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  1. PeterS
    Like x 13

    Show us your climbers

    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My last one I had for several years, went about 5 meters and had lots of fruit ... Old...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My last one I had for several years, went about 5...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My...
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    PeterS, Aug 13, 2012 ... 4 5 6
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    Victoria
    Jan 24, 2013
  2. Jungle Jane

    Restoring a Privet Hedge

    Wash your mouth out! :heehee:
    Wash your mouth out! :heehee:
    Wash your mouth out! :heehee:
    Wash your mouth out! :heehee:
    Jungle Jane, Jan 25, 2012 ... 2 3
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    shiney
    Jan 24, 2013
  3. Greecko

    Alpine Strawberries

    They'll more or less last forever and spread quite rapidly. We started with one small patch in a fairly shady and wild area of the garden but they now pop up all over the place due to birds...
    They'll more or less last forever and spread quite rapidly. We started with one small patch in a fairly shady and wild area of the garden but they now pop up all over the place due to birds dropping seeds.
    They'll more or less last forever and spread quite rapidly. We started with one small patch in a fairly shady and wild area of the garden but they now pop up all over the place due to birds dropping seeds.
    They'll more or less last forever and spread quite rapidly. We started with one small patch in a fairly shady and wild area of the garden but they now pop up all over the place due to birds...
    Greecko, Jan 4, 2013
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    Dave W
    Jan 18, 2013
  4. kyleleonard

    Planting Snowdrops bulbs in December

    Update: We have life! Some of them are showing their heads! Fingers crossed they continue to thrive.
    Update: We have life! Some of them are showing their heads! Fingers crossed they continue to thrive.
    Update: We have life! Some of them are showing their heads! Fingers crossed they continue to thrive.
    Update: We have life! Some of them are showing their heads! Fingers crossed they continue to thrive.
    kyleleonard, Dec 10, 2012 ... 2
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    kyleleonard
    Jan 18, 2013
  5. rustyroots

    Grit, perlite or vermiculite.

    Think you'll need the grit for your paths, guys :blue thumb:
    Think you'll need the grit for your paths, guys :blue thumb:
    Think you'll need the grit for your paths, guys :blue thumb:
    Think you'll need the grit for your paths, guys :blue thumb:
    rustyroots, Jan 12, 2013 ... 2
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    kyleleonard
    Jan 18, 2013
  6. Sirius
    Like x 3

    Unusual Bulbs

    Sal - try something sensible to start with...................
    Sal - try something sensible to start with...................
    Sal - try something sensible to start with...................
    Sal - try something sensible to start with...................
    Sirius, Jan 13, 2013 ... 2
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    longk
    Jan 17, 2013
  7. Fat Boy

    Any Recommendations for Automatic Irrigation Systems for p/t, please?

    Yes, it's one of those things that needs to work well but not of Heath Robinson style!
    Yes, it's one of those things that needs to work well but not of Heath Robinson style!
    Yes, it's one of those things that needs to work well but not of Heath Robinson style!
    Yes, it's one of those things that needs to work well but not of Heath Robinson style!
    Fat Boy, Jan 9, 2013 ... 2
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    FatBoy
    Jan 17, 2013
  8. kyleleonard

    Can you prune in min-January?

    Good morning the answer to your question is in a very mild winter Yes,but I would respectfully suggest that you wait until mid FEB/March until you prune it is to cold and frosty now and will...
    Good morning the answer to your question is in a very mild winter Yes,but I would respectfully suggest that you wait until mid FEB/March until you prune it is to cold and frosty now and will damage your Roses:) This Link might be of some help to you:)
    Good morning the answer to your question is in a very mild winter Yes,but I would respectfully suggest that you wait until mid FEB/March until you prune it is to cold and frosty now and will damage your Roses:) This Link might be of some help to you:)
    Good morning the answer to your question is in a very mild winter Yes,but I would respectfully suggest that you wait until mid FEB/March until you prune it is to cold and frosty now and will...
    kyleleonard, Jan 16, 2013
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    wiseowl
    Jan 17, 2013
  9. "M"

    Are there plants that would combat waterlogging?

    Willow? I think you need to control the wetness somehow; give it a defined edge. How about creating a pond - perhaps with the willow stump island in the middle? Otherwise perhaps you could...
    Willow? I think you need to control the wetness somehow; give it a defined edge. How about creating a pond - perhaps with the willow stump island in the middle? Otherwise perhaps you could give the waterlogged area a border (with the logs) and make a bog garden to the side of a pond (that's...
    Willow? I think you need to control the wetness somehow; give it a defined edge. How about creating a pond - perhaps with the willow stump island in the middle? Otherwise perhaps you could give the waterlogged area a border (with the logs)...
    Willow? I think you need to control the wetness somehow; give it a defined edge. How about creating a pond - perhaps with the willow stump island in the middle? Otherwise perhaps you could...
    "M", Jan 7, 2013 ... 2
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    Cacadores
    Jan 16, 2013
  10. kamchow

    Soil probe

    I bought several from ALDI along with PH testers The moisture ones reckon it is very dry yet the ground is soused I have therefore lost confidence in the PH tester ones :-) The thermometer seems...
    I bought several from ALDI along with PH testers The moisture ones reckon it is very dry yet the ground is soused I have therefore lost confidence in the PH tester ones :-) The thermometer seems correct though, only that is glass thermomenter encased in an aliminium skin even works under your...
    I bought several from ALDI along with PH testers The moisture ones reckon it is very dry yet the ground is soused I have therefore lost confidence in the PH tester ones :-) The thermometer seems correct though, only that is glass thermomenter...
    I bought several from ALDI along with PH testers The moisture ones reckon it is very dry yet the ground is soused I have therefore lost confidence in the PH tester ones :-) The thermometer seems...
    kamchow, Jan 8, 2013
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    Jack McHammocklashing
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  11. al n
    Like x 7

    My boos planted, the £1.50 phormium and the fern in my cheap planters

    Yes, CHEAP!!! :snork:
    Yes, CHEAP!!! :snork:
    Yes, CHEAP!!! :snork:
    Yes, CHEAP!!! :snork:
    al n, Jan 13, 2013
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    al n
    Jan 15, 2013
  12. Kayleigh

    Last Frost?

    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Kayleigh, Jan 5, 2013 ... 2
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    kyleleonard
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  13. miraflores

    raspberry cutting advice

    i read gem as stem lol
    i read gem as stem lol
    i read gem as stem lol
    i read gem as stem lol
    miraflores, Jan 12, 2013
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    chitting kaz
    Jan 15, 2013
  14. Fat Controller

    Tree lillies - what to do?

    Dunno about the garden centre, I only ever buy packets of Taylors in the garden centre when they have been discounted down to not-very-much, but their mailorder site has than at £1 - £4 each. ...
    Dunno about the garden centre, I only ever buy packets of Taylors in the garden centre when they have been discounted down to not-very-much, but their mailorder site has than at £1 - £4 each. Apart from the martagons, which are always expensive for some reason, the ones on www.angliabulbs.com...
    Dunno about the garden centre, I only ever buy packets of Taylors in the garden centre when they have been discounted down to not-very-much, but their mailorder site has than at £1 - £4 each. Apart from the martagons, which are always expensive...
    Dunno about the garden centre, I only ever buy packets of Taylors in the garden centre when they have been discounted down to not-very-much, but their mailorder site has than at £1 - £4 each. ...
    Fat Controller, Dec 30, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Kristen
    Jan 14, 2013
  15. Cacadores

    Natural Box Closhe

    Yes, in fact anything will do to slow the winds we get. I've even let the grass grow tall in certain parts. Aside from planting saplings, I'm also trying some faster growing (but obviously less...
    Yes, in fact anything will do to slow the winds we get. I've even let the grass grow tall in certain parts. Aside from planting saplings, I'm also trying some faster growing (but obviously less effective to start with) cuttings I can get hold of such as hibiscus and forsythia, as well as willow....
    Yes, in fact anything will do to slow the winds we get. I've even let the grass grow tall in certain parts. Aside from planting saplings, I'm also trying some faster growing (but obviously less effective to start with) cuttings I can get hold of...
    Yes, in fact anything will do to slow the winds we get. I've even let the grass grow tall in certain parts. Aside from planting saplings, I'm also trying some faster growing (but obviously less...
    Cacadores, Jan 12, 2013
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    Cacadores
    Jan 14, 2013
  16. landimad

    2013 new growth

    Eccromocarpus scaber "bursting" back into bloom................ Also spotted during my torchlight inspection were these new shoots emerging on an un-mulched Lobelia tupa..............
    Eccromocarpus scaber "bursting" back into bloom................ Also spotted during my torchlight inspection were these new shoots emerging on an un-mulched Lobelia tupa..............
    Eccromocarpus scaber "bursting" back into bloom................ Also spotted during my torchlight inspection were these new shoots emerging on an un-mulched Lobelia tupa..............
    Eccromocarpus scaber "bursting" back into bloom................ Also spotted during my torchlight inspection were these new shoots emerging on an un-mulched Lobelia tupa..............
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    landimad, Jan 5, 2013 ... 2
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    longk
    Jan 7, 2013
  17. Spruce

    Brother P-Touch Garden Labeller

    I'm in the club too guys (don't panic - just the P-touch GL200 club) so please add me to the membership list. I love it - except for the waste of "lead-in" tape that is spews out before it starts...
    I'm in the club too guys (don't panic - just the P-touch GL200 club) so please add me to the membership list. I love it - except for the waste of "lead-in" tape that is spews out before it starts your print run :sad:, Jenny
    I'm in the club too guys (don't panic - just the P-touch GL200 club) so please add me to the membership list. I love it - except for the waste of "lead-in" tape that is spews out before it starts your print run :sad:, Jenny
    I'm in the club too guys (don't panic - just the P-touch GL200 club) so please add me to the membership list. I love it - except for the waste of "lead-in" tape that is spews out before it starts...
    Spruce, Jan 2, 2013
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    Jenny namaste
    Jan 7, 2013
  18. volvos60s60

    Can I prune an espalier apple tree in winter?

    I would advise a winter prune on all apple trees. I run through a little pattern, removing Dead, Damaged, Diseased, and Crossing branches. If you find that you still have many clustered branches...
    I would advise a winter prune on all apple trees. I run through a little pattern, removing Dead, Damaged, Diseased, and Crossing branches. If you find that you still have many clustered branches simply remove them at a node, keeping the cut as small and as clean as possible. As Spruce quite...
    I would advise a winter prune on all apple trees. I run through a little pattern, removing Dead, Damaged, Diseased, and Crossing branches. If you find that you still have many clustered branches simply remove them at a node, keeping the cut as...
    I would advise a winter prune on all apple trees. I run through a little pattern, removing Dead, Damaged, Diseased, and Crossing branches. If you find that you still have many clustered branches...
    volvos60s60, Jan 4, 2013
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    Badger's Garden Services
    Jan 7, 2013
  19. jewell
    Like x 3

    Overgrown garden, I need help!

    On your beds you can use sheets of newspaper topped with bark. It will decompose over time but by then it should be pretty easy to just pull the odd weed or two. Don't use the salt/vinegar except...
    On your beds you can use sheets of newspaper topped with bark. It will decompose over time but by then it should be pretty easy to just pull the odd weed or two. Don't use the salt/vinegar except where you don't want any plants!!
    On your beds you can use sheets of newspaper topped with bark. It will decompose over time but by then it should be pretty easy to just pull the odd weed or two. Don't use the salt/vinegar except where you don't want any plants!!
    On your beds you can use sheets of newspaper topped with bark. It will decompose over time but by then it should be pretty easy to just pull the odd weed or two. Don't use the salt/vinegar except...
    jewell, Jan 5, 2013
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    catztail
    Jan 6, 2013
  20. Matthew Craven

    Did anyone get any gardening goodies for Xmas ?

    I got £30 Garden Centre vouchers, a bird box resembling the old buildings in my home town of Northwich, a wood garden ornament and a seed box :dancy::)
    I got £30 Garden Centre vouchers, a bird box resembling the old buildings in my home town of Northwich, a wood garden ornament and a seed box :dancy::)
    I got £30 Garden Centre vouchers, a bird box resembling the old buildings in my home town of Northwich, a wood garden ornament and a seed box :dancy::)
    I got £30 Garden Centre vouchers, a bird box resembling the old buildings in my home town of Northwich, a wood garden ornament and a seed box :dancy::)
    Matthew Craven, Jan 3, 2013 ... 2
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    Bilbo675
    Jan 6, 2013
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