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Glorious Petunias!

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Glorious Petunias! Before the summer is well & truly over I thought I might do a blog with some of the photos of the...

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balcony

10 Sep, 2021
Balcony

Portulaca grandiflora

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One of my favorite annuals is Portulaca, or Moss Rose. They are in the Purslane family and get to 2½ to 3 inches across....

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wylieintheazores

7 Jul, 2017
Wylieintheazores

Flowers from seeds

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When it comes to growing from seeds my results are not usually very good, apart from sweetpeas and nasturtiums, which I grow...

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hollyeves

1 Aug, 2013
Hollyeves

Gazanias

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I love Gazanias and this year they have been lovely with all the hot weather weve had.

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hollyeves

25 Jul, 2013
Hollyeves

the vibrant colours of Mesembryanthemums[Livingston daisies]

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These livingston daisies are so cheerful and bright and the recent awful weather does not seemed to have harmed them. I love...

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helen60garden

17 Jul, 2012
Helen60garden

Bye bye Birdies

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I love feeding the birds but unlike my front garden, the back garden has never been very popular with the local bird population...

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lily2

5 Sep, 2011
Lily2

Petunia Galore

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I never relaised how many petunias I grew until I looked through my photos on my laptop. Below are some of the best. Purple...

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alextb

29 Aug, 2011
Alextb

Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet more Sunflowers!

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Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet more Sunflowers! This journal is about, you guessed it – Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet...

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balcony

28 Aug, 2011
Balcony

In praise of Plumbago

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This year I've grown Plumbago (capensis) for the first time, and to say that I'm pleased with them is an understatement! I've...

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meanie

18 Aug, 2011
Meanie

Sunflowers: Big & small

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Sunflowers: Big & small What springs to mind when you think about Sunflowers? I bet it is a Champion Sunflower like this...

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balcony

26 Jun, 2011
Balcony

Beautiful Corn Poppies

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This week I've been at least 3 times to our local nursery and each time, I've been amazed at the beautiful Corn Poppies surrounding...

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Janey

23 Jun, 2011
Janey

Coleus arrived today, Very Pleased with them :)

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Some of you might remember my blog about not being able to find coleus in any GCs or online this year and how gutted i was...

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youngdaisydee

18 May, 2011
Youngdaisydee

Black Petunias - yes please!

The world's first black petunia flowers named Black Velvet, were developed using natural breeding techniques to turn them...

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drc726

25 Nov, 2010
Drc726

Baskets

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Its been a busy summer with visitors and grandchildren and burglars and as a result very little time for GOY. I did want...

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rachelsmum

18 Aug, 2010
Rachelsmum

A view from the kitchen window............. or not!

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This the view from my kitchen window, .................................. I can usually see the garden, my pond etc, but...

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kfunsters

1 Aug, 2010
Kfunsters

Flower time

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Flowers in my garden

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donnah

19 Jul, 2010
Donnah

England flag

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Planted this flag up to support England in the world cup . Ha flag lasted longer than England ha .

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pixey

17 Jul, 2010
Pixey

A LOVE AFFAIR (confessional)

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This year, after much GOY encouragement, I grew my first sweetpeas. Soaked and sown as per Spritz's instructions into saved...

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bornagain

29 Jun, 2010
Bornagain

Flowers in my Garden

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I love this time of year winter behind us all the summer to look forward to.I am feeling nery happy as I have the day off...

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donnah

22 Jun, 2010
Donnah

My local garden center

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These are some of the plants they have on display

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donnah

19 Jun, 2010
Donnah

Martha Washington Pelergoniums also known as Regals (Part Two)

Potting of Regals is coming right along saving 4 of every variety in the collection is proving to be difficult to keep track...

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kevin_jng

16 Jun, 2010
Kevin_jng

Martha Washington Pelergoniums also known as Regals

I have been fascinated with Regals the better part of twenty years. In that period of time i have learned a thing or two...

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kevin_jng

11 Jun, 2010
Kevin_jng

Goldsmith Seeds Spring Trials 2009

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This week is the week when the seed company that I work for puts on a big flower event to show off how beautiful their seeds...

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TasteyG

1 Apr, 2009
Tasteyg

Garden colour inspiration - New Feature

Hello all, We sort of hinted this was coming when Majeekahead asked for colour search a few days ago... we have just put...

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ajay

16 Jan, 2008
Ajay

Annuals in 2007

Escholzia

Like everyone else, I suspect, I have made a start in tidying up from this summer and preparing for spring by planting bulbs...

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spritzhenry

17 Sep, 2007
Spritzhenry