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     Time to get planting bedding plants
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    By Alan Down
    In Annuals and half hardy seasonal plants, Bedding Plants, Container gardening, Seasonal Gardening, Summer colour
    Posted May 13, 2021

    Time to get planting bedding plants

    Get planting bedding plants now and you’ll be certain of a great show this summer! What are bedding plants? Bedding plants are usually annuals. They are grown from seed each year and can be [...]

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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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     Re-plant your plant containers
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    By Alan Down
    In Bedding Plants, Bulbs, Container gardening, Seasonal Gardening, Winter colour
    Posted September 23, 2020

    Re-plant your plant containers

    Re-plant your plant containers now! Are your patio pots still filled with petunias and your hanging baskets with begonias? Well, whatever is in them, it’s time for a seasonal change! That’s [...]

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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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     Exotic Bedding Plants
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    By Alan Down
    In Bedding Plants, Exotic plants, Gardens Visited, Succulent plants
    Posted March 9, 2014

    Exotic Bedding Plants

    I love to push the boundaries and grow exotic bedding plants! But what do I mean by exotic? I guess the term exotic covers most of the plants in our gardens but I’m referring to those that [...]

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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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