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27 Jan 2013
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General Update... Snow Gone!
Sinningia leucotricha Budding, Mimosa 'Summer Chocolate' Growing, Astrophytum myriostigma var. quadricosta...
Yes, even the 12 inches we got up near Tom’s house, which made the drive from Grantham to Farnsfield an absolute nightmare (a lot of skidding and car-pushing), had completely disappeared thanks to the surprisingly warm Sunday and Monday. However, now it’s horrid and windy and rainy an...
Windy 8°C / 46°F
14 Oct 2012
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Bloom Day OCTOBER 2012
Gymnocalycium baldianum hybrid 'Carnival' Blooming, Phalaenopsis 'Pink' Blooming, Phalaenopsis Maki Watanab...
Oops! Missed this one! I can’t wait til my life settles down, but I shall try not to complain in this journal. ;) I’ve found a few things that were on show around the 15th of last month… Photos: 1: Gymnocalycium baldianum hybrid ‘Carnival’ – and look at that ...
Thunderstorms and Rain 7°C / 45°F
14 Sep 2012
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September Bloom Day
Cotyledon undulata Blooming, Phalaenopsis Maki Watanabe 'Carmela' Blooming, Tradescantia zebrina Watering, ...
Due to moving house and going on holiday I think I’ve sadly missed a few bloom days… but starting afresh I shall start with this one. At the weekend I visited Tom (my fiancée)‘s new house up in the village of Farnsfield, near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. The house and garden ar...
Sunny 19°C / 66°F
13 Sep 2012
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Growhouse Pics + Identified Cactus
Mammillaria boscana Growing, Cactus Mix from Chelsea Flower Show 2011 Growing, Crassulaceae garden , Cactac...
Finally, after nearly 16 months, I have identified one of my cactus seedlings as Mammillaria boscana. The hairs are quite unique, which was helpful. This little fellow is the one I’ve been more neglectful of, and I need to sort out this pot where there’s 4 seedlings growing together a...
Sunny 15°C / 59°F
10 Sep 2012
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It's Getting Late - Stop Watering the Cacti
Cactaceae garden , Sempervivum Mix Potting Up, Brassavola nodosa Potting Up, Phalaenopsis Maki Watanabe 'Ca...
It’s autumn now, and I must leave the succulents alone. :) Photos: Main: The growhouse at home. 2: Ginger – Zingiber officinale, doing very fine. 3: Bud #2 on the Phalaenopsis x Maki Watanabe ‘Carmela’ 4: I had a lovely time at Dulwich Park on Sunday. 5: At work, waterin...
Cloudy 17°C / 63°F

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cacti gardens

Cactaceae garden

Zone 9a Only Cactaceae things! Succulents are in a different garden. :)
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[Archived] Biodome garden

Zone 9a
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[Archived] Greenhouse garden

Zone 9a I would give the greatest of rambles, but there is much to move in! On October 1st, the arrival of this glass paradise got me tending all my succul...
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Miscellaneous garden

Zone 9a “It moves a lot, and I do what I can. There are successes and failures, despite the obsessive care I give my collection of plants. This is an...
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Windowsill and Conservatory garden

I used to have loads of indoor plants, but they could not cope with the changing temperature coming out of university halls of residence and then i...
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Living Wall garden

I’m building a living wall, or what some might call a vertical garden. I’m researching succulents to put in – can you help me?
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CH garden

Zone 5 Almost 5 years ago I made my first green house – it’s actually a heated mini room which consists of two chairs, heaters, lamps and a co...
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