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Talkback: Butterflies
with butterflies this year - my garden is full of flowers particularly lilac, buddleia, verbena bonarienis. Having started a veg plot last year I've tons of cabbage whites and their offspring which I pick off and throw on the lawn for the birds. I can't begin by John Waters
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28/11/2011 18:37:18
by Rebeca
Talkback: Birds, wasps and fruit
may keep the squirrels off the cobnuts for long enough to let me harvest them. Over the last two weeks I have been watching goldfinches picking the seeds out of the heads of my lavender flowers, and the pleasure of watching them outweighed the need by jollysue
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28/11/2011 18:41:10
by Adam Pasco
Talkback: Sunflowers and hoverflies
My only sunflower is self sown from the bird feeder above and is growing horizontally. If I was more clever i would show you a picture but I haven't worked out how to yet! My one and only sunflower has finished flowering and is now making seed by Mo
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28/11/2011 18:44:01
by mooncarrot
Our own A to Z of our Gardening
(blue/white) and McKana Giant hybrids (mixed colours.)     Can I go for agastache, astrantia, astilbe and actea? Love all of em Agapanthus Gorgeous 'A's  so far Can I add aubergines please as I love growing them    For flowers how about Asarina Jewel by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw
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07/04/2013 22:23:05
by Verdun
Talkback: Unpleasant plant smells
it often and it is large shrub with white ball like flowers.. think it verbernum family not sure.. it absolutely stinks foul. The response to flower ( any smells really) depends on nerve receptors so some can detect the sweet almond smell in hawthorn by Marinelilium
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01/07/2012 03:04:08
by susan_lily
Talkback: My first garden
years ago. Now I love all flowers , shrubs etc. my dad let me have my first plot! I remember planting radish,spring onions and lettuce as for my first garden it was probably hardy geraniums which were a gift I find them very forgiving i currently have by Keen-gardener
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28/11/2011 18:37:28
by ghenry
June in Your Garden!
.   Have planted up more wall baskets and netted the fruit bushes The first lily has flowered  and this lupin moved moved earlier in the year and is the result of splitting roots and replanting-am very pleased with and no blessed white-fly!!     @Geoff, I by Wintersong
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03/07/2012 18:45:07
by donutsmrs
Talkback: Bugs and daylilies
like green/white fly its not stopped them flowering or hurt the flowers in any way, they just look a bit strange because the flowers are a unusual in colour and at close inspection you see all the bugs. On the subject of pests, please can someone help by Michaela
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28/11/2011 18:36:40
by Anonymous
Talkback: Signs of spring
disappeared. Please think about us in the magazine we are at least a month behind In the last few days of lovely warm weather the honey bees have been out eagerly collecting nectar to stock up their diminshed supplies. They love the ivy flowers, although I by sunshine angel
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28/11/2011 18:40:32
by Aanee
Talkback: The National Gardens Scheme
, flowers are in huge demand and if not booked earlier you could lose out on the good ones or worse they are not available. In occasions like this online florists come as a blessing in disguise. Flowers are the essence of life; people use flowers to express by higgy50
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28/11/2011 18:43:45
by happymarion