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during the winter months when light levels are naturally low. What would happen if they were given unnaturally high light levels during the winter by means of supplementary lighting and blacked out during the spring and summer???
Any ideas or comments let the CADs know. Courtesy of the BFS CADS Fuchsia News May 2001
Correction from the CADS - Hardy Survey
Earlier this year we appealed as follows: "We would like to extend our plea again to all growers. Please let us know what cutltivars have survived in the garden over the last 5 consecutive winters, coming back into growth and flowering before the end of June" Please send your findings to Arthur Phillips, 39 Highfields, Bromsgrove, Worcs, B61 7DA."
This should however have read by the end of July!! Which of course considerably increases the scope. Your assistance would be much appreciated. Please respond so we can obtain a truly representative look at what is hardy, particularly after such a strange winter!
The present survey revealed that the following cultivars have been identified as being grown successfully in the garden in various parts of the country over the last five years, meeting the critieria of coming back into growth and flowering before the end of June each year. They are: Annabel, Beacon Rosa, Barbara, Celia Smedley, Diana Wright, Foxgrove Wood, Heidi Ann, Plenty, Scarcity and Logans Wood.
The Show Sub Committee will be recommending to the main B.F.S. Committee that these cultivars are added to the current Hardy list (for show purposes). Arthur Phillips - B.F.S. CAD's Fuchsia News/ BFS Spring Bulletin 2001
The Last Word
Once again we have reached the final few lines of our magazine, with just enough space left to once again express my gratitude to the 'guest authors' for granting permission to reproduce their articles and so helping to turn this newsletter into such a good read us. Yes, fuchsia folk are friendly folk!
Hopefully you enjoyed reading it all and may I once again appeal to you to rally round now and let me have your news and views too.
Any contribution, however small will be very much appreciated. Be brave, have a go!!
Your editor, Claudy Dixon
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The Magazine also contained a couple of articles from members of the Bournemouth & Poole Fuchsia Society, 'Loafs' by Derek Luther as published in the BFS CADs Newsletter and 'Grafting Fuchsias' by Ernie Cox which can be viewed on the Bournemouth & Poole Fuchsia Society own Web site's members articles section
Grateful thanks also to the British Fuchsia Society CAD's Fuchsia News which was specifically set up to provide valuable material for Society Newsletters. The full current issue can be viewed on the BFS Web Site.
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