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Sorry, I can only, also, give negative advice. First of all, I definitely wouldn't buy box. It's slow growing and temperamental - and relatively expensive.Secondly, if you are thinking of a two year period then plants in pots would be nowhere near big enough to be able to form a good...

I do well with all of those and my plot is shaded by a girt ash tree most of the day

If they are English bluebells and you don't want them, you may be able give some away. If they turn out to be Spanish, getting rid would benefit the native bluebell population The weedy stuff looks like mostly Wood Avens/Herb Bennett (Geum urbanum) and a bit of Speedwell or possibly Ivy leaved...

I thought that about the last mrs zigs

I won't give up yet. I only want 2 anyway, but my wife's cousin and a couple of people at work are interested in growing there own, so I said I would sow some and any left they can have. I usually just buy the plants. I have done the same with toms as well, which have germinated really well.Rusty

I have this and I want to put a nice simple plant in it that has nice big white petals!As you can tell I am an absolute beginner that has no clue how to go about gardening! I'm okay with this as I have to start somewhere so I thought this little project would be a good starter and hope that...

Looks good. Very nice.May put something like this up myself.

I shall do that and sing them a lullaby before they go to bed

I'm in South Wales garden faces south west and no photos yet, as I haven't had time

Thanks for the replies. I will leave in the greenhouse for a bit as is and cut back after flowering.

Welcome to GC @SparklyPurpleI also have a beech hedge along one side of my front garden and at the moment mine still have the winter leaf colour on them and won't drop off until the nice green ones push them out of the way so I wonder if you have a lot of leaves on your grass and in the...

bunch of bulbs, that drift each year.

I've recently got bare root hedges from www.3fatpigs.co.uk And they were really good. More than happy with them and they arrived quickly and were a good price.Just read above post and beechwood nurseries are also 3fatpigs.co.uk

What a pain! We've discovered that the weed and feed actually feeds the meadowgrass so it's everywhere now!

Welcome to Gardeners Corner. Anything which stops the light getting to the soil will stop weeds germinating, so the likes of cardboard or old carpet will do the job as well as black plastic. Clear plastic will not be of much use tho. Not quite sure what you mean by "I have missed the boat on the...

Thanks very much for repliesDisease could be a factor. According to my local garden centre we live in a rust prone area. Where I used to live (only abot half a mile away) the roses in my garden suffered dreadfully from it but I don't know if it affects privet or what the effects would be.I...

Like as @pete suggested - how big do you want it to grow to? And he's right that it's likely too late to be pruning it now, especially down to one shoot as you mentioned. It's very unlikely to bear much fruit for several years, so go easy on it until it's well-established, where you decide to...

Excellent! Which ones have you chosen?

Many people say it's somewhat a thug of a plant and can overtake gardens, but have yet to see this happen, even where its been establlished for many years.Maybe the heavy clay soil around here keeps it subdued!?!

I've my hedge and all ordered. Hadn't heard of that idea of fedge. I ordered a mix of hornbeam, hawthorn, dogwood and rose hedging. I then ordered some trees a mix of willow and red oak. I think everything should be ok in wet ground as far as I can see from the reading I've done.Cheers Keith