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Well then you will be able to make a judgement for next year, but I think most species types that come from hot dry climates tend to just rush to make seed and then call it a day if you let them, its just a matter of survival for them.The Petunias sound great for the job, but I've never grown...

And exactly the reason that the XC60 jumped to the top of my shortlist.My current Volvo XC60 gives 22mpg around town, 30-32mpg on a run, from a 2-litre turbo charged engine. Don't get me wrong, it is no slouch, with 250bhp on tap if I want it, but in reality I don't very often use that.A...

Tis moden tec going back up it's own backside, things are getting worse not better with this modren age, too many things changing but no one sorting out the mess that they change i hate to see what it will be like in a few more years, perhaps AI will invent the round wheel in stead of a square one

I think the Trachelospermum would swamp the rose and the fence although I don't know that particular variety.How about an evergreen clematis which flowers in the winter, C. cirrhosa 'Freckles' or Jingle Bells'. Delicate, pretty leaves and creamy bell shaped flowers are often in bloom at...

Indeed. However reality is that waiting 1-4 months for the game to respond would likely cause small boys to become big boys before the game concluded, they would get bored and tahe up gardening instead; an entirely more satisfactory experience....

The Garden House is such a beautiful place. My daughter first took me there over 20 years ago and we've been several times since then. Saw Chris Beardshaw being filmed there by the BBC once, one of my gardening heros.I love those snowdrops Nigel, thanks for posting. Shepton Mallett's Snowdrop...

Chiltern seeds has some interesting heritage and heirloom varieties.

A bamboo cane cut into short lengths also works well, using three in a triangle or four in a square. Easily hidden and reused or replaced.

Why thank you @Clare G I think you have given excellent and sound advice as it is short , to the point and not over complicated

The hybrid ones Devon Cream and one I was sold as Luna Moth (but isn't, it's like a bigger Devon cream) both flowered well last year. I'm amazed yours are all still green. Even the ones in my cold greenhouse aren't. I'm a sucker for hedychium, roscoea etc...