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They are Euphorbia obesa, they're not cacti but they belong to the Euphorbia family - Euphorbiaceae, and are xerophytes, i.e. they grow in arid places. That's why they resemble cacti. I used to have a nice one but it died a few years ago. I keep looking for another ...

Once you put solar panels on a farm its at the very best going to be designated as a brownfield site after the panels need replacing. The "greens" have a very confusing agenda, first we need to plant more trees, second we need to eat more greens and less animals, third we need to cover the...

Only snag with the Lidl ones is some, not all are grafted onto Rhododendron Ponticum. Some years back I thought I would try a few. Bought three white flowering, 2 reverted to mauve so binned the lot!

I've kept my L regale for years in pots using a mix of home compost, top soil and grit - I rather think I've lost a few this year despite bringing them in out of the rain. It's wait and see time for mine. Yours look extremely happy and healthy so I'd say that your particular mix of compost...

I seem to recall reading something many years ago about not planting in pots which are "glazed" on the interior . To do with the roots not wanting to live against the smooth sides and therefore not expanding. It would have been in a gardening book or magazine but I can't remember any more than...

This plant has been in the pot for well over 5 years, maybe closer to 10. I can't remember the name of it so ID would be useful. I want to repot it into a larger, nicer container It is in a sheltered position and gets a bit of sun from east and west . It can stay where it is but I...

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I only kept the ragwort because it had self seeded from somewhere, wasn't doing me any harm so thought why not leave it.I always think to do really good for wildlife you need to plant things on mass, one here and there might help somethings but you need more to do more.

Thanks Pete, size is the one thing that I had considered problematic. The one i saw where it was recommended was almost small tree size and given it arches out thats quite a chunk of real estate. I know it's short flowering but I didn't think that was really much different to deutzia or...

Also been in the range same product range and slightly bigger selection £2.49