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 Feel the heat? Hot stuff!
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By Alan Down
In Gardening
Posted August 9, 2013

Feel the heat? Hot stuff!

I finally got to visit them! South Devon Chilli Farm had been on my ‘wish to visit list’ for years and, passing the door to go to one of those lovely South Devon beaches recently, I [...]

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About Alan

Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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Wonderful the interest that @janetmanning1 created on such an important subject on @GWandShows last night!
A former employee of ours and great to see another #careerchanger success in #horticulture @BotanyRocks @Waterwise https://t.co/KF0v5xizus
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I'll be on #GardenersWorld at 8pm, BBC Two, talking about my water saving garden. @The_RHS @CranfieldUni @innovateuk https://t.co/PhBUU2fqVt
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It’s not called #butterfly bush for nothing! Peacock, red admiral, small tortoiseshell and large white nectaring on Buddleja Lochinch. https://t.co/JQZVygtmAU
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Thanks Graham! It looks like a good plant and great in a container too!
Excellent article by @mr_plantgeek . https://t.co/Q5aOTUTa5F
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Plenty of colour and #insects in our #wildlife #ga Plenty of colour and #insects in our #wildlife #garden now. Chickory, oxeye daisies, mullien, ragwort Buddleja, foxgloves and grasses a plenty! . #bugs #bugfriendly #insects #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #wildflowers #meadow
Aeonium 'Zwartkop' . . #aeonium #schwarzkopf #suc Aeonium 'Zwartkop' . . #aeonium #schwarzkopf #succulents #succulentsofinstagram #succulentgarden
Almost a month ago I posted what I called “Umbel Almost a month ago I posted what I called “Umbel Alley”. This country lane is still a delight but now dominated by hemlock, common hogweed and a few late elder trees. Still plenty of birdsong too! . . #countryflowers #wildflowers #umbel #white #nomow #birdsong #flowersofinstagram #instaflowers #somerset #countrylandscape #countrylane
Sorry for the loud road noise- this is by the now Sorry for the loud road noise- this is by the now busy again A303. Masses of pyramid #orchids again this year on this #unsprayed and #nomow field margin. . #wildflowers #wildorchid #pyramidorchid #somerset #wildlife #purple
‪Really making progress with #mynewgarden today! ‪Really making progress with #mynewgarden today!‬ ‪But will have to wait for late summer to get grass seed sown. #gardening ‬ . #powertools #minitractor #boystoys #landscaping #landscapegardening
Demonstrating again how valuable nettles are to #w Demonstrating again how valuable nettles are to #wildlife and my #30DaysWild post for today. I believe these are peacock #butterfly caterpillars but await correction from experts. . #lepidoptera #butterflies #bugs #insectlife
Cultivated #roses are blooming exceptionally this Cultivated #roses are blooming exceptionally this year but the #native #wildflower dog rose ain’t bad either! . . #dogrose #hedgerow #pink #native #wildrose #wildflower #somerset
Roses seem to be early and exceptional this year. Roses seem to be early and exceptional this year. They grow extremely well here in south #Somerset. I’d love to know which @david_austin_roses #englishrose this is. I wonder if it’s The Pilgrim and I’m sure that @michaelrosarian will know! How can you better this rose! . . #rose #roses #englishroses #gardenrose #gardening #yellow #tintinhull #southwest
Umbel alley? Local lane lined with water dropwort Umbel alley? Local lane lined with water dropwort, hogweed, hemlock, elder and of course cow parsley. . . #verge #dontcut #wildflowersofinstagram #wildflowers #umbels #umbelliferae #somerset
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