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GREENWIZARD Harris's Factory Worker


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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: protea |
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Local lass St. Mary's Old Girl

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| thats excelent gw |
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GREENWIZARD Harris's Factory Worker


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thanks  _________________ PHOTOART
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GTB Bentlian Oldboy


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GREENWIZARD Harris's Factory Worker


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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Martin Peck Aspiring Calnite

Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Nether Stowey,Somerset
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| As a horticulturalist. Bugger to grow especially from seed. |
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Bear Bentlian Oldboy

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| What plant is it ? |
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Martin Peck Aspiring Calnite

Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Nether Stowey,Somerset
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a Protea from South Africa. The seeds need a forest fire before they will germinate so you have to set light to the packet and sow the ashes. The hard bit is getting them to grow into a mature plant to flower. |
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GREENWIZARD Harris's Factory Worker


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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| Bear wrote: | | What plant is it ? |
this shot was taken in the botanical gardens,wales
fab place .....have you been there B ? _________________ PHOTOART
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Bear Bentlian Oldboy

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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:15 am Post subject: |
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| Cant say I have. Where abouts in Wales is it because I went across the bridge at the weekend and may well have driven past it. |
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