The Act of Union was signed because an English Army was waiting on the border. Most of Scotlands Aristocracy were bankrupted after Darien. Not the nation itself. Darien failed because England and Spain didn't want a competitor in the new world. Read world history, not English history. The figures you have linked to are written by England. They don't want Scotland to know how rich it is. Try harder.
I'll give you a little clue. Oil isn't classed as Scottish income. Everything that is exported through an English port is classed as an English export. For an example, Thatcher closed Scottish ports, so Scottish Whisky, the UKs biggest food and drink export, is classed as an English export as it has to go through English ports.
Enough from me. The truth is easy to find if you want to see it. Google 'The McCrone Report' for an example of the truth that was hidden from the Scottish people.
They'd resisted English armies and militarily imposed Union before but couldn't face bankruptcy. As ever, the ruling elite did what was good for it and not the general populace. They also exacted quite a high price and conditions for that Union.
As a Brit of partial Scots descent and an ex-pat for nearly 30 years I have a dispassionate view of UK politics now and have long thought the Union was imbalanced for many reasons. Scottish independence would be a natural consequence of Brexit.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I posted in the plant forum with a question on cut flower seed suppliers, and will let up a little balloon here as well. Saw some great suggestions and will be adding them to my favorites.
My own suggestions would be these:
'de Zaden', from the Netherlands (https://www.dezaden.nl/; site unfortunately only in Dutch but nothing Google Translate can't beat these days). They have decent catalogue, and also supply some bulbs and eg. Dahlia tubers.
'Treppens' from Germany (https://www.treppens.de/). They appear to have a great assortment, but I have ordered from them. It seems they supply (or were able to supply) seeds from the T&G catalogue.
'Hyötykasviyhdistysä, from Finland. (https://hyotykasviyhdistys.fi/)A mouthful, but well worth it. Google Translate is your friend. Have ordered from them many
times, they have a great range of unusual herbs and vegetables
P.S.: if anyone has trouble with either Finnish, Dutch, or German webpages I'd be happy to translate!
Unfortunately I didn't see @Obelixx post in time so I didn't get my order from Chiltern through. This is a nightmare for me, Spain has no horticultural industry or interest beyond some shrubs, and some bedding plants, and don't dream of finding monochromatic variety seeds.
To all of those struggling with german, use google translator (I use Chrome, it wirks best for me if I need this feature). I had some problems in the past when ordering plants from UK, specifically from Hayloft, so I decided to look for an alternative and found:
- Promesse de Fleurs, based in France, they are great! Plants arrive in the size they indicate and very healthy (I've only struggled with Cirsium from them and ordered different species, cirsium and me 😫) they have a very large variety, and they also have seeds, although some are a bit expensive. https://www.promessedefleurs.com/
- And the rest I haven't tried but they look nice:
Thanks to @Obelixx@Finnish_Fennel and @Ruth S.Sainz for the EU seed supplier tips. I only just realised yesterday that seeds couldn't be sent to the EU I really hope this is not permanent as browsing seed catalogues auf Deutsch etc is just not as much fun, and it's hard to find companies that can match the sheer range of seeds stocked by many British companies.
I notice postage from some (but not all) of the German shops to other EU countries can be really high - so best check that first before getting stuck into your seed order! Happy Growing everyone. Hopefully we can build up an even better list as time goes on
@floramackie Thank you so much for these great suggestions! I'll be pouring over their pages these coming days/weeks.
I placed my seed orders from the UK in a hurry, resulting in many impulse buys XD
Having bought a few books on cut flower growing from the US, I've been also glancing at their seed suppliers. Some great catalogues - but it seems it's nearly impossible to get those over here.
@Finnish_Fennel Franchi in Italy are known as Seeds of Italy in the UK and are known for having good quality seeds.
Importing seeds from the USA or Canada or anywhere else is covered by rules and regulations and the need for phyto sanitary certificates so identify the plants you fancy in those books then source them in Europe. Botanical names should reduce the possibility of errors in identity.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
@Finnish_Fennel Just wanted to say that I've only personally ordered from Bingenheimer seeds, and have had multiple (based in Germany) friends recommend Biogartenversand. So I can't say if the other shops offer good quality seed or not - though I do like the look of Deaflora - they seem to be real plant enthusiasts Similar perhaps to the Blumenschule, based in the Bavarian pre-Alps (so hardy plants!), who stock a good range of seeds and plants (some unusual) - vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Their postage for seeds is v. reasonable for across the EU. I've ordered from them and had good success with germination rates. https://www.blumenschule-schongau.de/samen
Biogartenversand do a paper catalogue - if you prefer browsing offline.
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Most of Scotlands Aristocracy were bankrupted after Darien. Not the nation itself. Darien failed because England and Spain didn't want a competitor in the new world. Read world history, not English history.
The figures you have linked to are written by England. They don't want Scotland to know how rich it is. Try harder.
Everything that is exported through an English port is classed as an English export. For an example, Thatcher closed Scottish ports, so Scottish Whisky, the UKs biggest food and drink export, is classed as an English export as it has to go through English ports.
Google 'The McCrone Report' for an example of the truth that was hidden from the Scottish people.
I don't like whisky so admit to having no interest in it but the Scottish Whisky Organisation values its trade at 5billion which is hardly going to fund the tax deficit. https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/1529/swa-brexit-brief-feb-2017.pdf
As a Brit of partial Scots descent and an ex-pat for nearly 30 years I have a dispassionate view of UK politics now and have long thought the Union was imbalanced for many reasons. Scottish independence would be a natural consequence of Brexit.
To all of those struggling with german, use google translator (I use Chrome, it wirks best for me if I need this feature). I had some problems in the past when ordering plants from UK, specifically from Hayloft, so I decided to look for an alternative and found:
- Promesse de Fleurs, based in France, they are great! Plants arrive in the size they indicate and very healthy (I've only struggled with Cirsium from them and ordered different species, cirsium and me 😫) they have a very large variety, and they also have seeds, although some are a bit expensive. https://www.promessedefleurs.com/
- And the rest I haven't tried but they look nice:
https://www.samen-frese.de/catalog/index.php
https://saat-24.de/
https://www.gartenzauber.com/shop/
PD: And now after being patient I've received my GW January today, just now, and guess what? it comes with no seeds 😭
Here are a few more possible EU based sites:
https://www.sativa.bio/en/ German based. They stock purple sprouting broccoli (also in english)
https://deaflora.de/Shop/ German based. Stock unusual seeds and plants (lots of sweet peas! tho not as many as www.dezaden.nl or tuinzaden.eu - thanks for those links!
https://www.biogartenversand.de/ (only in German, offer plants too) or
https://www.bingenheimersaatgut.de/en/ (German seed supplier, commercial quantities too)
And this Dutch seed supplier - seems to also have a decent range (in english).
https://www.sluisgarden.com/producten/categorie/annual_varieties/
I notice postage from some (but not all) of the German shops to other EU countries can be really high - so best check that first before getting stuck into your seed order! Happy Growing everyone. Hopefully we can build up an even better list as time goes on
Importing seeds from the USA or Canada or anywhere else is covered by rules and regulations and the need for phyto sanitary certificates so identify the plants you fancy in those books then source them in Europe. Botanical names should reduce the possibility of errors in identity.
Similar perhaps to the Blumenschule, based in the Bavarian pre-Alps (so hardy plants!), who stock a good range of seeds and plants (some unusual) - vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Their postage for seeds is v. reasonable for across the EU. I've ordered from them and had good success with germination rates. https://www.blumenschule-schongau.de/samen
Biogartenversand do a paper catalogue - if you prefer browsing offline.