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Garden Talks:
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lectures to clubs and societies, including at group visits to our
garden.
Talks will be fully illustrated in
colour and with plants (in season).
We are developing a wide range of
talks and at present we can offer the following topics:
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| "Feeling Hot,
Hot, Hot"
Ever since Christopher Lloyd ripped
up his rose garden and planted a hot tropical scheme, gardeners have been
divided on the use of hot colours in the garden. Some like it hot, whereas
others don't want to get their fingers burnt.
This talk takes a fresh look at
creating heat in your garden through not just colour, but also shape and
form; raising the temperature gradually from a mellow, relaxing warmth to
a sizzling, flaming heat. The focus is on using hardy plants for hot
effects.
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| "Heleniums:
Late Colour Not to be Sneezed At"
The Sneezeworts, Heleniums, are
having a bit of a renaissance at the moment with the trend towards warmer
autumns and naturalistic plantings. In our garden Heleniums are the
mainstays of colour from July right into November.
This talk covers the latest develops
in Heleniums that have larger flowers, bushy and more compact plants right
through to the towering giants of the border and how to grow them
successfully and use them as part of the late, late show in the
traditional border and the more modern natural settings.
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| "Hemerocallis:
Beauty for More than a Day"
Take a guided tour around the
wonderful world of Day Lilies! With over 50,000 varieties registers
there's plenty to see. Fully illustrated with plants from our collection
of over 300 types the talk covers
- New directions in day lilies
- Rediscovering our British heritage
in Day Lilies
- Spiders and Unusual Forms
- Planting Associations
- Growing techniques.
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We are taking bookings
starting September 2008.
Please contact us:
By Phone:
0845 327 0343 (Local
rate and Answerphone)
01270 811443
0771 699 0695 (mobile)
By writing to:
Janet and Martin Blow
SpecialPerennials.com
Yew Tree House, Hall Lane
Hankelow
Cheshire, CW3 0JB
By email: plants@specialperennials.com
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