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Bampy's gardening blogs from April 2012

Ava bubble causes trouble !!

Ok, Ava ( you saw her recently in the acers ) was delivered to me today. In less...

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25 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Abies, but which one ?

I bought this tree when it was about 50cm high a while back. It was labelled Abies...

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25 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Epiphyllum & smaller relatives. ( all rescued )

Always a reliable flowering epi ( 1st photo). It was a shrivelled-up single piece...

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24 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Elephant tree

Just up the road from me we have Lincolnshire Nature Reserve, a small magical place....

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23 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Acer mystery solved.

Mentioned the complete leaf drop of acer aureum in August last year. Looked like...

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20 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Bug Hotel

Heres the construction you wanted to see Sticki. Built this as a summer project...

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16 Apr, 2012
Bampy

SWINGS & ROUNDABOUTS. yellow mag

the ups & downs of gardening ! Saw the first bud starting to open on the yellow...

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14 Apr, 2012
Bampy

too much

as a keen happy snapper I amuse myself by experimenting with different 'backdrops'...

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10 Apr, 2012
Bampy

my professional studio set-up ???? ;-))

my photo challenge is to get the best shots under artifical light. Without expensive...

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8 Apr, 2012
Bampy

Robin nesting in cupboard.

few days ago slid the glass door back looking for some bits n bobs in the workshop...

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7 Apr, 2012
Bampy

A slimy tale of a soon to be famous snail.

One beautiful damp & drizzly day Brianov the magical mollusc decided it was the...

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6 Apr, 2012
Bampy