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Feb 5Liked by Andrew Timothy O'Brien

I’m late to this, sorry. But I have a mahonia and I’d very much like to replace it with something less prickly. It was here when we moved in last summer. Tried to love it unconditionally but nope. I DO love the fruit which attracted a bush full of starlings, although not enough to want to keep it.

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It's only about a metre high, so that might be a deal breaker?

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Ours is currently 3.5m in height. A bit of a giant!

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Jan 19Liked by Andrew Timothy O'Brien

I hadn't thought about the whole seasonal interest thing. Granted, if they die off completely and there isn't so much as a nubbin left, they have season(s) of interest, but if they're still there in any shape or form, there's interest. My hackles are now properly raised.

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That’s a VERY spooky photo

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You think that's bad? You should've seen what was at the other end of the camera 😳👹

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HA!

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Its (soft caress's) flowers aren't dissimilar! It always feels like more of a container plant to me, which is no bad thing.

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Oops!! 😳

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