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     Bloomin Amazing mulch review
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    By Alan Down
    In Irrigation and Water Saving, Low maintenance gardening, Peat Free, Product Review, Weed control
    Posted November 9, 2020

    Bloomin Amazing mulch review

    Bloomin Amazing mulch has a memorable name! I’d heard lots of positive reports about it before I decided to go ahead and buy. In fact a very large amount! I negotiated a generous discount [...]

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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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    “The way you reform the NHS is by not reforming the NHS.”

    Former @NHSEngland Chief Exec @LordNigelCrisp says in order to deal with the fallout of the Covid pandemic and save the NHS, we will need to create a healthy society through a series of policy reforms

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    January 17th and the last of last year’s #tomatoes have finally ripened on the windowsill! Ok, they’re not pretty but they’ll be good for cooking. #KeepBritainGrowing #gyo https://t.co/aDDwO0wlaS
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    The #hoarfrost this morning has turned to solid ic The #hoarfrost this morning has turned to solid ice but will soon be gone. This is on hemlock. #onmydogwalk #gdnmediaguild #jackfrost #frost #frostymorning #naturalworld #botanical #iceicebaby #thenaturalworld #naturessecrets #celebratetheseason
    Freezing fog all day has transformed what some cal Freezing fog all day has transformed what some call common weeds! Teasel x 2 Common Reed Hogweed Broad leaf dock Cocksfoot grass Stinging nettle Hemlock Corn parsley and Great Willow Herb #thewonderofnature #hoarfrost #wildflowers #winterwonderland #winter #onmydogwalk #somersetlife #somerset #whimsicalwonderfulwild #botanicalpickmeup #distractionsandinspirations #underthefloralspell #thewonderinglight #jackfrost #frostymorning
    What a fascinating read! The Story of Trees and h What a fascinating read! The Story of Trees and how they changed the way we live by @florafanatica and @plantstoplant ! It’s full of fascinating stories about 100 trees of the world and a wonderful gift from @matthewsfamilyusa . My only quibble.... why no iconic #baobab? You can dip in to this one or as I did read it from cover to cover! #treesofinstagram #tree #fascinatingworld #fascinatingnature #wildwood #treesforlife #natureisbeautiful #theconstantlycurious #allthingsbotanical #allthatsbeautiful #botanical #botanicalpickmeup #arborist #arboretum #dendrology
    Don’t waste your #ChristmasTree - #upcycle it to Don’t waste your #ChristmasTree - #upcycle it to protect plants! Cut branches off, lay on bedding plants and insulate others such as these bananas. #gardentip #gardenideas #inmygardennow #inmygarden #wastenotwantnot #recycle #recycling #banana #tropicalplants #winter
    Less frost here this morning but spotted this #hoa Less frost here this morning but spotted this #hoarfrost on Hylotelephium Herbstfreude (Sedum Autumn Joy) yesterday. The wonders of #nature !
    Old #orchards are valuable #wildlife havens. Here Old #orchards are valuable #wildlife havens. Here are 5 different fungi on old apple trees, dead ivy and elder in my neighbour’s old #orchard. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), Gillet Cap (Tubaria app), Jews Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae), Stag’s Horn or Candle Snuff (Xylaria hypoxylon) and another I can’t identify. I’m an amateur at #mycology so happy to be corrected!
    Prompted by @tonyhall_1 of @kewgardens I post Ilex Prompted by @tonyhall_1 of @kewgardens I post Ilex aquifolium Bacciflava - the yellow berry form of common our native #holly. Never a favourite with #birds but eventually eaten. #berries #gardentreasures #winter #wintergarden #gold
    Good to see these early #blooming #hellebores perf Good to see these early #blooming #hellebores performing reliably and providing some #winter cheer! The first two pics are of Helleborus #Christmas Carol #inmygardentoday and the second two of H. x ballardiae Cinnamon Snow. Both excellent #christmasroses . #december #wintercheer #winter #helleborus #aseasonalyear #aseasonalshift #myquietbeauty #morningslikethese #botanicalpickmeup
    #wreaths and #stars using as much natural material #wreaths and #stars using as much natural material as possible. The first two are on our home and the last inside. Happy Christmas everyone!
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