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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #60 on: June 11, 2009, 10:19:44 AM »
More like energetic shuffling, Luc ... more 'shot the bolt' than Usain Bolt!   ;D
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #61 on: June 11, 2009, 10:44:21 AM »
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #62 on: June 11, 2009, 02:34:58 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on June 10, 2009, 09:39:58 PM
I MUST know what that wonderful blue is please, between the Incarvillea and the Epipactis? Pretty please?
I've only just got round to looking at this thread - we went to see the alpine house on the Monday, and were very taken with the Veronica which was 'Kapitan'. Fantastic display, I'm lucky to live so close, and am looking forward to seeing how the planting develops.
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #63 on: June 11, 2009, 02:46:36 PM »
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the Veronica which was 'Kapitan'.

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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #64 on: June 11, 2009, 03:12:41 PM »
Many thanks Anne,
Would it be possible that there were plants of both 'Kapitan' and 'Crater Lake Blue' in the alpine house?  As soon as I read Maggi's suggestion, the name seemed to ring a very tiny bell in my cranium?  Perhaps both labels were there?
The alpine house is certainly worth a visit, but I feel that much more could be made of the approaches to it ... will those great expanses of lawn be planted with bulbs or wild flowers in the fullness of time?
So sorry we couldn't get to your garden open on the same day - if the weather had looked any better then we would certainly have gone that extra half hour.  Hope it went well? 
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Cliff Booker
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #65 on: June 11, 2009, 03:16:29 PM »

I wonder if, in the period between Cliff's visit and Anne's, the Veronica was swapped over..... they can't last too long in the open display; I would suspect they need refreshing quite often.
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #66 on: June 11, 2009, 03:28:12 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on June 11, 2009, 03:16:29 PM
I would suspect they need refreshing quite often.

So does my memory, Maggi ... !
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #67 on: June 11, 2009, 07:36:23 PM »
Ah well .. all good things come to an end ... the final two batches from Harlow Carr.
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #68 on: June 11, 2009, 07:41:49 PM »
The final batch from Harlow Carr.

Now back to images from Turkey ... you can't escape!   ;D
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #69 on: June 11, 2009, 07:45:21 PM »
What a pleasure this visit has been. So much colour and variety.
I am constantly surprised at how advanced the plants are " down South" ...... lots of things that are only waking up here are in full glory at Harlow Carr  :o

Thanks for taking us along, Cliff, glad it kept nice for it! ;D

Off to Turkey again now, are we?  8) I'll go make a few sandwiches and fill a flask.........
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Re: Harlow Carr- Alpine Event in June 2009- a date for your diary
« Reply #70 on: June 12, 2009, 10:36:26 PM »

What a lovely lot of photos Cliff  :o Looks like you enjoyed your day. ;)

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