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David Nicholson

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Log 18-2 May 2012
« on: May 03, 2012, 07:31:33 PM »
Beautiful garden pictures Ian. It looks so perfectly natural as though it's been growing like that for centuries. Touch of an artist!
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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2012, 07:50:29 PM »
It looks so perfectly natural as though it's been growing like that for centuries.
Perhaps we're older than you think, David!  ;)
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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2012, 08:07:41 PM »
Perhaps I'm older than I think too! :-\
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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2012, 08:57:53 PM »
Lovely views of the garden with all those Rhodos everywhere! An impressive Corydalis flexuosa bed also, when I think the two seedlings I had in both two different years never survived the winter here.
NE-France,Haut-Chitelet alpine garden,1200 m.asl
Rather cool/wet summer,reliable 4/5 months winter snow cover
Annual precip:200/250cm,3.5°C mean annual temp.

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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2012, 05:58:42 PM »
Ian can you send some rain my way? My troughs are very dry and I'm thinking I'll have to water them soon. I have miniature Hostas to plant but the mix in the troughs is very dry.

I decided that for my new bed in the back garden it will be bulbs, primroses and annuals only. Maybe some choice small Iris too. Since I sowed a mix of around 10 different annuals we have had no rain to get them growing.
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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2012, 06:38:22 PM »
We've set a fan blowing in your direction, Mark, but I'm not sure it's strong enough. :-\ ::)

Still very changeable weather here... Ian Christie reported a deluge earlier and there has been quite a lot of rain ( trying to be hail) here this afternoon.

Expecting Danish visitors tomorrow... it would be really nice if they got some warmth to enjoy the garden....... :)
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Re: Log 18-2 May 2012
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2012, 06:55:36 PM »
I'll set a blow heater to point north east and send some weather
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