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@mk2phil I'd just keep an eye on them. I wouldn't feed them either.

Oh sorry yes im planting tulips And if hopefully ok ill plant some summer flowering bulbs in the spring Yikes the leylandi definitely gives you privacy that size

Have a Google for Solanum jasminoides, LM. I'm not sure that there is a white-flowered version of nightshade.....

I used to use teabags but for years have been using one of these with loose tea and mine's big enough to get at least two Mugs of Tea out of it, and the tea leaves go either on the Compost Heaps or into the borders. 

That takes me back.. I had a very nice vinca major varigata growing near a specimen conifer years ago and it did grow well.

Prune them to remove all flower stems and treat them to a sprinkling of Growmore,

Could be wrong but they look like cox's or Laxtons

Many thanks guys, that's what I thought, but decided to make sure.

You've done well with your cuttings and with Upsies bubble wrap idea (i like that) I'd be confident that you'll have some nice little plants shooting/emerging in the spring

It is very difficult to do much with such a narrow border like ricky has mentioned . I would add a climbing plant or 2 to the fence , A rose would be more suitable than a clematis because clematis like there feet in the shade but still maybe worth a go, not all roses have thorns either....

Looks a bit like insect attack of some kind. Think I would just prune back the damaged shoots.If you can see any small caterpillars squash them.

May I jump onto this thread for cherry laurels? (prunus rotundifolia is the variety I have bought) I I have planted them to hopefully eventually create a hedging screen as they grow taller than the fence panels. They took really well until and have grown at least a foot in height in a matter of...

HIIm looking to start growing Maple trees seeds and scion cuts in hydroponics Kracty then as an experiment but I really cant find the ideal Hydroponics nutrients formula in the Uk or delivered to the uk can someone please help me with a product that will be perfe t for maplesMany thanks in...

If you split a tree vertically along the trunk including the roots and planted the two separated halves then they would survive and grow.Examples of these exist in nature where lightning has struck and split a tree.Some ancient trees have massive portions of wood rotted away from their...

Hi,which type of amalanchier would you recommend please? I primarily would like one for screening but fantastic autumn colour would be a brilliant bonus. If any of you have alternatives to an amalanchier I am open to suggestions thanks in advance

If you want to grow from seed I tend to think that buying red maple seeds is your nearest bet, Acer rubrum .October glory would probably have to be bought as a grafted plant as Blackstart has already mentioned.Try some of the North American/Canadian seed companies.

One thing I would advise is to build a sieve which can sit on the wheel barrow or a wooden box. Then you can recycle lot of soil and get rid of large/small stones. Will save you fortune getting rid of soil and buying lots of top soil. We have been quoted 15-20 bags of topsoil. I think now we...

Hi, yes it is this it's always done well this year it's not do they need a lot of water and sun. Took your advice and prune off the dead bits taken photo also location it's just under bay window see photos. Thanks

Hi Emily, I agree that your Lavender is in the 'wrong' place! Unless you re edge the lawn, grass would soon start to grow through it and make it untidy. It's a great plant to have however. Bees love it and the scent is a welcome one. I would wait till it's past flowering if possible (probably...