Amateur Gardening – 24 August 2019

24 AUGUST 2019 AMATEUR GARDENING 51

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moment

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A friendrecently

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hummingbirdhawk

mothsfeedingonthe

flowersof redvalerian.

I haveneverseenone,

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• soI scroungedsome
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  JennyForbes,
  Hove, East Sussex

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Say cheese, Mrs Hoverfl y!

IJUSTthoughtyouwouldliketo

seetheresultsof the‘free’packet

of seedsI receivedonthecoverof

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I plantedthemwiththefreesunflower

seedsandtheylookamazing.

Froma veryamateurgardener!

MrsNormaHanton,

via email

Thanks for

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Sally Smith, Nottingham

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