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Thanks for all replies. I think I'll wait until the autumn and then plant them, but keep them dry until the spring.I suppose the suppliers thought all bulbs should be planted in the autumn !The two I've got are bicolor and vandermerwei. The latter is small and is my favourite one, but it...

Not really they would probably come under the heading of Half Hardy Annual, (HHA), whereas Foxgloves would be considered as Hardy Biennial (HB)It usually says on the packets when to sow and rough guide how to go about it.

I'm gonna get me some sticky kitchen cabinets.Sometimes they can be confused with fruit flies in the summer months but fungus gnats are definitely a problem of over wet compost.

Thanks Pete, really appreciate your prompt advice!

Hiturn the pots on their side ... soon stop growing

It's cooler this year, around 28/30C and yes, it's a longer growing season. Very dry though. Attaboy! Three years from now we expect to see some wonderful photos

It was a cultivar, Buddleja Berries and Cream.

I have one against a back fence. The first couple of years it didn't do a great deal, but this spring it jumped into action and is growing fast, so I'm with the guys who say they start off slow above ground to put some good below ground growth on first. Mine is in good soil too. I also suspect...

Hi looks like variegated yucca or Dracaena When I bought them they both said ever green from the same plant but didn't say what but I must say selleri they don't look much the same maybe they meant the same family cause one slightly darker but the sick one has a root forming and I closely...

Plerandra elegantissima / Schefflera elegantissima / Dizygotheca elegantissima and ??? which have always lived outdoors ...

Hello @noisette47Thanks for the Reply and the information.Kevin

A tad late to the party - but here's my bit:- newly planted - they need to be regularly watered in the first year - a good soaking. If only lightly watered the roots will stay where the water is - that it at the surface. The mulch may not have helped by keeping moisture at the surface. Have...

Thank you all for your advice. I suspect the poorer hedges do possibly suffer a bit from the ground they are in, there is a deep metal fence on one side that probably blocks the roots somewhat and a tarmac path on the other and some of the poorest plants are in that area. That being said the...

My workplace onsite Costa hands out used coffee grounds for free.

I most certainly will, thank you all for the advice!

I planted out a yellow Globosa a month ago. At the moment it's about 18 inches in height and I've grown it from a cutting.

I had a Rosemary bush in my garden for more than 20years and never watered or fed it just gave it a clipping with shears once a year. It is tough as old boots, but one plant I had in a pot outside during the freeze last December died. Probably a combination of wet soil frozen solid for over a...

You can still prune Buddleja davidii types now, but don't leave it much longer. It should regrow and flower by late August, especially if you feed it with a high potash feed. I've sometimes cut them back in pots at this time of year to regenerate the growth, and generally it's worked rather well...

Hi my red robin had greenfly /aphids last year and for 2weeks I swelled it with washing up liquid it killed them all so try it it works

I had one in Bucks ... I would do it now. Sorry, my pics are actually photos under the bed,