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Post by Raymond on Aug 16, 2014 8:11:22 GMT
I would love to own garden friends colour is stunning and very attractive will fit in with many gardeners mixed borders I am sure the Public Will adore this. My first year growing dahlias I have found collarettes to be great florific and attractive plants. If you sell any I would love to buy some for myself and a very good friend of mine with the most beautiful garden in Suffolk she would love it.
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Post by Tel on Aug 17, 2014 18:45:26 GMT
I would love to own garden friends colour is stunning and very attractive will fit in with many gardeners mixed borders I am sure the Public Will adore this. My first year growing dahlias I have found collarettes to be great florific and attractive plants. If you sell any I would love to buy some for myself and a very good friend of mine with the most beautiful garden in Suffolk she would love it. Give me a reminder in the new year, I will send you some cuttings of it.  |
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Post by Raymond on Aug 18, 2014 11:12:48 GMT
[/font][/quote]Give me a reminder in the new year, I will send you some cuttings of it. [/quote] I will do tel ! Thank you so much I would be honoured to grow garden friends would take pride of place in the border. What height are you finding it grows to ? Also with cuttings I do not own a heated propogator or heat mat. Going to buy which do you think is better? Propogator or mat ? Space limited at moment. Thank you so so much Raymond |
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Post by Tel on Aug 19, 2014 5:59:52 GMT
[/font][/quote]Give me a reminder in the new year, I will send you some cuttings of it. [/quote] I will do tel ! Thank you so much I would be honoured to grow garden friends would take pride of place in the border. What height are you finding it grows to ? Also with cuttings I do not own a heated propogator or heat mat. Going to buy which do you think is better? Propogator or mat ? Space limited at moment. Thank you so so much Raymond [/quote] It grows to around a couple of feet to the top of the foliage. I have a heat mat. You can buy them in different sizes. |
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Post by Tel on Aug 19, 2014 6:02:38 GMT
Phil Orley one of the judges, has put some pics of some of the blooms from the trials on face book. including Garden Friends and he likes it. |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 19, 2014 6:23:11 GMT
Phil Orley one of the judges, has put some pics of some of the blooms from the trials on face book. including Garden Friends and he likes it. That's encouraging  |
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Post by Tel on Aug 19, 2014 12:57:08 GMT
Some pics from the trials that Phil Orley posted on facebook. Dorothy R, Min Ball  free picture uploadAnn Brannigan Medium Dec  photouploadAskwith Amindah, Med Dec  print screen windows 7Askwith Jane, Min Dec  post a pictureAskwith Pastel  imgurlBarbarry Scarlet, small dec  20mb image hostingBirkenshaw Garden Friends, collarette  upload image onlineBirkenshaw, Wyn's Favourite, Small Dec  uploadBlyton Piper, Small Dec  image hostingBlyton Robe, Small Dec  gif image hostingBlyton Shiraz, Min Dec  forum image hostingBlyton Valentine, Min Dec  free photo hostingCryfield Asher, Small Dec  free photo hostingHillcrest Trent, Medium Dec  image hosting site over 5mbJudith Ann, Small Dec  image hosting siteNormandie Glow,  upload image online freeOrmandie Twist, Medium Fim  imgurSefton Sunshine, Waterlily  image upload no limitShildon Candy, Medium Dec  take a screenshotSpenithorpe Sunstar, Small Semi/Cactus  free upload picturesTrelyn Red Dragon  free jpeg imagesWesterton JWH, Medium Dec  image free hostingWesterton Pretoria, Small Ball  screen capture freewareWinkie Lambrusco, Pom  upload photos |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 19, 2014 13:46:06 GMT
Thanks for loading these Tel.......some very nice dahlias there....I like Trelyn Red Dragon....have a few star dahlias myself. The Birkenshaw's have a future, I'm sure!!
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Post by cb on Aug 26, 2014 16:22:26 GMT
I visited the dahlias at Goldenacre today and I loved 'Garden Friends'. A bit of Googling and I found you! I wish you every success.  |
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Post by Tel on Aug 26, 2014 16:41:34 GMT
I visited the dahlias at Goldenacre today and I loved 'Garden Friends'. A bit of Googling and I found you! I wish you every success. Thank you CB, welcome to the forum. I grew a few seedlings 3 years ago, I posted pics on the forum and asked the members to have a vote, on which seedling they would like to be called Garden Friends after this forum. the one in the trials was the one they voted for. Ps its a shame this bloom as 9 petals instead of the 8 but this does happen on the odd blooms.  Great pic though, you must have a very good camera. |
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Post by cb on Aug 26, 2014 16:54:28 GMT
I never knew you could have the wrong number of petals!
Has the judging taken place yet?
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Post by Tel on Aug 26, 2014 16:56:38 GMT
Hi cb, you were not by chance with the party from County Durham visiting the trials today, before going on to Joe Maidens place ?
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Post by Tel on Aug 26, 2014 16:59:16 GMT
I never knew you could have the wrong number of petals! Has the judging taken place yet? They started judging last week I think, they judge every Monday until the backend of Sept, then add up the points given by the different judges. It could be Oct before everyone finds out the results. |
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Post by cb on Aug 26, 2014 17:07:13 GMT
Hi cb, you were not by chance with the party from County Durham visiting the trials today, before going on to Joe Maidens place ? No - I was all by myself Quite a wait then for the results... |
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Post by markb on Aug 26, 2014 17:16:21 GMT
Tel, collerettes can have more than 8 petals as long as they are evenly spaced around the bloom, at least in the current classification/judges guide.
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