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By Alan Down

Posted April 24, 2019

Growing Clematis in Containers

Growing clematis in containers is easy if you choose the best variety and use the right materials. I’m often asked to recommend a climbing plant to train up the front of a house. At this stage [...]

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 · 20 hours ago
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Aloysia citrodora (was Lippia) lemon verbena really enjoying the heat @NTSouthWest #Tintinhullgarden
Have you ever made tea/infusion from it?
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Alan E Down · 20 hours ago
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Have you seen surprising differences to drought in #garden #plants? These are closely related but reacting very differently. Rudbeckia Goldsturm ok but R. fulgida deamii really stressed.
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Alan E Down · 2 days ago
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It may not look much but we’ve been harvesting #strawberries almost every week since May! These #fruit are a 2nd crop from the plants that cropped first in May! #gyo #growyourownfood
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