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Author Topic: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary  (Read 29791 times)

Diane Clement

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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #105 on: May 05, 2009, 11:25:52 PM »
Thanks, Maggi, you beat me to it!  Hope you enjoy it!
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #106 on: May 05, 2009, 11:33:37 PM »
Always do, Diane. It is so interesting to see what is at the same stage as up here in Aberdeen and what is behind... or sometimes ahead..... ??? ::)

Your garden is looking very well just now. we need more rain. Though we have had some fairly steady fall today, there are quite a few plants which could do with rather more rain to really pep them up properly.
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #107 on: June 09, 2009, 10:58:28 PM »
Some Seedy things going on in the Midlands.  My new blog is out

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Midland/+June+/206/

Spot the Aberdeen connection (again!)


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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #108 on: June 10, 2009, 08:55:54 AM »
and, as Maggi said elsewhere, Corydalis 'Craigton Blue' looks much a much better plant in the garden than in a pot at Wisley.  Great posting again Diane, thanks.
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #109 on: July 08, 2009, 06:30:12 PM »

Some more seedy happenings here in the Midlands.  My latest blog is just out

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Midland/+July+/211/

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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #110 on: July 08, 2009, 07:29:16 PM »
Diane,
Enjoyed your EXCELLENT Diary vey much - just as interesting as the preceding ones!

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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #111 on: July 08, 2009, 09:17:29 PM »
Diane, I just love your diaries which are so full of information and real love of the plants you show; growing so happily in different areas of your garden - you have such a range of wonderful things it's hard to imagine how you fit them all in!  As for your seed production, it's quite amazing and fascinating to see the different stages of growth under the conditions you mention.  Altogether a wonderful treat to be taken 'round' by you, thanks so much  :)
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #112 on: July 09, 2009, 08:21:56 AM »
Another great episode in your diary Diane !  8)
As always, very interesting !!!
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #113 on: July 09, 2009, 07:00:21 PM »
Diane
your Blog is very interesting. Somehow I missed several notices of you that a new Blog was out, no wonder in this
enormous forum with so many interesting entries. Today I found it  again and catched up reading.
I like it very much. Thank you!
Luit van Delft, right in the heart of the beautiful flowerbulb district, Noordwijkerhout, Holland.

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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #114 on: July 10, 2009, 12:57:07 PM »
Thanks to everyone for comments, both public and private.  At least I know someone's reading it. 
And it makes me realise what an enormous job Ian does to keep writing on a weekly basis.  Just sorting the pictures out and resizing seems to take me ages. 
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #115 on: July 11, 2009, 10:14:47 AM »
Very nice blog, Diane.

it's one of the blogs (next to Ian's and a couple others) I always read with great interest
Thank you
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #116 on: July 14, 2009, 12:43:47 PM »
Very nice blog, Diane.
it's one of the blogs (next to Ian's and a couple others) I always read with great interest
Thank you   

Thank you, Wim, I'm honoured to be given a mention in the same sentence as the great BD
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #117 on: July 14, 2009, 03:50:13 PM »
Very nice blog, Diane.
it's one of the blogs (next to Ian's and a couple others) I always read with great interest
Thank you   

Thank you, Wim, I'm honoured to be given a mention in the same sentence as the great BD

 You have lots in common with the BD, Diane, although YOU do sow more seed than he does!  ;D
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #118 on: July 17, 2009, 10:20:31 PM »
You have lots in common with the BD, Diane, although YOU do sow more seed than he does!  ;D

But he writes more blogs than me   ;D  ;D

However, I have managed to do a quickie this week  

Midland Diary No 15 - Round the garden in Mid July

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Midland/+July+/214/

The next blog may be from somewhere more sunny (I hope  ;)  ;)  )
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Re: Excellent New Resource: A Midland Alpine Gardener's Diary
« Reply #119 on: July 17, 2009, 10:24:30 PM »
It will be interesting to hear how the codonopsis fare in their sheeps clothing 8)
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