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buying hard to find seeds
can somebody suggest some places other than ebay where i can find some hard to get seeds.i am looking for agastache summer glow,tordylium officinale and astrantia glebe cottage.any help would be appreciated. are there any decent seed swap websites by cotty1000
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01/04/2013 20:35:38
by nutcutlet
Blank Canvas - Where to Start?!
have a great selection) it will enable you to at least identify the type of garden you want as a starting point - cottage, contemporary, formal, wildlife etc. Study the light and soil carefully before you start - I simply drew a rough plan and worked by NKC
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26/02/2012 20:14:18
by Surbiton_Margot
WHO KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET HOLD OF ONE OF THESE PLEASE..!!
of their deadline..!!). I'm back to square one now.... Thanks for your advice obelixx - I'll bear that in mind if I ever manage to locate one.!! Larch Cottage is one of my local gaffs, good quality plants. Slightly cheaper than the main chains. Give em a ring, 01931 by Dizzilexia
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26/07/2012 15:53:38
by blairs
Is it the end for pelargonium?
for that one, I don't use mother plants for long, cut from your new cuttings for next years plants. Thank you Lyn and Cottage Garden Fairy. Will do both suggestions and bin the old plant. I take my.cuttings from new plants. It makes them bushier by Susan O'Meara
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15/02/2013 09:37:21
by Susan O'Meara
What is your kind of garden?
Looking at pictures of their lovely gardens that some people have posted, I am struck by the different styles, from highly disciplined and full of colourful annuals to practical vegetable gardening to cottage gardens stuffed with plants growing by Gardening Grandma
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02/08/2012 22:33:40
by hilaryjones1
Propagation
I live in rental accommodation and we are not permitted to lift or plant anything in our tiny cottage garden. Last year I hard pruned what I thought was a dead tree, right down to the ground leaving about 10inchs of a trunk and left it. I made a by ThePotsmith
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13/12/2011 13:22:16
by Adam Pasco
Filter Medium
's quite attractive too.  As I assume it is composed of activated charcoal (at least in part) I would imagine it does not cause any harm. Does anyone have any experience of using this for growing plants or use it for anything else around the garden or home by Dibbler
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18/12/2012 20:22:07
by Dovefromabove
Wild Flower Planting
, just search for wild flower seeds I think I've seen packets of cottage garden-type annuals sold in clour themed packs in poundland and the like - obvs not the right thing, but maybe they have wildflower varients too. by Gary Burgess
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17/04/2013 14:33:06
by PaperFlowers
Talkback: Designing a new garden
cottage garden. I have one side of my garden which is in the shade for most of the day. Could someone kindly recommend some cottage plants that like the shade?Thank you!Georgina "I redesigned the area, based on a pair of flannel pyjamas I had when I was a by MarkD
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28/11/2011 18:38:11
by G
Bee friendly plants for hanging baskets
with bees. You won't be able to find these plants at garden centres though, you'll probably have to grow them from seed. I've had a quick look on Google and phacelia seeds are available from a few companies, both as a green manure and a cottage garden annual by Bowdeeka
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12/03/2012 19:27:28
by Bowdeeka