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CONGRATS TO LUCKY WINNER – SUE!         Readers, please join me welcoming New York Times and USA Today bestseller Susan Sizemore , author of Dark Stranger who’s guest blogging here today! DARK STRANGER (Pocket Star, 384 pp, Isbn:978-1416562139) is a fun, fresh “extra” in the Vampire Primes romance series, featuring a vampire hero who rescues a captured human princess-in-disguise in a futuristic paranormal world. But don’t worry! This also makes a great stand-alone. Thanks to Sarah of Pocket Books, I was able to request Susan to write about how difficult or different it is to write a vampire into a futuristic romance and here is her great response! I’ve been asked to blog about how difficult it is to write a vampire into a futuristic romance. This is a fantastic topic! First off, I have to say that I do not believe in “real” vampires. It’s my job to make myself and readers believe in the fictional vampires I create. It’s not just the vampires that have to seem real, but the world the

A Cycad is a gorgeous addition to a tropical effect, exotic garden but once they get to big for their pot how do you repot a Cycad – Cycas revoluta? Where there are couple of things you need to know to get the best out of your Cycad going forward and in this video as English Horticulturist Simon explains. The first thing to know is they they do not like to have their roots disturbed so try to avoid potting regular repotting. Instead plant them directly into as large a container as you can tolerate. Secondly use ericaceous compost. Cycads are not from the Ericaceae family but they do require a slightly acidic compost around pH 5.5-6.0. Further advise is discussed in the accompanying video. If you would like to see more content like this then consider popping over to our YouTube channel and browsing the 150 plus gardening videos which have now been posted. Also why not consider subscribing to our channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe instantly