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twiams Senior Member Growing veggies for the piggies ! Posts: 266	Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 12:32:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by twiams on Jul 14, 2012 12:32:13 GMT anyone know what this is ? it's got some white flowers and a few red leaves ?
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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 14:53:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Jul 14, 2012 14:53:37 GMT Its a Pieris Twiams and looks as though its been underplanted with white lillies
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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,973	Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 16:44:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Jul 14, 2012 16:44:14 GMT You lucky girl Twiams. That Pieris is very nice with loads of flowers. Is it yours?

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Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 17:52:28 GMT

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Jul 14, 2012 16:44:14 GMT Cherry said:

You lucky girl Twiams. That Pieris is very nice with loads of flowers. Is it yours?

Why yes it is mine ;D

We we're given it a while ago, and as it's in the corner i never give it much attention but i've recently noticed the flowers and can't help but love it, looks great, so glad i know what it is now

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Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 18:41:37 GMT

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You will notice that the pink leaf is the new growth which will carry flowers next year. See how it is coming up from a bud beside the spent flower. Be careful if you take the old flowers off that you don't disturb these buds. The old flaking stem is nice too. I love tree trunks and stems.

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Tree ? Jul 14, 2012 22:25:37 GMT

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Give it a half strength liquid feed a couple of times during summer (still get one in now). By half strength I mean half the normal (diluted) recommended strength of the manufacturers packaging. Miracle grow or Phostrogen is fine. This plant is an Ericaceous plant so likes an acid, low nutrient soil. It still needs weak feeds though as so much is lost in containers by leaching out of the bottom of the pot.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Tree ? Jul 15, 2012 5:33:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Jul 15, 2012 5:33:00 GMT Thanks for the advice, Steve, I must feed mine! I've forgotten to do it this year.

twiams Senior Member Growing veggies for the piggies ! Posts: 266	Tree ? Jul 17, 2012 10:32:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by twiams on Jul 17, 2012 10:32:56 GMT Thanks Steve
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Tree ? Jul 17, 2012 11:27:32 GMT

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Jul 15, 2012 5:33:00 GMT Geranium said:

Thanks for the advice, Steve, I must feed mine! I've forgotten to do it this year.

Me too Geranium, what would we do without our Steve

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it's looking nice with the under planting of lilies Beth, very pretty ;D

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Jul 17, 2012 11:27:32 GMT Rosie said:

Jul 15, 2012 5:33:00 GMT Geranium said:

Thanks for the advice, Steve, I must feed mine! I've forgotten to do it this year.

Me too Geranium, what would we do without our Steve

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it's looking nice with the under planting of lilies Beth, very pretty ;D

You should have seen my face when i spotted the flowers

I was stood there thinking im sure thats lilies, because i recently had them in a bouquet of flowers, but i was there like, they don't grow on tree's do they ?
Glad it was explained to me, feel a bit of a plank now though haha.

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Tree ? Jul 17, 2012 19:07:32 GMT

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Jul 17, 2012 14:51:00 GMT twiams said:

Jul 17, 2012 11:27:32 GMT Rosie said:

Me too Geranium, what would we do without our Steve

;D

it's looking nice with the under planting of lilies Beth, very pretty ;D

You should have seen my face when i spotted the flowers

If you are a plank, i must be a whole forest. ;D

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,973	Tree ? Jul 17, 2012 20:15:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Jul 17, 2012 20:15:15 GMT Never feel that Twiams. Just learn and enjoy it. I think you are doing that.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Tree ? Jul 19, 2012 5:36:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Jul 19, 2012 5:36:21 GMT I've fed mine now.

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