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    Divine drumsticks
    Sue
    • May 4
    • 3 min

    Divine drumsticks

    We are experiencing wonderful weather for early May. Sunshine, little wind and high temperatures - temperatures of 28C and 29C are...
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    Fritillarias - an ambition achieved
    Sue
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    Fritillarias - an ambition achieved

    I love fritillarias, but have had difficulties growing them in France. This has been disappointing because although they look delicate...
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    Dahlias
    Sue
    • Mar 4
    • 5 min

    Dahlias

    Dahlias are easy to grow, they come in a profusion of shapes, sizes and colours, flower from summer until late autumn and you can both...
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    Like a child in a sweet shop....
    Sue
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Like a child in a sweet shop....

    When I start to choose spring flowering bulbs I behave like a child in a sweet shop. I end up with a basket full of more than I can...
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    Border Patrol
    Sue
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Border Patrol

    Perfect opportunity this week to reshape a border I have been meaning to attend to for the last year. I want to square up the grass area...
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    All gone to seed
    Sue
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    All gone to seed

    Over the last 10 days I have been collecting the last of my summer seeds - and there is time to collect more. Sunny days, when seed heads...
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    The Ghost Plant
    Sue
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Ghost Plant

    Plant of the week: Graptopetalum paraguayense - also known as the Leatherpetal or Ghost Plant. This succulent is very happy in well...
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    The camels of the plant world
    Sue
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    The camels of the plant world

    They are succulents.... not a formal botanical classification but a name given to plants which store water in fleshy stems, leaves or...
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    Divide and Prosper
    Sue
    • May 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Divide and Prosper

    I read somewhere that the three most popular French flowering plants are the rose, the peony and the iris –and it is not hard to...
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