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     Why plant spring flowering tulips late?
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbs, Gardening, Seasonal Gardening
    Posted November 1, 2018

    Why plant spring flowering tulips late?

    Why plant tulips late? In this blog I’ll explain why it’s good to plant spring flowering tulips late – even as late as November! There’s nothing quite as magnificent as spring [...]

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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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    Aloysia citrodora (was Lippia) lemon verbena really enjoying the heat @NTSouthWest #Tintinhullgarden
    Have you ever made tea/infusion from it?
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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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    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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