"Sacha" wrote in message
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We did a little tour this afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at what
is showing signs of life and/or actually flowering, apart from snowdrops
and some early daffs. The Persicaria Red Dragon is pushing through well
(why more people don't grow this I don't understand!) Oemleria
cerasiformis is flowering well, Lonicera tatarica is starting to show
signs of life, an unknown white Malus (?) is flowering, Camellia Takanini,
a wonderful plant that we got from Trehane, is flowering brilliantly and
C. Cherub is just starting to show some colour but lots of the other
Camellias are still in tight bud. One of our un-named Rhododendrons, a
pink one, has been in flower for a couple of weeks now, Iris sibirica has
never flowered better than this year and of course there's Vinca in flower
to a greater or lesser extent, all over the place!
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Sacha

We got out there and were able to get a trench dug for the runner beans,
laid old newspaper in the bottom and plenty of compost. This method has
always been very successful and brings plenty of beans for such a small
garden.

Nice sunny day here on the South East Coast of the Isle of Wight

Mike


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