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9th March 2026The pansies that were rescued from the ornamental planter have been doing well in the slightly warmer workshop, under the grow lights. Four of them are already flowering or have buds almost ready to open, so these will be planted back out in another week or so. Hopefully a few...

I wonder if that is it Thanks to you and I think they can go on the compost heap.

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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

Thanks @AnniD and The huge Ali baba pots are at least 3 ft tall and both are perfect. There are similar pots not as big for sale on the net for over £300each! I certainly will not sell those for less than £150 for the pair, they are beautiful and definitely not Morrisons cheapos! If I don’t...

That’s what I do @Michael Hewett, it’s a gardening technique known as pace yourself . In previous years I used to cut all my ornamental grasses down at the end of February. Quite a task as I have many. Now I cut them periodically from December onwards as individual varieties show signs of wear...

Most lawn weed killers also contain an inhibitor to prevent seed germination for a period of up to six weeks so you won’t find an effective combination product. After applying your chosen weed killer, wait until the time period indicated in the instructions for your weed killer before sowing any...

There's no need to concern yourself about the colour of the light for early growth. The different colour lights are for growing indoors to raise the plants to maturity with an emphasis on the red/orange/yellow part of the spectrum for flowering plants and more towards the daylight/blue for the...

Maybe I'm mixing them up - I used to grow lots of different primroses

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,...

I've had it come up from bird seed mixes.

A concrete patch will add no stength to the post, so you could just use some exterior masonry paint ( £3 sample pots) to seal it from the elements, though give it a good brush clean to remove the algae first.Perhaps find an evergreen plant to cover the repair, paint or concrete as neither...

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