Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

Gardening writer 55 yrs - newspapers & now a website. Spadefuls of snippets & features, also on Instagram: grahamandrews.gemini Plays piano when not in garden! grahamsgardenbuddies.wordpress.com Bideford, Devon, UK Joined May 2011

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

19 hours ago

Who says hydrangeas will only thrive in border or shrubbery? Here's a dwarf beauty, barely 15in high, doing well in a modest-size pot & bearing 34 pink mopheads - exceeding the 20 or so last summer. Easy to look after & generous with blooms, thanks to liquid feed in May & June.

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2 weeks ago

These dynamic daisy dazzlers are worth a long hard gaze. Read about these showy beauties at grahamsgardenbuddies.wordpress.com

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2 weeks ago

Plant these two forgotten beauties for a super summer show Read all about them at grahamsgardenbuddies.wordpress.com

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

3 weeks ago

Among the vast number of 400 species in the primula family is one often rated as the most alluring of the lot - Primula vialii.The 12in stems produce lovely blooms resembling mini red hot pokers.But these hardy natives of the Chinese mountains are not easy to coax back into life.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

3 weeks ago

@PaulSuttonKing @GardenerFliss You are lucky to have Rambling Rector blooming so early. No doubt the recent stonking spell had a hand in that.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

4 weeks ago

Spreading its beauty across 9ft and rising majestically is this pure white rambling rose in a neighbour's garden. White ramblers are plentiful so ID is tricky but Sanders White or Goldfinch are possibilities. Adding to the puzzle is that this rambler blooms early. Any ideas?

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

4 weeks ago

@GardenerFliss I wondered about that, but Rambling Rector seldom blooms as early as this. Usually July to Sept. Also the flowers in my photos are just a little fuller than RR's semi-doubles.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

4 weeks ago

Absolutely Fabulous by name & “ab fab” by nature - this butter-yellow floribunda is an uber-performer with me & certainly lives up to its fame as Rose of the Year 2010. Medium scented with a hint of myrrh, Ab Fab is healthy, will reach 3ft & is a prolific bloomer till autumn.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

4 weeks ago

Two alluring two-tone HT roses captured in all their beauty in my garden. One is the creamy German-raised Nostalgia from 1996, surrounded by crimson petals & scented. No 2 is Tequila Sunrise, raised in N Ireland in 1988 & boasting a showy coat of gold with crinkly edges in red.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

a month ago

@DailyMail The programme on El Salvador's mega prison deserved a five star award for its quite unbelievable revelations, yet your TV critic's review mostly focused on presenter Richard Madeley. Short-sighted & unfair on a true eye-opener.

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Graham Andrews (Graham's Garden Buddies) @Torridge215

a month ago

Of all the iris's numerous species and hybrids, the Siberian iris has to be my favourite. Tall - (2ft-3ft) & elegant in a range of blue-violet, plus alba in white, double or single. Here is Silver Edge which obliges every May-June & does well in part-shade & slightly acid soil.