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 Care of Poinsettia Plants
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By Alan Down
In Indoor Plants, Plant Focus, Seasonal Gardening
Posted September 17, 2018

Care of Poinsettia Plants

Poinsettia Plants: their care Just like us, the Poinsettia plant likes to be warm. Originating from Mexico and Central America this is hardly surprising. Fortunately, this is an indoor plant very [...]

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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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It is but I hear that The Pilgrim is better. https://t.co/OPMZquxGai
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@AlanEDown @giftedgardener0 @DAustinRoses Delightful fragrance too, I came across this particular #rose for the first time today and the lady said it was a Graham Thomas 😊 so, so pretty
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I hope he doesn’t mind me pestering him but @DrIanBedford is the man when it comes to #plant #pest ID!
Not sure if the masses of yellow eggs are connected with the copulating beetles on these alders. https://t.co/MkoYBbCeMU
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That’s a very well trained plant Val! https://t.co/WlPEhlROhN
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This Ceanothus buzzes from dawn to dusk every day for the 3-4 weeks the flowers are open. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
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Roses seem to be early and exceptional this year. Roses seem to be early and exceptional this year. They grow extremely well here in south #Somerset. I’d love to know which @david_austin_roses #englishrose this is. I wonder if it’s The Pilgrim and I’m sure that @michaelrosarian will know! How can you better this rose! . . #rose #roses #englishroses #gardenrose #gardening #yellow #tintinhull #southwest
Umbel alley? Local lane lined with water dropwort Umbel alley? Local lane lined with water dropwort, hogweed, hemlock, elder and of course cow parsley. . . #verge #dontcut #wildflowersofinstagram #wildflowers #umbels #umbelliferae #somerset
Was this really 5 yrs ago @andrewmaybury ? What f Was this really 5 yrs ago @andrewmaybury ? What fun we had with the #pickuppollinators and #chelseafringebristol ! Top pic by you (naturally). Wonder if @caroline.duval and Jennifer Mills remember this?
Allium fireworks! Allium christophii . #allium #pu Allium fireworks! Allium christophii . #allium #purple #may #bulb
A fistful of radishes. . . #grow #growyourownfood A fistful of radishes. . . #grow #growyourownfood #growyourown #red #radishes #may
Planting out beans - runner Moonlight and French S Planting out beans - runner Moonlight and French Safari. Generously mulched with byproduct #bloominamazing maize mulch from a local anaerobic digester that produces gas to heat homes. Moonlight are in my favourite deep #roottrainers . . #growyourownfood #gyo #veggrower #beans #greenenergy #greenenergysolutions #mulch
At last @gardendayuk is here! Put down your tools, At last @gardendayuk is here! Put down your tools, make and wear a #flowercrown today and join us in celebrating this special day But of course this year virtually. We want to see your #flowercrowns!
Listen to those mandibles! This wasp is scraping Listen to those mandibles! This wasp is scraping off wood fibre to built a nest. . . . #wasp #waspnest #vespulavulgaris #yellowjacket #buglife #insect #bugs #may
Masses of what I think are small #tortoiseshell #c Masses of what I think are small #tortoiseshell #caterpillars in this unsprayed corner of field beans. These nettles are being decimated by so many but #nettles are never in short supply! . #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #bugs #bugsofinstagram #naturephotography #nature #insects #insectsofinstagram #insectphotography
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