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Thinking .. I would want a deposit on my house plus plant's for £300..

@Spruce I've used Chris Bowers several times, most recently this year for bare rooted fruit trees. Always found them excellent and a fantastic selection of varieties. Would certainly recommend them.

I've seen it done @glasgowdan but we just use edge clippers on what we have

Cymbalaria Muralis also known as Antirrhinum Hederaceum or Antirrhinum Hederifolium.Common names Kenilworth Ivy, Creeping Toadflax or Ivy leaved Toadflax.Likes growing over rocks or in walls, can be used in hanging baskets.Grows 2" high and 18/24" wide/long.Flowers May to October.Likes...

I don't seem to have the problems that all of you do. I never do any work in the garden without gloves. For all things (except working in spikey, prickly, sap producing jobs) I wear cotton gloves and buy them in bulk (less than £1 per pair). For those other jobs I have a very tough pair of...

Are you talking about the kindle or the e-books? Sony make one similar to Kindle, but I don't think you can get the supply of books as you can with a Kindle. There are many books on Amazons listings that you can get free or under £1-00 but it really is down to what type of thing you read. ...

I think the slightly greyer flower spikes (like the one bottom right of the photo) are actually finished flower heads. Lavender is normally photographed in the first flush of flowers, but the spent flower spikes can remain for many months, looking greyer, but still lovely (especially with an...

Hi John. Thanks again. I have decided not to have a lawn in the new garden, but this means that I can get on with planting stuff straight away, which is really exciting! Best, Rob

Thank you all so much for your help. I'm learning so much from this forum. After only 4 days with light (set just above!) all 400 seedlings are looking heaps better and all are starting to get new leaves.... it's dead exciting..... I'm like a mother hen with her babies!

This is consumerism at it's worst... A one 'size' fits all Donkey/ Llama / Alpaca to cover multi global holiday outlets. I bet they were produced in China and subbed out to a factory in Taiwan. Back on topic i see that Thompson & Morgan are offering a blue poppy meconopsis 'Lingholm' which is...

Wow. I'm most impressed with the transformation, well done @Piotr W ! Raid the supermarket potted herbs selection, most will grow very well when first potted on into a larger pot and when they have filled it up, in the ground. Usually it's fine to rip the rootball in two to get two plants....

Hi there, FWIW I definitely think that if you're new to gardening it's hard to understand what they mean on the back of these seed packets when they say: 'thin out to Xcm' You feel like you've just planted all this stuff and now you've to haul them out the ground?! Anyway, I found that once you...

Thanks guys, that's really useful info. Just what I was looking for. Thanks again.

Hiya ant1977 Resolva is one brand.....just look for glyphosate or wording that “kills down to the roots” There is a stronger glyphosate made by Resolva too. B & Q, Poundland, B & M, Home bargains, The Range, etc. Clear it back, leave it for 10 days or so then spray the new growth. Remember,...

I think they are probably bought by people who aren't knowledgeable and/or particularly keen on gardening but want something imposing which will have immediate impact in the garden. I certainly agree that it's extortionate but someone must be buying them!Nick

The Jackson one that you've posted is not the same colour as those already growing. It is a slightly golden colour and grows slower, but thicker than the Wyevale one. I'd go for the Wyevale one.

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

Probably covered earlier in the thread, but it wants an acid soil (unless you plant E. carnea, which is winter flowering)

Thanks Pete, I think I agree with you, but I guess we'll wait and see, maybe I'll get enough for a little teaser of what is to come, and it's also possible I could blend it will a little assam to bulk it out, I know that's what Tregothnan estate do.

Probably ok for seed, but not a greenhouse in sight........................