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Yep, herbaceous Nick. Bigger and better next year Don’t grow this one .....looks a little beauty. Trouble with the forum is someone is always coming up with yet another must have plant

Great, thanks for the info

Looks like its a bit far gone to me and should have been picked earlier, it often starts to bolt if we get a warm spell.

All I would say is they can be not deep enough, but they can never be too deep. I'd always prefer they were open at the bottom to allow the roots to penetrate the soil below.

@claypit what a fabulous job you've made of the garden . I hope this year you will be having lots of time relaxing in your garden & admiring it

I thought that about the last mrs zigs

Thank you again , apart from giving them their shower tomorrow, I will stop watering them now and give the poor things a chance

So I need to cut it all the way to bottom? Most of the tree is brown.

I usually get two years from Tulips planted in deep pots but not as much luck in a border even when just as deep. Don't know why!

Good bog reading that one

Hi Graeme. I have a book called Sensational Shrubs by Richard Bird (pbl 1998) which has good photos of most of the most common garden shrubs along with help regarding cultivation etc but as previously said most books are aimed at suggesting what you should get rather than identifying what you...

Good afternoon @GaGa73'RULE OF THUMB' FOR SIZING UP YOUR BONSAI POT The basic principles for estimating your ideal pot size is relative to your bonsai tree, making it really easy to calculate. The length of the pot is determined by the bonsai's height, the depth of the pot is determined by...

So it seems!!! Keeping fingers crossed!

im due to be planting up (and building!) my raised border beds in a week or so they're going to be dug low, covered with a thick weed proof membrane (recommended by garden centre - it's like a woven pvc type stuff) and filled with top soil, miracle grow compost and ordinary compost so in all the...

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.

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...

Hey, theres a big difference between sprinkle and chuck! No worries, just tried putting a bit in my hand and one didn't flinch, so only the other 2 to try!

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

Okay, bleach it isn't. I thought it might be just more effective but now realising it may be too effective in terms of damaging, even for a patio. I guess it'll murder all the creepie crawlies as well. Can't have that on my conscience. Thanks very much, case closed!

I have the same problem with Stella. I try to keep on top of it by having a birdfeeder hanging in the tree all year to attract the tits who while waiting their turn at the feeder eat a few aphids....that's the theory. Also I pick off any infested leaves or shoots as soon as I see signs of...