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Talkback: Black-headed gulls
Richard I had a Black Cap feeding on my Callicarpa berries today.Looking on the RSPB website it seem they are spending winters in England,Before Christmas there a Hen Black Cap in the same bush (with a brown head).We get quite an amount of Gul by oldchippy
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06/01/2013 15:03:20
by flowering rose
jasmine
is amazing Cherry - I would definitely go with Mattbeer's suggestion. I have a polyanthum which lives mostly in the conservatory and last year it started flowering on Christmas Day  The perfume is fabulous and it's a very easy plant to take care of. I can by cherry red
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18/03/2013 21:27:16
by Jean Genie
Rampant Amaryllis
15 years ago my dear Mother in Law gave me an Amaryllis bulb for Christmas. I have kept it in growth all this time and get flowers every year. I divided the bulb several years ago and now have two pots full of both large and small bulbs. I wonder by Gwyn
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24/03/2013 11:56:43
by figrat
Talkback: Garden photography
forgotten my camera. I always say I suffer from SAD disorder in Jan, but just being outside in my garden, the smell of winter, the beautiful sights from the frosts,ice and snow and the christmas garland, door wreath and christmas table arrangement all by Flora08
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28/11/2011 18:37:42
by kaycurtis
Plants for complete shaded areas
of the day. Sarcococca hookeriana (Christmas Box) also do well in shaded areas - they're slow growers and are highly scented ground covering plants  Helleborous Niger (christmas rose) is a rather easy to grow, shade loving plant.. Lamium will do well in shade by chippysteve1
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20/03/2012 20:44:37
by appaddy
Talkback: Goldcrest encounter
Hi Kate I saw a Goldcrest last winter on the golf course when walking my Dogs,It was in a gorse bush very distinctive yellow markings on there heads,I hope you have a Happy Christmas and New Year.Oldchippy. One flew into my window with a loud bang by oldchippy
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21/12/2012 23:00:05
by Kate Bradbury
Angelica
other uses you can think of would be brilliant too!   Keep it - it's gorgeous! Candied angelica can be bought in silly little containers in supermarkets (at enormous price). My mum used to use it for decorating trifles, but I have a white Christmas cake by ziggycat
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24/04/2013 15:07:11
by Blueboots
need to cover a shed wall quickly
cirrhosa - jingle bells is an evergreen, can't remember the name of the other one which I grow, non invasive but has rigorous growth. Flowers at Christmas time or shortly afterwards.    Ivy will cover your shed - unless you trim it very regularly and keep by nivlac
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01/04/2013 13:36:15
by Verdun
Talkback: Plants for perfume
. It will sit outside the kitchen door and waft the lovely fragrance throughout the dark days of winter. Please can anyone help.I am wanting to to grow some hyacinths for christmas.I planted the in containers about six weeks ago and put them in a dark warmplace by whitevan woman
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28/11/2011 18:41:31
by Violingirl
Talkback: Brussels sprouts
informed me that I needed to put a splash of vinegar in the cooking water to stop this happening. I was left with a small bowl of grey sprouts... very appealing! BUT, and here's the amazing thing, when I cooked them up on Christmas day, the purple colour by gaynorthegardener
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28/11/2011 18:30:27
by flatcap_man