On 4 Nov, 18:25, Sacha wrote:
On 4/11/07 18:15, in article
. com, "judith.lea"

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The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower
this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower
on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend.
;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg

How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held
it back terribly.
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I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-)

Judith

As my stepfather used to say "He'll go with a push in a crowd". ;-)) A
'huggable horticulturalist' - I like that!

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Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'


I have used 9ft stakes with cord between them, then 8ft canes tied on
to it and cord around the plants every couple of feet.
They are flowering like mad now.
I am getting a range of flowers shapes now and some colour variation.
I will post some pics in the near future.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries