December 2011
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Poppy Making Instructions for Kate Hayford in...
Hello dear Kate,
It’s not exactly rocket science here, so maybe “instructions” are a bit ridiculous. Anyway, you’ll find that it’s just a question of trial and error. Don’t be dismayed if the first few you make look like crap - mine did! The paper should be really wrinked into a ball after you’ve got it on the wire, and then not stretched totally open....
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Plant Nomenclature: It's all Greek to me!
Actually, it’s Latin, and it’s quite simple because there’s no stress with creating complicated phrases or using advanced grammar, it’s normally only two simple words at a time that never need to be declined or anything! Just a Genus and a species. Normally pronouncing the names as you would Italian gets your plant across.
How funny that for gardeners around the world two...
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