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Author Topic: Is this gonna make me a £million?  (Read 1634 times)

mark smyth

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Is this gonna make me a £million?
« on: July 30, 2009, 11:51:47 PM »
I've shown this plant to Blooms. They are interested if it does the same next year.

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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 11:54:15 PM »
Just a single flower Mark?
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 01:10:19 AM »
If it makes a million for anyone Mark, it will be for Blooms, not you. Old cynic that I am.
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 01:32:55 AM »
Nice photo, but no...nobody in this business makes millions. Keep it for yourself (or share it ONLY with forumists...). Do you know if it's stable?
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 08:23:53 AM »
How unique Mark and the photo will certainly cause a stir - it looks a million dollars (at least)  ;)
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 08:28:46 AM »
Is there just one flower Mark?
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 08:48:38 AM »
No all flowers have been double ranging from 8 to 10 petals
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2009, 09:07:49 AM »
You do know that Blooms are part of the Wyevale Group now, that should put anyone off dealing with them!
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2009, 09:10:35 AM »
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You do know that Blooms are part of the Wyevale Group now

Unless of course, Mark means the Blooms nursery itself, still run by the family I understood, last time we went Jamie Blake showed us round the Dell and Jason Bloom round the nursery (as opposed to the @$%@ garden centre!).
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 09:16:28 AM »
Ah! Thanks Brian, hadn't realised the nursery was still in Blooms ownership. Last time I went to the Garden Centre (May 2009) it was a disgrace and did nothing at all for the Blooms" name.
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Re: Is this gonna make me a £million?
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2009, 09:19:11 AM »
No all flowers have been double ranging from 8 to 10 petals
Ah, now that is special. 8)
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