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    Monthly Archive for: "April, 2019"
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     Growing Clematis in Containers
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    By Alan Down
    In Climbing and Wall Plants, Container gardening, Gardening
    Posted April 24, 2019

    Growing Clematis in Containers

    Growing clematis in containers is easy if you choose the best variety and use the right materials. I’m often asked to recommend a climbing plant to train up the front of a house. At this stage [...]

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     Broadleigh Gardens spring visit
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbous plants, Bulbs, Corms, rhizomes,etc, Gardening, Gardens Visited, tubers
    Posted April 10, 2019

    Broadleigh Gardens spring visit

    Broadleigh Gardens is an impressive place! It specialises in growing and supplying superior garden bulbs and is situated just west of Taunton in Somerset. I visited the garden with the [...]

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     Magnolias at Kew Gardens
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening, Gardens Visited, Plant Focus, Trees and Shrubs, Visit Britain
    Posted April 9, 2019

    Magnolias at Kew Gardens

    Magnolias at Kew Gardens can be seen over several weeks every spring but lucky for me I struck lucky and for once timed my visit to perfection. I’d planned to visit the magnolias at Kew [...]

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     Daffodil Blindness and what to do about it
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbs, Gardening, Gardening tips
    Posted April 2, 2019

    Daffodil Blindness and what to do about it

    Daffodil blindness – that is apparently healthy daffodil bulbs but without flowers- is a puzzle to many gardeners. It can be easily rectified and here’s how. This phenomenon can be [...]

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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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    Roses are at their peak of blooming now but if you want to keep the show on the road I've #gardeningtips here - https://t.co/6M6J8eerpT
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    Alan E Down · 1 day ago
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    Don't give a fig? #Figs are remarkably easy to grow if you stick to a few simple rules. I list them and other tips on growing #fruit here - https://t.co/Z7JnrWUbWK
    @GdnMediaGuild @BlackmoorFruit @The_RHS https://t.co/ZuoLCvzkXf
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    Alan E Down · 2 days ago
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    Double Impatiens Glimmer Appleblossom won best new #plant at @HTAnews National Plant Show @teggster ! It’s available in other colours and widely avail next spring. Sorry for delay in telling you…it’s been v busy! https://t.co/YjAXeJUy3a
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