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Sadly it does look like japanese knotweed to me. It is a bit of a ****er to get rid of. The shoots are so strong they can break through patio's, drains etc so you do need to try to get on top of it. Your landlord could be held liable (I think) if the knotweed escapes from their property and...

Good points, ok, I’ll get the bulbs as recommended on here

It`s also easy to divide when clump gets too big.

Hi all,Thank you for your helpful comments - I'm going to try transplanting half of the plants to a new location, whilst leaving half in place. I'll let you know if they survive the trauma!Thanks again, Rachael

Thanks, I'll try it then.

From looking at M's lovely photos I realise now that I'm going to be needing much larger pots too

Any overspill from Epsom salts is diluted, and so feeds surrounding plants rather than damage them - all those roots need is the 'overdose'

Thanks it looks great when the sun catches it and and when the wind turns it

Will do. When I get a chance to see her

Thanks all - someone else recommended a choisya - can anyone tell me if those would be suitable please?

I need loads of stuff, still in the design phase at the moment = )Useful link.

Hi HI dont like the (Million series) the colour is washed out , plus the newer varieties perform so much better

The problem that happened two months ago was most likely caused by late frost damage: the plant breaks dormancy early, when it is not yet producing lots of green chlorophyll and the leaves turn colors like reds or oranges due to pigments that are visible when the leaf injury occurs. When the...

Well, another route would be to cover the area with woven mulching fabric - you'd have to chop down the weeds, then fit the weed suppressing membrane around those bushes (and maybe plant some more, through it). The membrane would, mostly, keep the weeds down; you could cover it with bark so...

Maybe this would be a good time to start looking for the right nurseries! Where are you based? If you can find nurseries where they actually grow plants (rather than import them in their hundreds) you will save money. Another good idea is an area set aside for propagation. Cuttings are not...

Sorry Geezer, I was slow on the uptake!

What a lovely shade of purple. The bees will fight to work on this , Jenny

As this pop up is outside the temperature range of day and night may give very erratic germination of the Petunias, Pansies not so much. I used to sow Petunias at 20/ some form of 22c and Pansies at 16/17c in a heated prop or even an airing cupboard but always covered with some form of plastic...

Thanks @Tetters tht is certainly a lovely looking tree. I'm having a think.