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Post by andy on Jul 11, 2012 16:57:47 GMT
My boss (miguided fool !!!) has just given me the 2012 Parkers catalogue and told me to order anything i want.
So far, the list involves 40 different varieties of tulips (100 bulbs of each)
10 varieties of species Narcissi (500 of each)
Anemone blanda
Camassia
Winter aconites
Crocus tommasinianus
Bearded and Dutch Iris
Gladiolus nanus
Plus loads more.
Watch this space for when they all arrive !!!!!!
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 11, 2012 17:10:53 GMT
Huh - you can go off people you know Andy....oooo Carte Blanche with a good catalogue...what a dream !!
RF
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 11, 2012 18:10:26 GMT
All that bulb planting Andy  Fun choosing though. |
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Post by andy on Jul 12, 2012 4:52:20 GMT
All that bulb planting Andy Fun choosing though. That's what i have community payback guys in for ;D |
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Post by Geranium on Jul 12, 2012 5:44:13 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 12, 2012 5:46:51 GMT
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Post by andy on Jul 12, 2012 9:55:57 GMT
Anyone who's interested, here's the full list taken from the 2012 Parkers catalogue ;D ;D ;D
Tulips (100 of each variety)
Calypso
Holland baby
Love song
Compostella
Lemon giant
Double red riding hood
Albert Heijn
Orange emperor
Pirand
White emperor (Purissima)
Candy prince
Flaming croquette
Princess Irene
Belicia
Carlton
Foxtrot
Inuendo
Jackpot
New design
Blue amiable
Rococo
Greenwave
Allegretto
Chinatown
Spring green
Hollywood
Ballerina
Species tulips (1,000 of each variety)
Humilis
Humilis Persian pearl
Kolpakowskiana
Little beauty
Little princess
Polychroma
Saxatalis
Tarda
Narcissi (250 of each variety)
Flower parade
Obdam
Ice king
Silver chimes
Thalia
Cheerfulness
Orangery
Trepolo
Cyclamineus peeping tom
Cyclamineus serfside
Jonquilla double campernella
Jonquilla sugarbush
Crocus
Tommasinianus ruby giant (10,000)
Sternbergia lutea (1,000)
Kotschyanus (3,000)
Eremurus
30 x Bungei
30 x Cleopatra
30 x Romance
10 x Robustus
10 x White beauty
Miscellaneous
5,000 x Anemone blanda atrocoerulea (blue)
500 x Camassia esculenta (quamash)
100 x Fritillaria michallovskyi multiflora
Gladiolus nanus (100 of each variety)
claudia
Halley
Impressive
Nymph
The bride
500 x Iris Danfordiae
100 x Oxalis versicolour
10,000 Eranthis Hymalis
Dutch Iris (100 of each)
Lion king
Royal yellow
King Mauve
Surprise
Eye of the tiger
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Post by carolann on Jul 12, 2012 10:42:16 GMT
Oh I'll give you my list and you can just pop it onto the end of yours please ;D I will just go through your list again and let you know which I would like  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 12, 2012 15:37:26 GMT
Have you left anything for anyone else Andy? ;D How much was that lot? |
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Post by andy on Jul 12, 2012 15:46:36 GMT
Have you left anything for anyone else Andy? ;D How much was that lot? Well i emailed it to my boss to which he replied "do you want me to put 10.000 snowdrops down as they would go well with the crocus and aconites" I now want to marry my boss and have all his babies !!!! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 12, 2012 17:10:01 GMT
;D Fair enough! ;D
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Post by Jilly on Jul 12, 2012 18:00:47 GMT
10,000 Snowdrops & 10,000 Crocus, I hope you've got more than one community payback guy, or else that they were very, very naughty i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif If it won't get you the sack, could I suggest a Fringed Tulip called Cummins for one of the beds where you've got the slate mulch (trust me  ) Jillyx |
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Post by andy on Jul 12, 2012 18:09:36 GMT
That's a pretty tulip Jilly.....i'll emailmy boss immediately.
Total of 55,000 bulbs this year......this spring is gonna rock in the rockery ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 12, 2012 18:17:52 GMT
I don't think you're helping the Brighton Parks budget Jilly ;D Although quite frankly they don't appear to have one! ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jul 12, 2012 21:13:36 GMT
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Post by MamIDdau on Jul 15, 2012 21:54:55 GMT
I got 2 copies to peruse... one in my maiden name and one in my married lol
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Post by Geranium on Jul 16, 2012 6:02:27 GMT
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Post by andy on Oct 1, 2012 16:10:01 GMT
Bulbs are now in the Rockery chalet ready for starting planting tomorrow. We have set up a planting day for the public. People turn up, i give them a trowel and a bag of bulbs and you go and plant them !!! There will be light refreshments and hopefully a live band so take note JILLY and JASMINE !!!! For those who want details, its on our facebook page www.facebook.com/PrestonRockGarden |
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Post by bobbiek on Oct 1, 2012 20:34:43 GMT
Well done! Maybe I should have a planting party here at my house.  It should be glorious this spring! |
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Post by Geranium on Oct 2, 2012 6:23:44 GMT
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