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I don't get a chance that often, someone always comes along and shoots me back down........and its usually Mitzy!

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THIS IS GETTING SILLY! CONVERSING ON TWO THREADS!!
I won't shoot you down, need all help i can get!!!;)

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I know but I get told off all the time for going off topic so this works fine.

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Here a pic of one of the gardens I did, Ying and Yang motifs from above!Too bust for my loking now, but it got through to the final.:D

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Bust for my loking?????? tired time for bed!!!:zzz: :zzz: :zzz:

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Nice thread !! I nearly ditched my gardening books when I took up sailing some 15 years ago, but they come in handy as I have rediscovered the joys of gardening with a new garden to create.
Nasturtiums..would like to plant them as ground cover behind the house, but is black fly a problem in Spain as it is in England ?? Do they need watering?? I have planted a small mesembryanthemum (spelling?) for the same reason.
My local vivero is filled with Calistemon (Bottle Brush) . I have planted one as I found a spot that needed it's shape and flower colour. Just one !!
Interesting about importing plants...I brought over a Cytisus Battandieri, a pineapple broom. They are native to Morocco, andI have a huge specimen growing in a front garden in South London. I no longer live there but often drive past to see it in flower. I was surprised that I never saw it in Spanish viveros. Ditto Cistus, rock rose.
I wonder what Matt would think about bringing over a golden Robinia?? I know the branches are brittle and might not do well in a Levante, but they are Med trees.. I have two pepper trees, and a lime planted last year that is already coverd with tiny limes. It seems to be a dwarf specimen, about 5ft tall, but a mature plant. Cost about 35 EU.
Finally...has anyone planted poppies ? The icelandic variety ?? I fancy drifts of them under the fig trees and in some of the beds, but wonder if they will perish in the heat ??

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Mesembryanthemum are a South African plant, also known as Fig Marrigold, and are a form of succulent so will do absolutely fine as I am sure you know, they have the opposite problem, they really need to be baked and dry.

I take it the Robinia you are talking about is R. pseudoacacia ? as the Locust tree has been in Spain for some time now, I used to pick the flowers from some on some waste ground when I used to visit mum.

I'm not totally against introductions so dont assume that I'm being a N... a grump about it, I just know that a lot of problems are caused by irresponsible introductions.

I have good friends who live in Chile and know that if you introduce anything into the country its a lock up-able offense.

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Oh glad about Mesathingywotsits, whats the other name for them, other than fig marigold? I love those and have grown them quite a few times in window boxes.:D

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Mind you, when you think about it, there are hundreds of plants that have been introduced into England from other countries, I wonder how many plants we have in England are actually native? I suppose its just a case of keeping everything in check and not letting them run riot?:confused:

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Is that what I call the Hottentot Fig?

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a Hottentot is actually a Carpobrotus edulis, very similar, and was once classed as a Mesembryanthemum as they are both Aizoaceae but they are different plants.

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I´ve been ignoring this thread until now because I though it sounded boring (gardening not really my thing). Now I am totally awestruck at Mr R Matt´s knowledge on the subject - don´t know how I managed to remain blissfully unaware of his field of expertise - I just assumed it was p**s taking and s**t stirring.

(only kidding).

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it is!

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Livingstone daisies.

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there Dorotheanthus bellidiformis aren't they?