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mark smyth

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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2010, 06:09:58 PM »
John's Prunus Kojo-no-mai is the largest I have ever seen.
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #31 on: March 09, 2010, 07:10:53 PM »
Diane,

Thank you for the lovely introduction and photographs.  You gave me some sort of idea of what to expect when visiting at the end of this March.  I cann't wait... 

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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2010, 10:33:19 PM »
Thanks for the photos Gail, amazingly Chris Mole was saying today how much she had enjoyed the trip and lo and behold here are the photos!
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Lesley Cox

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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2010, 11:21:49 PM »
Alberto hasn't said - not to me anyway - but I would think his name is pronounced as CastEEyo. Yes?

Lovely kitty kat Vilma. :D
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2010, 11:28:17 PM »
Lesley I think you have posted in the wrong thread
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #35 on: March 10, 2010, 12:27:16 AM »
It was in response to Diane's Reply#4 and Maggi's Reply #10 on page 1 of this thread Mark. But admittedly things get a bit out of context when the response comes a few days later. :D
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #36 on: March 10, 2010, 07:21:29 AM »
It was in response to Diane's Reply#4 and Maggi's Reply #10 on page 1 of this thread Mark. But admittedly things get a bit out of context when the response comes a few days later. :D   

And even more so a few years later  ;D  ;D  (my original posting in this thread was in 2007)
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #37 on: March 10, 2010, 09:27:39 AM »
SRGC is timeless ;D ;D
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #38 on: March 10, 2010, 09:32:21 AM »
Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself :P
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #39 on: March 10, 2010, 09:35:37 AM »
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #40 on: March 10, 2010, 06:42:05 PM »

Lovely kitty kat Vilma. :D

Thankee, Lesley, I wish it was mine...  ::) On second thought, I guess, I will eventually have to dig for the presentable photo of myself. 

Regarding Ashwood post orders - I am very satisfied customer.  Quick delivery (1st class mail), healthy looking plants (in my case, bare root hepatica plugs with leaves and flowers) and best of all, Ashwood seem to be rather generous as some specimen have 2 to 3 strong buds!  Heaven, I'm in heaven!... ::) ::) ::)
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #41 on: March 10, 2010, 08:42:02 PM »

Lovely kitty kat Vilma. :D

Thankee, Lesley, I wish it was mine...  ::)

So he was just one you found lying around? :)
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Re: visit to ashwood
« Reply #42 on: March 11, 2010, 08:14:44 PM »

Lovely kitty kat Vilma. :D

Thankee, Lesley, I wish it was mine...  ::)

So he was just one you found lying around? :)

I wish I wish I wish...  ::) ::) ::)  Who said it was a 'he'? ;) 



Lets not kill the tread... Ashwood on my mind.  I wonder how hard is it to get behind the scenes and have a wee peak at their greenhouses.  I was told that you simply need to ask a member of staff to show you around? Is that as easy as it sounds... even on the busy weekends?  Or one is luckier if one visits during the middle of the week?

Thank you :)

 


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