen turquoise flowers before, stunning.
     
  7. Victoria

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    Ooh, can we have one from each category please?

    It's always been Carnation with it's heady spicy scent ... but Freesias run a close second. I am fortunate to be able to grow both here ... Carnations just finished, Freesias up ready to bloom. [​IMG]

    Shrubs and trees are another story to me ... Brugmansia and Jacaranda.

    Climbers ... well, like strongy, my avatar, my namesake. [​IMG]
     
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    LOL you are disqualified for gloating. [​IMG] :D :D :D
     
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    Hahahaha David.. sorry LOL thats funny :D
     
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    I object with my disqualification ... as I would. [​IMG]

    Pleased you're having such a good night, Cutie. [​IMG] Fun here, isn't it? :D

    Meant to say to strongy ... you don't look quite the same with your name when you have now an Oleander Hawkmoth Caterpillar as your avatar. :confused: [​IMG]
     
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    LOL, objection noted and ignored.
     
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    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    [​IMG] For me it has to be any form of Hibiscus.. They are the most exquisite blooms & so many variations in colour & size, in the greenhouse. Daphne Odora in the garden for it's scent... Just heaven... :D :D
     
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    Lol should I change back? :confused:

    Marley did you get your Hibiscus Schizopetalus
    or have you one in your other Jamaican garden? [​IMG]
     
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    If you like your little green rubber monster, strongy, then you keep him. It's not for me to say. [​IMG]

    Ooh, does Marley have one of those? I was looking at them on a Hibiscus site recently, absolutely stunning.
     
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