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I still cant find what happened about Paul's dog.

She was very ill the last time we heard.

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1 Sep, 2016
Dianebulley

I am being kinder to my compost bin from now on.

I am making a better job of sorting waste material that is thinner stemmed, softer...

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29 Aug, 2016
Dianebulley

I read how people get rid of rabbits in France.

They catch one. Kill it. Skin it. Nail the skin up on the garden fence. The rabbits...

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20 Aug, 2016
Dianebulley

Even with restricted space, it is possible to grow the famous Waterperry Strawberries.

They were perfected by Joan Stokes and won 15 Gold Medals at Chelsea in the 1960s. The...

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11 Aug, 2016
Dianebulley

Never worry about memorising plant names.

In 1773 they were called 'hard names' (being latin) and 'soft names' (now called...

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5 Aug, 2016
Dianebulley

I have entered for Nov. 1st on my calendar ------

Fetch 4 bags of Beech Leaves to keep for Juiy 2017 heatwave mulching ! I do it every...

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23 Jul, 2016
Dianebulley

Where have the Bees and Butterflies gone to ?

Gale force winds I can understand. Now its the heatwave. Garden full of flowers...

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19 Jul, 2016
Dianebulley

Am looking for a Lavender Plant

supplier who accepts cheques and posts plants out as soon as a small order is received...

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29 Jun, 2016
Dianebulley

The interesting thing about worker Bees is

that they navigate their way from a flower rich garden or meadow, back to the nest...

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31 May, 2016
Dianebulley

I have now typed a letter to the local press - with some

help from Pamg as usual. Herewith the text. ' We live in uncertain times. One thing...

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25 May, 2016
Dianebulley

For Bees to have access to enough plant nectar

to feed their Queens and the non-workers in their hives, they need a wild flower...

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23 May, 2016
Dianebulley

New game - Heliotroposis - the way a plant turns its

flowers towards the sun in order to keep cup shaped ones a few degrees warmer to...

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20 May, 2016
Dianebulley


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