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08-04-2008, 01:17 PM
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| | | Go Wild In The Garden
Buchan Country Park
Horsham Road
Crawley
West Sussex
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Go Wild in the GardenSunday 20th April 11am-4pm (weather Permiting)
Discover how you can turn your garden into a nature reserve. Visit the wild garden and browse the stalls. Admission FREE. Lots to see and buy. |
08-04-2008, 03:39 PM
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Thanks for the post. I have written it on the calendar and hope to be there.  |
08-04-2008, 07:01 PM
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I live quite near too - I shall try to be there!
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08-04-2008, 08:50 PM
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Sounds good but not my neck of the woods! 
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20-04-2008, 06:15 PM
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Thanks for letting us know about this event sweet pea.
I went along today and was pleased that I did. I was able to buy some plants that I have been searching for: Devil's-bit Scabious for only £1 each. Arranged to collect some more logs for a couple of new log piles too.
An hour well spent prior to a lovely walk in warm sunshine!
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20-04-2008, 06:39 PM
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Devils Bit for £1 sounds like one of his tricks to me just to get me jealous 
I was so pleased with mine last year as i'm sure you will be also Polly. By the way i managed to get Cirsium Rivulare which i'm very pleased with, just wish the insects would visit it and not just the lungwort around it! Oh well early days yet 
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20-04-2008, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jez  By the way i managed to get Cirsium Rivulare which i'm very pleased with, just wish the insects would visit it and not just the lungwort around it! Oh well early days yet | I have heard that it is well worth taking out the first flower of Cirsium Rivulare as it encourages the plant to bush up and produce far more flowers as a result.
My three plants are still in tight bud but when they grow a bit more I thought that I would experiment by taking out the first flowers of two of the plants and leaving one just to see what difference it makes.
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20-04-2008, 07:17 PM
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I was there too today with the family. I didn't buy any plants (I think I have all of them already!!!) but I did get some good tips on making cheap bee houses. |
21-04-2008, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by polygro I have heard that it is well worth taking out the first flower of Cirsium Rivulare as it encourages the plant to bush up and produce far more flowers as a result.
My three plants are still in tight bud but when they grow a bit more I thought that I would experiment by taking out the first flowers of two of the plants and leaving one just to see what difference it makes.
Polly | Thanks for the tip Polly, I will give it a go!
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