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Just one further thought @Selwynha, if you plan to dig up one of the plants to investigate, wait for the temperature to improve to avoid any further damage.

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Many thanks for suggestions. I'll have another look at these and see what's best

Aye and there's the rub and demonstrates the problem with common names. More seriously mine are all Sarracenias of various species and hybrids. Sarracenia purpurea is found as far north as Alberta. S leucophylla RHS have this as hardy down to -1 - -5°C. Nepenthes (Monkey cups) are a lot more...

Wow! Your tree is a little bit more mature than mine - looking good!

Good pictures @ArmyAirForce, sorry to hear that you were all ill over Christmas, not what you wanted I'm sure.Storm debris and tidying up can wait for warmer weather!

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Thanks for the information @CarolineLI am up North, so that's true for the most part regarding the cold! I am in a seaside town, so temperatures are a bit milder (but the winds aren't). I don't really recall temperatures dropping below - 7C, so H4 should be OK, but the fact that Portuguese...

I'll wait for the book to come out.

Why I built thisI spent years juggling spreadsheets, notes, and calendar reminders trying to stay organised with my garden. Most apps I tried were focused on design or houseplants - nothing helped with the actual planning side: when to sow, what comes next, tracking fruit trees over multiple...

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.

Ferns are really difficult for the amateur to identify. I often end up with buying something I already have. But on the plus side, at least I know it's going to survive. Irritating all the same, though.

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The winter jasmine is in full flower here and the sweet box in bud, but there's no sign of my snowdrops yet. Although we've had a few frosty nights I still have quite a few hangers-on - the usual suspects mostly (salvias, pelargoniums, fuchsia microphylla, feverfew). More surprising is this...

If the conditions are suitable for fungi, there are probably several varieties involved. To stop that happening and get rid of those already there it just needs less moisture in their environment, so more ventilation and a less moist compost will achieve that.Most years I get some fungi...

Happy new year everyone