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♫ ♩ ♬ KISS ME, Honeysuckle ... ♫ ♩ ♬

Inspired by the Shirley Bassey song ... ................................................................... ♬ Kiss me, honeysuckle,...

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terratoonie

27 Jun, 2011
Terratoonie

My Honeysuckle

After my usual morning perusal of the garden I noticed the Honeysuckle I planted last year has its first bud.

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aygo

6 Jun, 2010
Aygo

Butterfly plants

This morning I went to the village for my paper and there were trays of plants outside the P.O. I thought they were for sale,...

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neellan

22 May, 2010
Neellan

Gardening for Bumblebees

~ just had this booklet in the post and some of the advice I hadn't thought of~ like...

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Arlene

3 Feb, 2010
Arlene

The Ivy League

Just checking on the garden the other day, when most of the snow had melted, I noticed I had many Ivies growing and all different...

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Janey

14 Jan, 2010
Janey

Bee friendly plants for dying bees......

There was a tv programme on the plight of the honey bee. It made me feel very sad and desperate to ensure we all do a little...

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craftnutter

29 Apr, 2009
Craftnutter

Feeding The Bee`s

I Planted all these Purple Crocuses for their Prettiness So pleased they Flowered So Well :) I didnt know @ the Time...

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jacque

11 Mar, 2009
Jacque