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By Garden Posts On 16 August 2014 · Add Comment

Teddy Bear Sunflower These Teddy Bear sunflowers have done really well this year. We have already taken at least four cuttings from the 4 or 5 plants we have. It seems the more you pick, the more flower heads follow on. They work well mixed with one or two other varieties of sunflower. [...]

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Tomato Costoluto Fiorentino

By Garden Posts On 16 August 2014 · 2 Comments

Tomato Costoluto Fiorentino Of all the dozen or more varieties of tomatoes we have grown this year at Garden Posts, my favourite by far in terms of looks, is definitely the Costoluto Fiorentino. Whilst it may not have the deepest flavour, it just looks fantastic both on the plant and in any dish.

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Agonum Marginatum Beetle

By Garden Posts On 17 May 2014 · 2 Comments

Beetle – Donacia Genus (see comment below) We saw this large golden brown beetle sat on some cow parsley alongside the River Thames yesterday. I’m not entirely sure which particular species it is but I am guessing it’s a Agonum Marginatum beetle. Edit: I have subsequent been informed (see comments below) [...]

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Mayflies on the River Thames

By Garden Posts On 16 May 2014 · Add Comment

Mayflies along the River Thames On a stroll along the River Thames between Shiplake and Wargrave today, the mayflies were out in force. Doing thier thing of hovering up, dropping back down and repeating non stop, no doubt in search of a mate to complete their short life cycle. [...]

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Sunflower Growing Competition

By Garden Posts On 12 May 2014 · 2 Comments

..and so the annual Garden Posts Sunflower growing competition commences. Who will grow the tallest Sunflower this year?

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Cow Parsley in Hedgerows

By Garden Posts On 11 May 2014 · Add Comment

Cow Parsley – Anthriscus Sylvestris Cow Parsley growing in the dappled sunshine in the hedgerows of England at this time of year is as good as any cultivated flower in my opinion.

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Bean Shoots Eaten

By Garden Posts On 10 May 2014 · Add Comment

An uninvited guest has been eating bean shoots in my greenhouse shortly after the seeds have germinated. This is the third case of the missing shoot and the culprit has yet to be identified, however, as soon as he or she is caught in the act, justice will be served swiftly.

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Garden Swing Seat

By Garden Posts On 7 May 2014 · Add Comment

Garden Swing Seat from Sitting Spiritually Ever since we moved into this house, we have been looking for a wooden garden swing seat, however, every time we went to look at any, we were never impressed with how durable they appeared. That was until we visited RHS Wisely [...]

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Bees on Wild Strawberries

By Garden Posts On 3 May 2014 · Add Comment

Here we are on a relativity cold and damp May day and the bees are busying away preparing the wild strawberries. Judging by the number of flowers, I think we could be in for a bumper crop this year. Here’s to thinking of a bowl full of wild strawberries and cream [...]

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Growing Tomatillo

By Garden Posts On 20 April 2014 · 2 Comments

Tomatillio – Physalis Philadelphica Last year I had some great results growing cucamelon which were seeds from the James Wong’s Homegrown Revolution seed collection, so I thought I would try some more of his unusual seeds this year. This is a first for me – growing Tomatillo. I sowed the [...]

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Growing Cape Gooseberry

By Garden Posts On 18 April 2014 · 4 Comments

Growing Cape Gooseberry (Physalis Peruviana) Cape Gooseberry is the fruit of the Physalis Peruviana plant. The fruit is sometimes called Inca Berry, Aztec Berry, Golden Berry and a number of other things around the world. I sowed the seeds back in early March, about 10mm deep using John Innes Seed Compost in individual [...]

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