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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,102

    Your say has made 6 posts, only one of them about gardening and that one is rambling and incoherent, the others are mainly unpleasant or confused - I think that's all that needs to be said really.image

    Not worth bothering about - David - you reputation goes before you.image  Ignore. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Thanks, ladies....sometimes it's hard to take when I  take nothing from this forum and all my efforts are to improve it for others.

    Anyway.....Fairygirl, I grow mainly for cut flowers these days, so scent comes first, then appearance.  I still grow named varieties though....although I do sometimes view them from a judges perspective.

  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    david you've given me great advice already and i'm vvv new

  • Louise Stevenson wrote (see)

    david you've given me great advice already and i'm vvv new

     

    My pleasure, Louise.

  • Fairygirl wrote (see)

     

    Do you grow different varieties each year or do you stick with favourites? I grew Cathy last year - a cream with lovely scent, but was a little disappointed with the colour sometimes- it was a bit 'muddy'. Is there a white or cream variety you can recommend?

    Fairy.....sorry, didn't reply fully to this.

    The best 'cream' I've ever grown (& judged) would probably be 'Bristol Cream'.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,069

    Many thanks David image 

    Thought I'd live dangerously and try a couple of different varieties this year! image

    I had a little scout around a few sites recently for creams/whites but reckoned you'd be able to suggest something nice.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Fairygirl wrote (see)

    Many thanks David image 

    Thought I'd live dangerously and try a couple of different varieties this year! image

    I had a little scout around a few sites recently for creams/whites but reckoned you'd be able to suggest something nice.

    Don't think I have a pic on file, but you should be able to google for one.

    It's a good doer and won't disappoint.

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800
    My recommended ones are going in very soon David, I just need to get the big pots for them sorted image
  • Good luck with them, Tracy....maybe worth holding a few back for autumn sowing.

    Try not to overcrowd the seed i.e. at least 6 inches between seeds.

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I'm going to David, the plan is to do half now and half in Autumn. Thanks image

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