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If you cut it into several bits, then you could plant 3 divisions in a single pot which would bulk it up. Then plant the rest into other pots.I Googled how to split and it said -AI OverviewSplitting Begonia boliviensis is best done in early spring as tubers start growing, by cutting the...

That sort of stupidity boils my blood - it was clear to anyone with eyes that a fair bit of snow was due and there is muppets like that going walking up in the mountains putting themselves, their pets and their rescuers needlessly at risk.

Hi all,After a very wet start to the year, a lot of gardens are seeing more moss than grass. Moss loves damp, compacted soil and shady areas, so it is very common in UK gardens.Here are a few simple things you can do to help reduce moss and improve your lawn:Rake or scarify the lawn to...

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@Allex50 concerned about PUFAs: this might be worth a listen. BBC Radio 4 - Toxic!, A Recipe for Disaster?

Thanks all for your replies. I’ll wait & see what happens in the spring.

I had a look in the perspex shelters by my old garage yesterday. I was thinking of taking some plants that have been overwintering in the house, back to the shelters but there's no room at the moment, there's a lot of tidying to do first. I was happy to see my Anisodontea and Pandorea have...

@Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it went back to normal an hour later. I wonder if it has to do with the summertime change in March,...

That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind it being deciduous, is flowering currant, Ribes...

Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.

I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously I'd bought a pack of 3 different kinds, Florence,...

Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of lateral leaflets, plus a single, distinct, terminal...

Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden

We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!

HelloThe one I purchased, with 30m of Hose, reaches the end of the Back Garden, not Hard to do, and more importantly, reaches all of the Front Garden too I made sure to Measure before I Ordered and it came to 26m so at 30m all is Good Kevin

If you follow the advice given above re ensuring the containers are able to drain well and raise the containers off the ground so excess water can run out, there is little more you can do whilst the rain continues other than providing some form of cover for each container. A few sticks in each...

Yes I agree with previous posts. You need to do a light trim now ( so as not to stimulate overgrowth) and a summer prune later in August or September. With the summer prune you will reduce vigour as you will remove energy from the sap and leaves being taken out. The reason winter pruning...