On 2014-03-29 18:40:59 +0000, Spider said:

On 29/03/2014 15:10, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-03-28 11:01:59 +0000, Spider said:

On 28/03/2014 09:29, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-03-27 18:03:46 +0000, Spider said:

On 27/03/2014 17:26, sacha wrote:
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I hope, then, that I can find a gc with both colour forms, so
probably
not my local one. Must remember to take my nose with me, which
doesn't always work :~(. I'd like to sample the scent before I buy,
if poss.
Am I to assume, because of the common name Chocolate Vine, that the
scent is chocolatey?

Ours may still be flowering when you come because it does go on for a
long time and Ray would probably find you a 'baby', if he has any
spares. I find the chocolate coloured one quite chocolatey but not
madly so, not as much as the chocolate Cosmos, for example.



Oooh, I hope yours will be flowering. It would be lovely to sample
the scent you have enthused over. If Ray happens to stumble across a
'baby' sprig of vine, I would be very happy to give it a home, so
thank you for the thought. If said sprig doesn't materialise, then
that's okay too. I'm sure we'll be staggering home under the weight of
some plants from your tempting emporium. Looking forward to it.

I'll ask him about it today when he gets off the potting machine!!



Thank you, Sacha. Do pass on my best wishes to Ray.

Will do and he reciprocates. And he's put an Akebia aside for you.



Oh, that's lovely and so kind of you both! Do thank him warmly for me;
and thanks to you, too, of course. I'm really grateful.

I saw his letter in The Garden about nurseries. Good stuff. Of course
we must hold on to nurseries. They are one place we gardeners can
really hope to find a few little gems *and* the knowledgeable staff to
offer advice about growing them. Yours is an absolute treasure trove.
Must remember to put my capacious troughs in the car :~)).

We've had a couple of mails about that and must admit we'd both
forgotten all about it by now! Thanks for the kind words! The danger
for small nurseries is the same as that for small food shops. Once the
'big boys' take hold, we'll all end up eating or growing what they
dictate and choice and individuality will be lost. ;-(
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk