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In the garden in April

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What's growing and flowering in my garden this month? Acer "Orange Dream" The last of the Camellias    Cerinthe - I planted a few of these in the front garden last year but this is the only one to have survived the winter. Cerinthe Choisya Clematis armdandii  Cowslip Erysimum "Bowles Mauve" Euphorbia (spurge) I have this growing at the back of the garage and the scent is wonderful whenever I walk past.  It does spread itself about though.   Wear gloves if you pull it out - the sap will make your skin itch. Forget me Not Fritillaria persica "Green Dreams" I  have this growing in a pot Fritillaria persica "Green Dreams" Fritillaria persica "Green Dreams" Honesty - this is the first flower this year.  I sowed mixed seed two years ago and the plan was that I would keep the white ones - only the mauve ones came up.  They've obviously spread about as ...

Bognor Regis - 27.3.19

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As the weather is fairly settled this week we drove down to Bognor Regis for the day.   Some of the beach huts were being used.   There were three white stones with "Brexit" written on them like this, spaced about one foot apart. We wondered what they meant and why they were placed there.