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@NigelJ I'm amazed your salvia confertiflora is only now unhappy - mine, and s sagittata, and ricinus all went ages ago! Though curiously, foliage on eccremocarpus, passiflora and fuchsia hatchbackii are all fine. All I've done today is check in the greenhouse. The lemon in the cold section is...

Sharing my monster. I don't mean to hijack the thread - we could al learn something. It has a goblet shape, but is otherwise probably far from ideal. Top right there is a bit that I'll tackle next year, it has a wonderful Mmne Alfred Carrière growing through. @infradig I have not cut back all...

It looked very picturesque in the wood, with the ground covered in snow. The last time, the wind was so strong, much of the snow was carried over or through the wood, as a result of the airflow rolling over the nearby hedge.4th January 2026I've not seen the rabbits since around the middle...

I heard that there had been no American casualties. No mention of Venezuelan ones.

Thank you @Perki You have made some really interesting suggestions, some of which I hadn't come across during my online search. I love the Luma Apiculata. While the max size is too big for my garden, apparently it can be kept small. Based on a quick look, I don't see many options for a...

You don't give the size or, more importantly, the depth of the old pond - advice will depend on that. Before worrying about how to fill the bed, ensure that you have drilled holes in the concrete base to allow excess water to drain away. You could well have a drought for part of the year but...

There’s a good selection of doubles here It’s a family run, award winning nursery. I don’t grow them but in the videos on this site in the “About Us” section, the plants look very healthy.

Put it in your plant sale with a neatly forged letter from Monty Don or some other garden guru tucked away inside. You can profess utter surprise when a prospective purchaser discovers the letter and then you can respond with " Oh Gosh, yes, I remember now - he gave it to me when I met him...

It ok here to, it was abit slow when i click on new post but now it seems ok may be that's because of our slow broadband but it's now back to normal

Morse was the only one I followed, but don't forget Minder with Dennis Waterman or The Sweeney with John Thaw and Dennis Waterman (probably too violent to be made or repeated these days)