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Talkback: Escallonia
and a pink escallonia in our garden and one of my favourite things to do during summer is to to watch the bees at work on them, they are great plants and even survive Scottish winters! I planted a pink flowering Escallonia two summers ago, the very harsh by oldchippy
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10/03/2012 21:57:55
by Dragonflyblue
Cutting back Poppies
Hi, My beautiful pink poppies have been battered by the wind and rain and are now looking very sorry for themselves....can I do the 'Chelsea chop' on them.....if thats what its called (as you can see I'm a newbie!) and if so, how far down do I chop by Loz
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10/06/2012 22:00:49
by weejenny
Growing comicifugas
I grow a couple of comicifugas....now acteas......but they do not,produce enough flower spikes for me. Anyone growing these and getting loads of,flower spikes? If so, advice appreciated please. I provide good rich soil, shade and moisture by christopher2
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26/09/2012 20:16:48
by christopher2
More plants needed
short life but second Summer is just as good. Mrs F, plant geraniums. There are some fantastic foliage varieties out there too.....Ann folkard, Tanya Rendell...and others like Jolly Bee that provide sheer flower power. You can have blues, pinks by Mrs F
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30/03/2013 22:14:03
by Woodgreen wonderboy
Plants for edging a path
silver foliage and pink flowers. The very best of the thymes. Geranium black beauty ....dark purple/black foliage and bright blue flowers on a compact stunning plant. Contrasts beautifully with the silver thyme.Osteospermum tresco Purple is fairly by zampano
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15/04/2013 21:57:21
by Gold1locks
Rose Bed
I want to make an all rose flower bed. It's a kidney shaped bed (max 5.4 m long x 2m wide) in the middle of a south facing lawn.  Ideally I would like fairly low growing roses, probably pink, easy to care for and with some scent. I'm a complete by rosiehelenmac
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06/03/2012 23:23:49
by rosiehelenmac
Carnation/Pinks
. Cuttings would be a quicker option. Thanks Hollie Thanks for the reminder to do the cuttings ................ Bunny, if you are buying pinks choose those with best scent but my favourite of all is an old variety called Mrs Simkins.....white, shaggy flowers by Bunny..
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24/02/2013 18:49:18
by Verdun
Unknown flower
Can someone identify this please? It is an Aquilegia Whippet - it looks a very pretty colour - lucky you Pam x Is it? I've never seen one like that before. My daughter returned from holiday and found it in flower. We thought the leaves looked like by Whippet
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03/06/2012 10:31:54
by Lavande
Wedding Flowers
Hello This is a bit of a cry for help...I am planning a wedding to be held on June 1st next year in a marquee at home. It's going to be themed around Moroccan colours and I have visions of clashing bright pinks, turquoises, oranges and purples. I am by lindsay3
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11/05/2012 15:54:05
by lilylouise
Talkback: Dragonflies
dragonflie up to now. I have seen damsel flies skating on the glass of my greenhouse come (leanto) plus I have notice a lot of cukoospit is this good or bad? My Mrs Sinkins pinks start to flower, but later flowers do not open and are all soggy, can anybody by happymarion
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28/11/2011 18:43:39
by YUNUS EMRE