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    Monthly Archive for: "July, 2020"
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     Ornamental Grass with Perennial Partners
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardens Visited, Hardy perennials, Low maintenance gardening, Ornamental grasses, Travel
    Posted July 27, 2020

    Ornamental Grass with Perennial Partners

    Plant ornamental grass with perennial partners to create a magical effect. One partner compliments the other so well! The rise in popularity of gardening with ornamental grass shows no sign of [...]

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     Downy mildew free Impatiens
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    By Alan Down
    In Annuals and half hardy seasonal plants, Bedding Plants, Container gardening, New Varieties, Plant breeding, Plant Review, Summer colour
    Posted July 16, 2020

    Downy mildew free Impatiens

    Downy mildew free Impatiens has long been the bedding plant breeders holy grail! That’s because Impatiens, which are often called Busy Lizzies, were the number one selling bedding plant [...]

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     Erecting a Keder Greenhouse
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    By Alan Down
    In Greenhouse Growing, Grow your own, Polytunnel, Product Review
    Posted July 7, 2020

    Erecting a Keder Greenhouse

    Erecting a Keder Greenhouse in my new garden was always going to be a big step forward but I hadn’t bargained on just how difficult taking those steps would be! Let me be clear I’m no [...]

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     How to get late summer colour in the garden
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    By Alan Down
    In Hardy perennials, Seasonal Gardening, Summer colour
    Posted July 5, 2020

    How to get late summer colour in the garden

    How to get late summer colour in the garden? Here’s how you do it – Keeping the show going in August can be a challenge! The early summer flowering perennials and shrubs look tired [...]

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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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