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    Monthly Archive for: "April, 2021"
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    The Foxglove Tree
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    By Alan Down
    In Ornamental trees
    Posted April 20, 2021

    The Foxglove Tree

    The Foxglove Tree when in full bloom is a breathtaking sight to behold! It’s aptly named since up close the flowers do resemble common foxgloves [Digitalis purpurea]. But of course this is [...]

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    Grafted Tomatoes and Vegetables
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    By Alan Down
    In Grow your own, Vegetables
    Posted April 8, 2021

    Grafted Tomatoes and Vegetables

      Grafted tomatoes and vegetables are becoming much more widely available. Fruit trees, roses, ornamental trees and difficult to propagate shrub varieties have been grafted for years. But [...]

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    Baby Bedding Plants for a Fantastic Summer Display
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    By Alan Down
    In Annuals and half hardy seasonal plants, Bedding Plants, Container gardening, Gardening, Grow your own, KinderGarden plants
    Posted April 2, 2021

    Baby Bedding Plants for a Fantastic Summer Display

    Baby bedding plants can produce a fantastic summer display! If your fingers are pink and not green and if the seeds you sow never seem to come up, then growing pre-germinated seedlings is for [...]

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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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    Alan E Down · 4 hours ago
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    Back from #chelseaflowershow2022 and into the #garden !
    1st picking of broad bean Luz de Otono and there loads. @KingsSeeds_UK https://t.co/TNCG6V0eVL
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    Slugs and snails hate garlic! Here’s a simple recipe to make your own fortnightly #organic #peaticidefree spray. Credit Hogarth Hostas #chelseaflowershow2022
    @The_RHS @GdnMediaGuild @jackwallington https://t.co/SQzUcsvpUL
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    Alan E Down · 10 hours ago
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    Well done Neil and Niamh!
    Great result for your very first #ChelseaFlowerShow ! https://t.co/oh7MJglfqY
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    The Judges awarded us with Silver Gilt Medal at Chelsea Flower show @The_RHS https://t.co/286lqFQhvr https://t.co/9Syr2hXr0X
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