Other Plants

I had one in a container last year. It was a disaster. I didn't get around to dumping it and couldn't get it out of the container this year. I must've scared the pants off it. It's looking really healthy and coming into bud. I think you're right about the dry spring (and winter).It didn't rot...

Our climate, here where I am, is very similar to NI, although we're a bit further north. It seems to need a bit more sun. The one I have in a slightly shadier spot doesn't do so well. I'm considering removing it and putting something else there instead. The one in the sunnier site is a bit...

To avoid over and under watering, wait until the top couple of centimetres of compost feel dry, using your index finger. Then place your pot in the sink or on the draining board and water until the water runs out of the pot at the bottom, assuming your pot has an adequate draining hole. Stop at...

Yes, @Thevictorian, as an unregulated industry for marketing and advertising the unscrupulous will unfortunately do what they can get away with.

I thnk you could take all the long, straggly stems off - back to the main part of the shrub. Always cut to just above a joint if you can. Those aren't doing anything to help at this stage, and they're poor and etiolated due to that bamboo covering the shrub up. You can then clear the surrounding...

Hello,I am based in Sheffield in the UK and trying to source a specific plant on behalf of my parents for a cat called 'Georgie' who has recently passed away two weeks ago.I believe that is it a mimulus plant, otherwise / also known as a monkey plant as well? Mimulus, commonly known as...

This year, already huge:

I’ll check which compost was used and examine the rootball as well. My mother says she’s been watering it but perhaps not enough. I’m hoping it’s not actually diseased.

Another idea, Ugni molinae The Chilean Guava/Strawberry Myrtle. Evergreen reaches about 4 ft in height. The fruit is edible and the new growth is quite attractive. Mine has had fruit on it for the past year or so, thanks to the mild winters.

That's looking very healthy, @Cardiff Garden.

Thanks @Spruce will have a look in B&Q when we next go past. Our Range just had the bushy lobelia a couple days ago or big ready planted pots of the trailing. The latter looked lovely but I don’t need any more pots!

I get black spots on some yuccas most years, it's to do with out lousy weather.They can grow out of it but often it returns the following year, tends to show up in spring. I assume it's fungal but never found a good fungicide that works .

Hitake a photo or put canes in so you know where they are take out once the leaves are going yellow. Put to one side and let them dry out and give them a clean up at the same time , if you wanted you can replant them straight away you don’t have to wait until September. Spruce

Yes mine are all flowering now. I find the males flower the best regarding appearance and you dont get millions of seeds dropping everywhere.

Distinct possibility. That one is in my Cape Bulbs book and in Byram. It will be interesting to see if it grows. Now all I need to do is to find out when to water them. It flowers in late summer

I'm down on the south coast and my Cannas stay out all year round, they are in the ground, not in pots. My problem is stopping them spreading out too far, I have to split them and give them away. Mine are Tropicana.

The RHS give: H4 -10°C to -5°C (14°F to 23°F) Hardy – average winter Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central / northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plants in pots are more vulnerable. I would be...

Agree with @JennyJB , it looks just fine to me and is probably just starting to grow into its natural, climbing shape by shedding the lower leaves.The bad news is that Monstera is not awfully attractive plant for the first 1m or so, the stem is spindly and awkward and bare- but the glorious...

l can’t remember when I planted it, maybe last spring I think, so it’s too early to flower yet, ok it looks like the garden centre force them to flower early as my local place have a lot in flower. I shall see flowers on it soon then. Also, it’s in full sun, I have one either side of my frost...

The first lot of flowers are now fading white and assume that's just part of the process and nothing to worry about.Concerned on how much to water it. It's going into it's 2nd year and don't want to over water it or let it go dry as it's in full sun. Do I need to check the soil?