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These are some of them. Not washed yet! The secateurs are for scale. There are 2 of the medium sized ones that have cracks. 1 of the rusty red and 1 blue. There are a few chips on the dragon pot but all the rest are chip free and once cleaned will pretty much look like new. There are a pair of...

My "Wanda" don't have purple in the foliage.

I don't have any experience with them, but I do recall from another forum (now closed) that the main negatives about the plant that others reported is that it only flowers for around 3-4 weeks, it grows very quickly and can be hard to maintain as it only flowers on old wood so can quickly become...

Wind also isn't as clean as it is made out to be. I've seen first hand the damage that has been done to the landscape and waterways in SW Scotland - Scaur Water being one that my old boss recently sent video footage of.... absolutely filthy, murky water - and that used to be crystal clear. I...

Ive read that ragworts and european goldenrod both host huge numbers of insects. I dont think ill convince anyone to grow the prior but the latter isnt common here and seems somewhat more ornamental. Maybe a big clump of it would look good.anyone got the native one growing in their garden? i...

These are paperwhite narcissis which I planted before Christmas. They have come up this far and stopped. Two other pots planted around the same time have flowered and gone over. Any ideas why they have stopped and what I can do to get them to grow and flower, or should I just dispose of...

I always look around at this time of the year and what needs doing seems overwhelming, but it usually all gets done, once you get some half decent weather it's surprising how the jobs get sorted.

Hawthorn, sloe, elder all take well from cuttings if you want to fill gaps. Stick prunings in the ground in autumn. Also consider hazel, bird cherry, guelder rose and wayfaring tree. Consider drip irrigation or a leaky hose along the base of the hedge and use regularly. If you search for...

Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, my least favourite Job for March is Complete, More or Less.Cleaning the Water Feature in the Back Garden, which involves Removing the Stones, Cleaning the Mesh that is on the Top which Stops the majority of Waste from falling into the Reservoir,...