Other Plants

Yes, I've looked and unfortunately can't get the rarer ones anywhere near me. The cost of postage is so high from the few places that do stock the others I really can't justify shipping them. I'm going to hold out in the hope that Welsh Holly have Elegantissima later in the year, and any others...

Thanks for all the replies . I’m closing this thread now as I’ve got the answers I want

I was only guessing, but they had a very South African look about them.I think agapanthus are from there too ( could be wrong) and also kaffir lillies, although the latter don’t do well in my dry sandy garden either.

Thank you your knowledge is impressive.

I don't know about science, but I am a simpleton when it comes to gardening, as I am in my personal being and prefer natural remedies to chemical.You can just look at my garden and see if anything suffers by my neglect or only occasionally feeding with natural products and I don't grow the...

Yeah, there will always be speculation regarding these kinds of thing, who knows.

@longk Brilliant, bless you mate! I always make a bigger effort with growing seed other people have given me because I feel awful if I don't use it! Guilt can be a great motivating force! ;o)Nick

Has anyone checked their gunnera?,ours is on the move already

Thank you all. I'v pulled out a fair bit and applied weedkiller to the rest. Lets see if it buggers off!

Thanks Sarah Feedback is always important.

Growers in India and China etc use hormones to make the Bamboo flower and they get the seeds from that.

Honest to God @Telmadee ...I always thought that...but making as many mistakes as I do does have benefits I can assure you!!You'll gradually get the hang of it , I am ( ) slowly but surely .... (forever the optimist!!)

Members this is only one of three I purchased here's the other two...got not choice as what I was buying kept out growing the large pots with in a year and on the front garden two plants died where I put this one and people think they're real pepper plants?

Ah that is what they are called (claw grips,Thanks)Where do you keep your plant @Gay Gardener?When mine are flowering I tend to put them on the windowsill and that seems to help the buds to grow.I tend to just leave mine to do their own thing and the buds I am sure will grow bigger.It might...

There you go - it's grateful! You can give it the chop when it finishes flowering if you like. It'll carry on despite the rust, don't think anybody tries to cure it.

I discovered whst was causing the floppy yellow leaves. The heat! Is this common in transplants?

I love this plant. Saw them in parent's neighbour's garden and got some of my own this autumn as plug plants. I planted them straight out, and so far apparently they are not to slugs taste ((cross fingers). But will they flower this year? They haven't so far. I got a common variety, can't...

Last summer I gave away a ton of Hardy Geraniums, free. Like minded gardeners came over and got lots for their needed areas.

Stick them in the soggy bit - they'll take there