Other Plants

Not a clue on the type, other than 'scraggy'. haha!It's currently on my front windowsill which gets sun in the early morning. Seems to be looking a bit better now.

I think that it is hard to beat the Triphylla cultivars...............F.coccinea is a lovely little thing...............Satellite is my one nod towards a blousy Fuchsia.............I also have Hawkshead, David, Blackie and F.microphylla in addition to my NZ collection.

I have one in the corner forget which Miscanthus it is, I leave the long plumes until about this time of year, then cut it down as low as I can, although this year it will need dividing.

OK then. Yes I read the slug thread...I was hoping to deter them rather than kill them...oh well!I did hear about grit/small gravel being used (as a barrier) - anyone tried this? Think I did place some around the edges of the container without success.

Umm seems notifications are not arriving, i shall investigate.Thanks for the replys and suggestions. Thinking about it I've probably gone overboard a bit with the number of pelargoniums I've been sticking in the last few years, especially as i give a good portion of what i pot on away to...

Coz "roots" be the "route" a plant takes for a successful, healthy life?

We've never had a problem with that. It is in a spot where the coffee grounds often get chucked though?Yes. It transforms it. It is quite adaptable so if it is crowded it will just grow up to find its own space.

I got some dinner plate dahlia tubers from poundland, 2 for £1. They had orange, red and yellow. They turned out awesome. The sutton ones look great but 9.99 is out of budget for me.

its fine as it is , at least you are growing plants so that makes you Bournemouth Gardener

That is exactly how I sow fine seed...except for the 100% germination

I dont know any in particular but lots if north american honeysuckles dont smell because they are intended to attract hummingbirds such as the loniceria semperviransSo make sure you dont go for one if them if you want fragrance

Thanks. actually here in India, the winters are not that cold. Might go down to about 17-18 deg c that's it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would just keep the compost slightly moist otherwise the bulbs may dry out too much , frost free over winter will help for the 1st year , keep a eye out for slugs lurking at the bottom of the pot.Spruce

the only thing I would suggest is a thick mulch around the bottom of the plant with bark chippings , so if we do have a bad winter and the top growth is killed, you should get re growth from the base of the plant.Spruce

Thank you all for your advice and opinions. I garden in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands, the spot where I'd like to put them is west facing, gets a lot of sun in summer and the soil is fairly free draining. I'll risk it for a biscuit, methinks. Thanks again.

It looks like Liatris. It grows from a corm.

Having looked into this a bit more, it seems they like company and that you are better off with several in a cluster. So I will be taking cuttings next weekend.

hi everyone would love some advise on whats best to plant along my perimeter fence to form a natural screen. I have great neighbours but the fence between our gardens is really small 3 foot in height i think. Anyway i would love a bit more privacy. Putting new fence posts and panels in isnt...

More of an oddity really. But the lower petal is noticeably larger in relation to the top two. C.communis was a much larger plant and the flowers stayed open well into the afternoon.

I think that it's a case of them being easily (= cheaply) propagated.I would try it in the bathroom. Despite your best efforts you're not really raising the humidity.