Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Some good advice I didn't take...
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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next door to me prefer using pots and tubs for their plants, tends to attract the wrong sort though.
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I spread a packet of wild flower seeds on a bare spot in the garden and these are mostly what came up, does anyone recognise them? The bees love them.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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st mary's churchyard is always a great source of floral beauty, over to you now kath.
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That is true Howard, but sometimes it needs tidying up - grass cutting, weeding and empty beer-cans.
Roger
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A small group of us, many years ago, transcribed all the memorial stones in the churchyard, but at that time it was almost completely bare no flowers, roses etc. Just the trees.
What a difference there has been in recent years, it has been made so colourful and is now such an attractive 'garden' as well as a peaceful sanctuary. Congratulations to the gardener(s) for all their efforts.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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always used to see an elderly chap working on that up until a few years ago.
he was there all through the year i don't know who does it now.
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Did you find out what your mauve wild flowers were, Ray ?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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some colour outside the riverside centre this morning.
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Lovely colours, great photos Kath, Ray and Howard.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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a lovely sunny morning, so i took a stroll down to the seafront.
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Gordon Bennett lovely pictures there...lovely stuff!
Here is one to add to the collection showing the seafront gardens again..in a bit of sunshine with the sea a bright spruce green in the background. I think I took this on sunday. What happened yesterday?..the weatherman said rain..but the sun shone all day long. Quite a shock to the system, even one or two made it onto the beach.
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What a beautiful colourful thread of gorgeous flowers, certainly cheers one up
Thanks Guys and Gals
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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height of " summer " now, expecting to see some updated pictures from our green fingered duo mrs hollingsbee and mr newsam.
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Some really lovely pictures chaps,you have all been busy with those cameras, capturing the wonderful and colourful floral beauty around.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the seafront is now looking much more attractive with new lines painted and more flowers seem to have been planted.
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Looks good Howard.
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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That looks very nice Howard.
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Ray - your wild flowers look similar to a kind of Bugloss (or Echium):
There is a wonderful website to identify wild flowers, with lovely photographs:
http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/index%20flowers.htm
There is a photo of Echium Vulgare (Viper's Bugloss?) on:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silesianbromba/3671233921/---------------------------------------------------
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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From a visit to Rye recently..a true English Rose Cottage
It is actually called Mint Cottage and Im sure some of you will have seen it in your travels.
