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Tag Archives: dahlias
Propagating Plants: Part 1
So it’s here – the time of year when you can never find enough room for the seeds you have sown, the cuttings you have taken and the multiple divisions you have made from your plants. No where to sit … Continue reading
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Tagged antirrhinums, cuttings, dahlias, malope, propagating, seeds
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Plotting Improvements
Last week managed to wrestle some of the nettles and docks out of the plot and onto the bonfire heap along with the mostly dried out sweetpeas, some still waving last weak flowers at the top of their supports. Weeded … Continue reading
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Tagged achillea, Albutt Blue, cornflowers, dahlias, hardy annuals, hesperis, Higgledy Garden, High Scent, King Edward VII, knautia, nettles, rose Graham Thomas, scabious, Sweetpeas
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Dahlia Days
Yesterday someone poetically described dahlias to me as ‘explosions of happiness’ which seemed just right for the spiky, sumptuous and simple bundles of colour I was selling in the market. Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers and, although they … Continue reading
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Tagged dahlias, Green and Gorgeous, Hillcrest Royal, Maldiva, Porcelain, Rip City, Sarah Raven
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Picking up the Plot: July 27th
Well over a month since the last post which reflects that the avalanches at work kept on coming right up until the end of term. Have had a week’s holiday now and part of it has been spent trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged carboard mulch, Charles Dowding, dahlias, docks, Hillcrest Royal, nettles, no dig beds
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Getting Closer
Finally got to the plot yesterday morning and was hoping to catch sight of colour as I approached, but what is growing is still an energetic and cheerful green. Most of the plants look robust and healthy and some of … Continue reading
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Tagged achillea, cornflower, dahlias, East Oxford Farmers Market, hesperis, Moth mullein, scabious, Sweetpeas, tulip, zinnias
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