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That sounds ideal, Kevin I hope it does come back, but if not, good luck with the replacement!

It's great to hear the plants survived Rachael. If you spray them with some washing up liquid diluted in water that should deal with the greenfly or any other aphids that may give you a problem.Photo's of them in bloom later on would be a bonus please.

I got this deal too. I have potted mine in individual small pots and have in a sheltered area. I know they are climbers and I have no clue what to do so I put a small stick in each pot in case they start needing something to grow on until they get bigger and I plant them out.

Thank you noisette you are very, very kind

Ha! Very true - I already have problems with my plans for the garden without slugs eating away at them too!

My understanding is that any branches etc which flop over onto your neighbours property can be lopped off and chucked back over the fence. I'm sure a couple of screws into the trunk, which can't be seen, won't be considered malicious damage.Taking it to the extreme :rasp:- are you entitled to...

It claims to kill off tree stumps, so works on woody stuff.....it's worth a try!

Looks good, hope we get some pics of it's development as Sheal suggested.

Sambucus is hardy and will stand temperatures of -15 to -20 however, like Acers I've discovered it doesn't like a windy site, the leaves burn off.

Plant flowering is complex, daylength and temperature are important factors; also plant size and how long since it last flowered especially in plants that only flower once a year. This year I've certainly noticed some plants having shorter flowering seasons, also a number have been later into...

Took on board the great advice on here and expecting a Simplicity Shugborough 6x8 in a couple of weeks. However we don't trust ourselves to put it up properly so we're now looking for an installer in the the Glasgow area. The names we've been given so far are all in the east but would prefer...

Too many plants per growbag, imo. Sounds like they're competing for light, despite the fact that (as you say) there is plenty of light. A pic would help? I'm guessing they're a bit spindly?

Hello Phil, well done! You've certainly got the Wisteria cracked now So....onto the exciting part where you make some changes. Keep us posted

I have the gold one as well and use my hedge cutter to keep it under control. It still grows back like mad! I'm not sure how far you want to cut it back in one go but I'd take a good foot or so off it all round and see how it looks. You can always cut more off if it's not enough.

here are ---some---of my hosta's

That's great A, please let me know the date nearer the time .

@redstar Thats a BEEutiful purple carpet of blooms I just LOVE your garden for sharing your AMAZing video footage

Thank you so much. Very kind of you to let me know.

The supplier of the hedging, presumably laurel, should give you some guidelines but you don't want them too close.If they're 2ft - 3ft tall (that's the maximum I would want to use at this time of year because they will require quite a lot of watering) you want the centres at least 2ft-3ft...

My main bed here has a small depth of soil atop rock. This is the island norm. No rabbits as they cannot burrow ( hares instead) and no burials. When my kind neighbours buried my dog here they were chipping at rock.I am amazed at how well things grow. Beans and peas, herbs, flowers. No...