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    House Plants from the Rain Forest
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    By Alan Down
    In Exotic plants, Indoor Plants, Travel
    Posted March 28, 2021

    House Plants from the Rain Forest

    House plants from the rain forest seems an unlikely scenario. But, after a recent visit to Central America I discovered that this is just where many of the plants that we have in our homes [...]

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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 · 1 hour ago
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    London can be a very exotic place! It’s not everyday I see a free flying and we’ll trained blue and yellow #macaw! It was feeding on a very early ripening Prunus #tree in Wimbledon. #exotic #birds https://t.co/pUpnSFOJED
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    Alan E Down · 2 hours ago
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    This is a very thought -and action- provoking stand #peatfree https://t.co/KHr4BHs4F3
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    🥇 We've won a GOLD medal at #RHSChelsea for our peatland display with @DalefootCompost, which encourages gardeners to switch to #peatfree. Thanks to @NECumbria for the ‘borrowed’ slice of bog. https://t.co/iDhc7YBQYM
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    Alan E Down · 3 hours ago
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    Floriferousness is a word! https://t.co/J6xLUHxp6U
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    Debbie Hearn 🌱💚💚💚@DebbieHearnUK
    @AlanEDown @GardeningSaul Okay, so I'll need to revisit, in autumn, to see the hips. 👍 I did wonder, from its sheer floriferousness (word I've just invented), if it was a once-only flowerer.
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