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Talkback: Cherries, plums and gages
My dual plum tree was laden with fruit but only the yellow ones. The purple part had blossom but it comes before the yellow and seems to have caught the frost. Still the yellow ones were delicious, more lie apricots really. My large purple plums by Hazel
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28/11/2011 18:44:01
by js36805
Completely new to veg growing
better taste than shops polestar great variety, but ones with white flowers the bees go to first eaiser for them to see the flowers I gess. Try getting your seeds from somewhere like a potato festival if one near where you are or seed swap where by jackie frost
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02/01/2013 21:26:07
by hollie hock
Talkback: Weeds
Me too, Pippa. I need an extra day every second day really. I'm with you about the weeds and you'll never get rid of the oxalis especially if you have the brown leaved one with the lovely bright yellow flowers. It looks so like the soil by out look
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28/11/2011 18:43:47
by Pippa
Talkback: Growing aquilegias
them on ground that had not grown Aquilegias before,The next year I had lots of pink flowered Aquilegias no blue at all, last year I had just one dark blue and this year I have just one come up all the others are pink again, just goes to show you don by happymarion
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02/08/2012 22:17:20
by jane_cardiff
2 plants for large pot
' out.#Also a qustion but don't heucheras prefer life a little cooller than agapanthus? I'd do for the plain green or, at a stretch, amber heuchera. In my experience, the purples and limes prefer it cooler than your agapanthus will want it. IMHO you by artjak
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12/04/2013 00:14:29
by Woodgreen wonderboy
tonights gardeners world
the name of these ? they were a small bell shaped flower purples, reds would really like to get some of these. Pulmonaria Thankyou Sotongeoff I saw some yesterday in a garden centre, including Cotton Cool, that were past their best and you might by spadge
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01/08/2012 16:54:52
by Paul N
Poppy seed
will it still prolong the flowering season or should I leave them to self seed This year I'm experimenting, I am cutting off the first seed heads to see if any new buds appear.  I will leave some heads on later to ensure that I get some seed. I dead head by lucky3
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07/07/2012 19:04:28
by Lokelani
sambucus black lace cutting back? confusing advice
Hi, have a sambucus black lace -  have read different sites, some say it should be cut back hard now to encourage thicker growth and to keep it controllable others say to prune/cut back after flowering - any ideas please? mine is about two years old by Standen1
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01/07/2012 09:56:00
by Joan 3
A boost to winter.....
is the best yet. I have yellow varieties but this is the colour I have been waiting for so I'm excited. Another plug for mail order.....large plant full of flowers and buds. Beautifully packed and totally intact. I have a pulmonaria Blue Ensign just by Verdun
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30/01/2013 22:48:28
by Verdun
Hellebore's
contemplating taking them out. Before I do can you suggest anything I can try to get them to grow? Join the club. We cannot keep them either and we actually have damp woodland conditions. If you do get them to flower then sow the seeds when ripe and at least by Rainjustlearning
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30/03/2013 11:37:27
by nutcutlet