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Indeed,and so it seems, but surely they are the professionals and the client has no/limited skills in that area, and thus I think there should be a duty of care on the Supplier to inform the Client about the likely effects of limited ventilation. If the Client says No to ventilation then that's...

Pretty sure Lavandula 'Toscane' is a stoechas, so -5C is about the limit of what it will take, and it will hate having its feet wet - so clay soil etc. is not good. It will be happy living in a pot though, brought into some protection for the winter - frost free greenhouse / unheated...

Thanks Spruce. They're in full sun but in a mixed bed and have spread so they're competing for space. I'll thin them out and see what happens.

As said elsewhere, it is more likely that these are early showing Muscari. Ours usually start to grow in a few weeks time.

As the original plants obviously grew well enough to fill the`space the conditions can't be that bad. I agree with the pruning though, I think this may be just too much old wood. I'd start again but it does look as though it's worth a go. There are nice quality plants in 1ltr pots in my...

Stephanotis?

Thank you for the suggestions, will put them to the plant choosing committee when she comes in.

I have a rockery in my front garden 8m x 4m which has various shrubs in it. I planted cotoneaster prostratus in it about 20 years ago as ground cover. It certainly works well as far as covering the ground goes and I have to cut it back every now and again. My problem is that grass grows through...

May be a little shallow, I'd try it and add some of those water retaining crystals to a good john Innes based compost to improve your chances of success:

It will stay WhiteUsually when you buy plants they are nearing the end of their time in the current pot size, so I would expect it needs potting on. Turn it upside down, Knock pot off (upwards!), check the roots - if the rootball is not yet pretty busy then gently lower the pot back on and...

Quite a number of hedge plants fit into that category - probably anything that will be "quick" providing a hedge - it carries on "being quick" so then needs a lot of maintenance to stop if getting out of hand. Leylandii takes the biscuit in that category Laurel is, additionally, a wide hedge...

I think this is quite normal as they will be busy making a good root system, now that they have their first true leaves and are thus able to photosynthesise. Patience is the one virtue that all successful gardeners have and you will be rewarded. Beware. Slugs love Lupins. Good luck with them.

I managed to do it once by pulling up low branches which had grown along the ground and started rooting and potting them up.

Thanks for the input. I purchased a pack of mixed seeds and will have to identify each different plant that grows.

Nice. I've just got some cheap zantedeshia but have lived in places where there are lots of wild aroids that were lovely to spot. I also used to have lots of different colour variants of caladium around my house and yes, there they flowered away. Probably due to my neglect cos they were behind...

I agree with JWK, move the fence onto the boundary line given that you know where it is. It'll save hassle in the long run even if it costs you now. Of course you'll have to tell your neighbour to move his shrubs, but he shouldn't have planted them so close in the first place.

They are tough as old boots so don't be afraid that you'll kill it with a trim. The mature wood has a hollow stem and eight inch sections in a bundle make nice insect 'hotels'.

I think your thread is being overlooked here in this forum Russ. I'll see if it can be moved to a better place for you by @Zigs or @ARMANDII, if they would be so kind.

I think things are getting overcomplicated here. It is perfectly possible to find tough plants that will succeed for most people in circumstances of neglect, so Beecee's requirements are not out of the question by any means.We probably should make the assumption that it is a reasonable patch...