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Old 29-05-2008, 09:55 PM
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flower council of holland used to do 3 booklets which were good
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We get 'volkerfrieden' sometimes too, but it's delphinium! Somewhere over the North Sea, I can hear the sound of Dutchmen laughing... at us!!! Doc Hessayon books are ace, easy to se and have care tips in too, so you can use them to impress your customers with your 'expert' knowledge
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Plant books
They most certainly are and even though they have been around for a long time they are revised fairly regularly and information on that kind of thing does not change too much over the years
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there is a pink ageratum i have seen them somewhere very pretty and gyp can be a perenniel depending on where it is planted and of course the good old british weather.
i like all the gardening mags sometimes they can be very informative and our dutch bloke doesnt mind us asking him about the different stufff he has, i think he must be one of the better ones from wot i have heard elsewhere
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Ageratum Artist is a cutting raised plant rather than the seed raised version that you would buy in a 6 pack. It will produce a much bigger plant. Being a premium cutting raised you would expect to pay more for it so should be pushed for container use rather than planting in beds.

Asiatic lily will come back every year, can be used in pots or in the ground in a south facing position (i have some 6 years old in my garden).

Hope this helps a bit.
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The best plant books I find for reference are the 'Expert Book range' by Dr D.G. Hessayon. The have a Flowering shrub expert, a bedding plant expert and various other plant related experts. I find them handy as they are not too big and you can just go to the expert you want e.g. bedding plants and look up your plant by either common or latin name. There is also advice on each plant but not enough to make it boring

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You can buy them in B&Q on Amazon or any good bookshop
Steer clear of 'The Flower Arranging Expert'. I am ashamed to say I have it. It's terrible!
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Gypsophila is both annual or perennial depending on the variety, if its paniculata I think its perennial, if its elegans its annual. Agree the expert books are v useful - I have the flower expert and the houseplant expert - I agree with Jake the flower arranging expert is hideous - Jake I can't believe you bought it!
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oops, sold all the gyp plants as perennial, dont know if they were or not lol, never mind, ive ordered the bedding plant expert and the flower expert, i think thats what it was called, its the other outdoor one, thanks everyone for your help
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