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If you like Mahonia, there are some compact varieties like M. "Volcano" which has flower buds in October and November and spineless leaves. It will cope with sun as well as shade. M. "Soft Caress" is another compact, spine free variety.

Are they waiting for Mandelson's birthday to arrest him too?

If I'm honest, it's more the former. I want something 'low maintenance'.

I just write on the pot and add a date. When we donate to the charity plant sale we use cut up milk bottles.

Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come to anything. In water you get those little white dots as a precursor to rooting. It's a good sign...

Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?

I'm looking forward to visiting the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens next week with a friend . That's inside the Princess of Wales Conservatory of course, but Kew is one garden I'd be happy to explore at any time of the year, there's always something inspirational waiting to be discovered. I can't...

HelloThanks for the Replies.Well, I spent some Time with the Phlox Yesterday whilst it was relatively Nice out, and, it turned out to be less of an issue than I thought.Due to the Soil still being Wet after the Rain overnight, I was able to Pull the Grass pretty easily, I will just need to...

@GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to waste them. I grew about 10, and gave spare youngsters to friends.

Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year...

In Farmyard Nursery today

Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth 2-3 degrees . Essential here for pigeon protection especially and butterflies I use scaffold debris...