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postcode plants database
Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...nts/index.html |
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In message , datsy
writes Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ode-plants/ind ex.html That is a very interesting site. I checked out a few of our wild flowers this morning and found that it works. Thanks. -- June Hughes |
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"June Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , datsy writes Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ode-plants/ind ex.html That is a very interesting site. I checked out a few of our wild flowers this morning and found that it works. Thanks. Same here. I thought it was very interesting although I haven't seen a lot of the things and do not always agree with what they consider not to be gardenworthy. -- purebred poultry www.geocities.com/fenlandfowl |
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On 20/6/05 14:01, in article , "datsy"
wrote: Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ants/index.htm l This is a terrific site - very absorbing and thank you for posting it. I was interested to see that what we call 'coral' is Black Bryony or Tamus communis and that blackbirds are associated with it. Now I know why we have so many blackbirds! I rather like it but it has to be said that it is a bit of a menace in a garden. I note this site says that it's poisonous, where as an expert on wild plants in Crete told us recently that the tips of the new growth are eaten as a vegetable. I think I'll let someone else try that out! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 20/6/05 14:01, in article , "datsy" wrote: Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ants/index.htm l This is a terrific site - very absorbing and thank you for posting it. I was interested to see that what we call 'coral' is Black Bryony or Tamus communis and that blackbirds are associated with it. Now I know why we have so many blackbirds! I rather like it but it has to be said that it is a bit of a menace in a garden. I note this site says that it's poisonous, where as an expert on wild plants in Crete told us recently that the tips of the new growth are eaten as a vegetable. I think I'll let someone else try that out! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) Why show marsh plants? There are no marshes in the area covered by my postcode |
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In article , Andy H
writes "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 20/6/05 14:01, in article , "datsy" wrote: Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ungi/postcode- plants/index.htm l This is a terrific site - very absorbing and thank you for posting it. I was interested to see that what we call 'coral' is Black Bryony or Tamus communis and that blackbirds are associated with it. Now I know why we have so many blackbirds! I rather like it but it has to be said that it is a bit of a menace in a garden. I note this site says that it's poisonous, where as an expert on wild plants in Crete told us recently that the tips of the new growth are eaten as a vegetable. I think I'll let someone else try that out! -- Why show marsh plants? There are no marshes in the area covered by my postcode the plant database that this is based on is unlikely to be as finely divided as post code areas - it's probably 1km squares, or even 10km squares. When you type in your post code, it finds the square that your postcode lies in, and gives you all the plants for that. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In message , pammyT
writes "June Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , datsy writes Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ode-plants/ind ex.html That is a very interesting site. I checked out a few of our wild flowers this morning and found that it works. Thanks. Same here. I thought it was very interesting although I haven't seen a lot of the things and do not always agree with what they consider not to be gardenworthy. I suppose so but the nhm will surely rely on information supplied by various local contributors as well as their own 'experts'. I agree entirely with your 'gardenworthy' statement but concede that nothing is perfect. -- June Hughes |
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Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ungi/postcode- plants/index.htm l This is a terrific site - very absorbing and thank you for posting it. I was interested to see that what we call 'coral' is Black Bryony or Tamus communis and that blackbirds are associated with it. Now I know why we have so many blackbirds! I rather like it but it has to be said that it is a bit of a menace in a garden. I note this site says that it's poisonous, where as an expert on wild plants in Crete told us recently that the tips of the new growth are eaten as a vegetable. I think I'll let someone else try that out! -- Why show marsh plants? There are no marshes in the area covered by my postcode Kay writes the plant database that this is based on is unlikely to be as finely divided as post code areas - it's probably 1km squares, or even 10km squares. When you type in your post code, it finds the square that your postcode lies in, and gives you all the plants for that. If it was by the full postcode it could tell me what to plant in my own garden - my code is unique :-) As you say, I suspect its by the first few elements. -- David |
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In article , Dave
writes Kay writes the plant database that this is based on is unlikely to be as finely divided as post code areas - it's probably 1km squares, or even 10km squares. When you type in your post code, it finds the square that your postcode lies in, and gives you all the plants for that. If it was by the full postcode it could tell me what to plant in my own garden - my code is unique :-) As you say, I suspect its by the first few elements. A lot less than that! If you read the info on the site, the underlying database is based on 10km squares. If any part of one of the 10km squares falls in your postcode region (as defined by the first half of the postcode only) then all the plants of that square are included - so if your postcode was where 4 squares met, then it could be including all the plants from a 20km x 20km square! And it includes historical records too. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In article , Sacha
writes On 20/6/05 14:01, in article , "datsy" wrote: Type in your postcode and come up with the natural plants of that area: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...code-plants/in dex.htm l This is a terrific site - very absorbing and thank you for posting it. I was interested to see that what we call 'coral' is Black Bryony or Tamus communis and that blackbirds are associated with it. Now I know why we have so many blackbirds! I rather like it but it has to be said that it is a bit of a menace in a garden. I note this site says that it's poisonous, where as an expert on wild plants in Crete told us recently that the tips of the new growth are eaten as a vegetable. I think I'll let someone else try that out! This list use to be on another website and it is very useful. It disappeared for a year or so I am glad you found it again -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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"Kay" wrote in message
... the plant database that this is based on is unlikely to be as finely divided as post code areas - it's probably 1km squares, or even 10km squares. When you type in your post code, it finds the square that your postcode lies in, and gives you all the plants for that. Yes, I think it's 10km squares so it's quite a blunt instrument in that sense. I recently had a couple of orchids I wanted to separate, there would probably only have been one of them at the particular site I was looking at but both occur in the 10km square so it wasn't a lot of help -- Rod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. |
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