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February in Your Garden
with the daffs and snowdrops. All my plans seem so optimistc now hope we do not have another wet summer.   Evening ..A soggy garden here , been clearing debris to find shoots appearing , the snowdrops look lovely , daffs arnt even up yet , only just poking from by newbee flowergirl28
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27/02/2013 19:04:55
by Rainjustlearning
having a moan about...
, but it is only February - often the worst month of the year. Yes, the cold weather is frustrating when you want to get going in the garden. I have an apple tree and around the base are loads of bulbs. First up are the Snowdrops. They have been in bloom for two by ilovemontydon
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17/02/2013 18:55:54
by Verdun
Talkback: Earwigs
.  Last month's snowdrops met same nibbled fate, so hope to find out what's going on before next spring.  Earlybirdellie mine are nibbled too. cant find slugs and have used slug pellets etc and  cant find any earwigs. The only unusal thing this year by lennypearce
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09/07/2012 08:11:02
by Gardening Grandma
Talkback: Six plants for a new garden
-standard' but much loved. I would have to take fuchsia Beacon, which lives up to its name, and the common snowdrop Galanthus nivalis. Which rose? Either Gertrude Jekyll or Albertine. Two trees: My lovely deep purple double syringa vugaris (variety unknown), and my by emma t
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28/11/2011 18:37:15
by RAVEN
Talkback: Growing multi-headed tulips
? Winter pansies as well would flower for months, and put in a few early flowering snowdrops. This is really such a romantic flower for me.Synthetic grass and flowers are also nice to see. It's such a joy to plant for Spring and look forward by sheddy
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10/02/2012 16:35:36
by composting Girl
Talkback: Growing woodland anemones
to establish quickly. I just put a rhizome in a small pot and plant out when the flowers appear. I do the same with the Lent Lily, Narcissus pseudo narcissus. It is not just snowdrops that benefit from this so it seems to me this may be the best way to plant by happymarion
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16/04/2012 22:46:07
by obelixx
creating a flower border
- snowdrops, wood anemones and white siberian squill would suit you. Polystichum and Dryopteris ferns usually cope well with dry shade. Keep them well-watered when you first plant them. In the summer you can use bedding plants that don't mind shade - begonias by rubber
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10/02/2012 15:50:28
by Emma Crawforth
shrub suggestions
, clematis 'freckles' and honeysuckle to lift my spirits and am watching for snowdrops, daffs, primroses to follow on.... and the days are getting longer. Enjoy your planning and I hope you will soon be enjoying the fruits of your labours.     I looked by Bill Mansfield
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07/01/2013 22:04:58
by discodave
japanese anemones
the newer. It did flower sort of last yr, but should be better this yr. I've just looked out of the window & mine is only just showing. Am in NWest. I now have the clump overplanted with small bulbs such as snowdrops & species crocus which will be dying back by Rosemarie Curtis
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26/03/2013 15:39:13
by jo4eyes
pruning
, and fragrant and screaming "spring is here". Oh! The bees are out on it too Still just buds on the Forsythia here (E.mids) with snowdrops still in full bloom and only 3 or 4 dwarf daffs showing (out of hundreds still in bud!)  I also like Ribes - that is also by MaggieL
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30/03/2013 22:32:42
by Woodgreen wonderboy